Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul hit an eagle and birdie on the ultimate two holes to take a dramatic victory within the CME Group Tour Championship in Florida.
The 21-year-old moved degree with American Angel Yin on 21 beneath after her three on the par-five seventeenth.
Yin narrowly missed a prolonged putt to go to 22 beneath on the 18th earlier than Thitikul, helped by a superb method shot, sank her birdie putt to win the LPGA’s season-ending occasion to assert the $4m (£3.2m) in prize cash, which is the biggest within the historical past of ladies’s golf.
The 2 gamers have been within the joint lead on 15 beneath in a single day and Thitikul completed with a fourth spherical 65, whereas Yin carded a 66.
“I do not know what occurred to me on 17 and 18,” stated Thitikul. “I actually wanted a birdie on 17 to offer me a superb probability however having an eagle, it was greater than I can ask for.
“Hitting a very good second shot on 18 and to gap the putt, it is like all of the exhausting work that I’ve executed has simply paid off.”
Yin obtained $1m (£795,300) for ending because the runner-up.
“Lots of good golf,” she added. “My recreation is sweet going into subsequent 12 months.
“I am pleased as a result of this can be a golf course I am not very keen on. To play nicely right here means so much to me.”
World primary Nelly Korda ended 15 beneath with a ultimate spherical 66, whereas England’s Charley Hull – who was 4 photographs off the lead going into the final day – completed on -11 after a par 72 ultimate spherical.
