Thitikul Presser (Upload Sun. Night) Final Round Highlights
By Roy J. Akers — www.skyviewsports.net
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Jeeno Thitikul led by three shots after the third round of the CME Group Tour Championship. In golf, nothing is really over until… it’s over. But her competitors knew. With only former No. 1 Nelly Korda within six strokes of the Thitikul, the 2025 CME is over. JT’s dominance is obvious to everyone. Everyone was shooting for Korda, not the leader. 19 golfers were within six shots of second place.
But that is why they play the game.
Jeeno Thitikul
When you are ahead by six shots going into the final day of the 2025 CME Championship with the toughest field in Women’s golf a light year away, you are a worthy champion in waiting. Going into Sunday, JT has already made 24 birdies in her 54 holes this week. She has missed just five fairways and six greens going into the final round. JT went birdie, bogey to start her round but sprinkled four more birdies to finish with a four under 68. Her punch shot on the 14th enabled her to par the par-five.
Thitikul had no bogeys on the back nine all week. Her -26 score is the second lowest in tournament history trailing only Amy Yang’s winning score in 2023. Thitikul, joins Jin Young Ko of South Korea as the only back-to-back winners of the CME Group Tour Championship.
Big Final Round
Pajaree Anannarukarn started off firing three straight birdies and five in the first seven holes to close to two shots behind Thitikul. She got the leaders attention then did not birdie another hole until 16, adding a bogy along the way. Big round. A six under 66 is a great way to finish the 2025 season.
Gabby has another strong finish
Lopez fires a seven under 65 and a fourth place solo finish with (-19). Lopez can hardly wait for the Diamond Resorts tournament in January.
Nelly gets untracked late
Korda was unable to gain much momentum until the back nine on Sunday. She finished four under and -20 for the CME and has a third-place finish.
ANNIKA Winner gets reality check
Linn Grant won her second career victory at the ANNIKA last week. This week, she was one under going into the weekend and carded rounds of 72 73 68 70 for (-5). Grant had s strong finish to her 2025 season. Her round on Sunday included three birdies. It shows how fickle things are on the ladies tour.
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Roy J. Akers reports on the LPGA for www.skyviewsports.net
