Twenty-three years. That’s how long Annika Sorenstam’s single-season scoring average record stood untouched, but only until Jeeno Thitikul shattered it by a razor-thin 0.016 strokes at the CME Group Tour Championship. When asked about the historic achievement, Nelly Korda didn’t hold back her admiration.

“Yeah, it’s quite amazing. Great talent, great player. It’s fun to see her craft kind of up close as well,” Korda said during her post-round press conference . But it was her next observation that truly captured the magnitude of Jeeno’s accomplishment.

“To finally beat a record so far in—what was it, 2002, you said? For it to take until 2025, I mean, it’s crazy. That just tells you that the greats don’t come along too often.”

Jeeno’s 68.681 scoring average eclipsed Annika’s 68.6

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