Thitikul Wins CME Tour Championship, Breaks Scoring Record

NAPLES, Fla. Jeeno Thitikul defended her CME Group Tour Championship title on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at Tiburon Golf Club, securing a four-shot victory and etching her name into LPGA history by breaking Annika Sorenstam's long-standing single-season scoring average record.

The 22-year-old Thai star entered the final round with a six-shot lead over Nelly Korda and Pajaree Anannarukarn. Despite a brief challenge from Anannarukarn, who closed to within two shots at the turn, Thitikul steadied herself with a birdie on the 10th hole and watched as Anannarukarn bogeyed the 12th. She added another birdie on the 13th and sank a 10-foot putt on the 18th to finish the round at 3-under 69, ending the tournament at 26-under par with scores of 67-63-64-68. Anannarukarn finished second at 22-under, while Korda took third at 20-under.

The win marked Thitikul's third of the 2025 season and seventh of her career, earning her a $4 million prize and boosting her career earnings to $17.3 million, which elevated her to seventh on the LPGA's all-time money list. More significantly, her season-long scoring average of 68.681 surpassed Sorenstam's 2002 mark of 68.697, a record that had stood for 23...