A bogey on the par-4 seventh throughout Saturday's third spherical; a double on the par-4 sixteenth on Sunday's ultimate spherical.
That was the one harm Hoakalei Nation Membership may accrue towards Jeeno Thitikul this week throughout 72 holes.
The primary impediment d after 54 holes in Hawaii. The double bogey that tied her with South Korea's Ina Yoon was erased with a birdie-birdie and earned her a three-shot victory.
It was becoming that the 23-year-old Thailand native discovered herself within the winner's circle of the Lotte Championship after taking part in greater than 97% of the event bogey-free.
Thitikul's fourth LPGA Tour win in 2026 didn't come with out a problem although.
Yoon sank n to chop Thitikul's result in one shot.
That was the space for a lot of the again 9 earlier than Yoon succumbed to the stress with a bogey on the par-4 14th to fall two again.
Yoon's par putt on the sixteenth stored her at 19 below — the identical rating Thitikul tallied by way of 70 holes after dropping two strokes.
Yoon bogeyed once more on the subsequent gap and Thitikul birdied to grab a two-shot lead and by no means gave it again.
Miyu Yamashita, who t, birdied 4 instances on the again 9 to complete solo third on the leaderboard however by no means threatened Thitikul or Yoon.
American Auston Kim completed solo and was the clubhouse chief at 16 below after posting her second 5-under 67 of the week on Sunday. A pricey stretch on the again 9 the place she bogeyed three consecutive holes price her from contending afterward.
China's Michelle Zhang, who used a bogey-free again 9 to get in at 15 below, completed a career-best T-5 with Sweden's Maja Stark who birdied the ultimate gap.
One stable resume
The win provides Thitikul 11 profession victories, an astonishing quantity contemplating she turned professional in 2022.
She now sits fourth time on the t and joins contemporaries Lexi Thompson and Minjee Lee at T-49 on the checklist of golfers with most wins on Tour.
When and if she notches profession win No. 12, Thitikul will tie two-time main champ and fellow countrywoman Ariya Jutanugarn.
Thitikul will journey again house for every week of relaxation earlier than going to China to e, one in all three occasions gained in 2025.
