Jeeno Thitikul secured her fifth Ladies European Tour (LET) title after storming to a four-stroke victory at the 2025 PIF Saudi Ladies International.
The Thai star, who is number four in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, began the day with a three-shot lead at Riyadh Golf Club.
Thitikul rolled in a birdie on the first before adding further birdies on the fourth and seventh holes to put herself in a commanding position.
Another birdie on the 10th was followed by a bogey on the next hole however, she soon added another birdie on 12 before a dropped shot on the 14th hole.
A round of 69 (-3) on the final day to end the week with a score of 16-under-par was more than enough to ensure Thitikul began her 2025 season in the best way.
“It means a lot to win and it’s a really nice start for my 2025 season,” said Thitikul, who won the 2021 LET Race to Costa del Sol and Rookie of the Year titles. “I think everyone will be proud especially my team out there, they know how hard we work so it’s paid off.
“It doesn’t look easy at all, especially to me! The greens are quite hard here and I am just trying to be more present and play my best out here. It feels like Scotland today. It was a challenging week here; it was tough on the tournament days with the weather.
“I am just trying to be myself out there on the course, I don’t want to take things too seriously. That’s why I can play smoother and be myself out there.
“We play week in, week out alongside the best players in the world. At the same, we’re trying to do our best and that’s what sport is. Turning 22 next week and having this win as an early birthday present. is really special.”
Korea’s Somi Lee finished the week in second place in the Individual competition with a score of 12-under-par after she captained her Team to victory yesterday.
“It is the beginning of the season and it will definitely give me a boost for the rest of the season and next time, I’ll try and win one,” said Lee.
“Compared to last year, my iron shots have improved a lot, and I’ve gained more confidence and that is the main thing that is very important for this year. With lots of training and workouts, I’m sure I can perform better than last year.”
England’s Annabell Fuller recorded her best-ever finish on the LET with solo third place on 11-under-par.
The 22-year-old had a tricky front nine with three bogeys but gathered momentum on the back nine as three birdies in her closing four holes saw Fuller leap up the leaderboard.
“It feels unreal, I don’t know how to react right now. It’s pretty special,” said Fuller. “My front nine was a bit up and down and the weather was quite hard.
“I just tried to battle through that, but it was really cool to learn from Jeeno [Thitikul] and watch her play, so that was special too.
“With golf, you never know what’s going to happen until the last putt drops, so going forward and in any situation knowing to stay with it until the very end, that’s what I learned today.”
Four players finished in a share of fourth place with Japan’s Chisato Iwai, Korea’s Ina Yoon, Denmark’s Nanna Koerstz Madsen, and Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn all on 10-under-par.
One shot further back, five players rounded out the top 10 with England’s Charley Hull, Australia’s Hira Naveed, China’s Muni He, Austria’s Emma Spitz, and Switzerland’s Chiara Tamburlini on nine-under-par.
In the LET Order of Merit, England’s Cara Gainer continues to lead the standings with 505.18 points to her name, Thailand’s Thitikul is now in second place with 500 points.
England’s Fuller has jumped up to third spot with 340 points, India’s Diksha Dagar is fourth and Singapore’s Shannon Tan is fifth.
The LET season has a two-week break before a trip to Australia with the first of three events – the Australian WPGA Championship – taking place from March 6-9 at Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club.
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