When the 2025 season began, everyone in the golf community was anticipating Nelly Korda to have another dominant season on the LPGA Tour. However, the former world #1 has been anything but that. She is yet to win a single title this year. Despite recording good stats for the majority of the season, Korda has failed to deliver, while a rising 22-year-old has capitalised on that.

Jeeno Thitikul, the young sensation, has taken advantage of the situation and overtaken her as the new world #1 . After her recent win in China, the Thai pro has extended the gap between herself & Korda even further.

Most recently, Thitikul won the 2025 Buick LPGA Shanghai and bagged a $330,000 paycheck. With that win, she became the first pro this season to win two titles. The phenom had also won the Mizuho A

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