Thitikul survives late scare to win the LOTTE Championship

Jeeno Thitikul closed with a four-under 68 at Hoakalei Country Club on Oahu to win the LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei on 21 under par, three shots clear of South Korea’s Ina Yoon. It is her fourth LPGA Tour win of 2026 and the 11th of her career, and it pulls her level with Nelly Korda for the most wins on tour this season.

Thitikul took a three-shot lead into Sunday after a back-nine birdie run in the third round. She turned in 33 and was still three clear with three to play. According to AP, she drove into the water at the par-four 16th and made double bogey. That dropped her to 19 under, level with Yoon. The tie lasted one hole: Thitikul birdied the 17th while Yoon bogeyed it, and a birdie at the par-five 18th made the final margin three.

Field Level Media reports she hit 11 of 14 fairways and 16 of 18 greens on Sunday. Yoon made 26 birdies across the four rounds, the most of anyone in the field.

The win is worth $450,000 and, according to AP, takes Thitikul past $20 million in career earnings at the age of 23. Her record now stands at 11 wins and 65 top-10 finishes from 101 LPGA starts. She is No. 2 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings behind Korda.

The LPGA now heads to Asia for a five-event swing, starting with the Buick LPGA Shanghai on 15–18 October, where Thitikul is the defending champion.

Final leaderboard

Pos	Player	To par	Final round
1	Jeeno Thitikul (THA)	-21	68
2	Ina Yoon (KOR)	-18	68
3	Miyu Yamashita (JPN)	-17	67
4	Auston Kim (USA)	-16	67

Sources

• AP via Central Oregon Daily: Jeeno Thitikul wins Lotte Championship in Hawaii to earn her fourth LPGA title in 2026
• Field Level Media: Jeeno Thitikul secures 4th win this season at Lotte Championship
• Golf Channel: Jeeno Thitikul uses back-nine birdie spree to seize Lotte Championship lead
• LPGA Tour: LOTTE Championship