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Sunday 4 October 2026LPGA TourYear in Review
Thitikul wins LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei
Hoakalei Country Club, Ewa Beach, Hawaii · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 October 2026 · Jeeno Thitikul’s win no. 11 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD · LOTTE
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/24°C · wind 16 km/h SE, gusts 37 · 2.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/24°C · wind 11 km/h ESE, gusts 28 · 2.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/25°C · wind 21 km/h ENE, gusts 42 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/24°C · wind 25 km/h ENE, gusts 53 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Ina Yoon KOR · 270Chased all day (4 under through five holes) and was handed an opening when Thitikul double-bogeyed 16, but Thitikul birdied 17 and 18; Yoon closed with 68 to finish three back. October 4 - Jeeno Thitikul (ASAP Sports transcript)
120 started · cut -4, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei
Hoakalei Country Club, Hoakalei Country Club, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jeeno Thitikul
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 October 2026
I mean, like really like a rollercoaster on like 15, 16, 17, and 18. So just, I mean, now everything was set so just tired right now, but a good tired.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 October 2026
This is my 11 one; 10 one was way easier than the dance. I obviously think my -- I mean, my 16 is even better than my dance.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 October 2026
Jeeno played great, and my first nine holes was putting-wise awesome. Yeah, I think I learn a lot about golf from her.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeeno Thitikul | 67 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Ina Yoon | 66 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | Miyu Yamashita | 68 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| 4 | Auston Kim | 67 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Michelle Zhang | 67 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Maja Stark | 67 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Grace Kim | 69 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | A Lim Kim | 65 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Carolina Melgrati | 68 · 65 · 70 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Chizzy Iwai | 71 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Jeongeun Lee5 | 71 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Polly Mack | 67 · 65 · 70 · 73 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 2003-02-20, Ban Pong district, Ratchaburi, Thailand; THA; turned pro 2020; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 11; majors to date: 0; world No. 2 that week (Women's World Golf Rankings (World No. 2) as stated by Nation Thailand).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet