Five-time LPGA Tour winner reaches Rolex Rankings No. 1 for first time since 2022

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 4, 2025) – For the second time in her career, Jeeno Thitikul has reached No. 1 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings. Thanks to her tie for 30th at the AIG Women’s Open, Thitikul moved one spot on the Rolex Rankings, passing Nelly Korda, who had held the top spot since March 25, 2024.

Thitikul first ascended to the top of the Rolex Rankings on Oct. 31, 2022, and held the position for two weeks. She is the second Thai player to reach Rolex Rankings No. 1, along with Ariya Jutanugarn.

“I am very grateful to become the No. 1 player in the world for the second time. This is not just about me – this is about my family, my team and my friends, not to mention the amazing support I feel from my fans in Thailand and all around the world,” said Thitikul. “There are so many incredible golfers competing every week and I will work my hardest to make sure I am a strong representative of our game.”

Thitikul has recorded eight top-10 finishes this season, the most on the LPGA Tour. She captured the title at the Mizuho Americas Open, finished solo second at the Amundi Evian Championship and earned a tie for second at the HSBC Women’s World Championship. She currently leads the Race to the CME Globe with 2,204.950 points, the Rolex Player of the Year standings with 104 points and the scoring average standings at 69.511.

Thitikul won twice in 2024, starting with a successful partnership at the Dow Championship with Ruoning Yin. She then capped the year with a victory at the CME Group Tour Championship, earning the largest single prize in the history of women’s golf with the $4 million winner’s check.

Prior to joining the LPGA Tour, Thitikul became the youngest player ever to win the Ladies European Tour’s Race to Costa del Sol in 2021 while also securing Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year honors. At 14 years, 4 months and 19 days, Thitikul also became the youngest golfer to ever win a professional golf tournament with her victory at the LET’s Thailand Championship in 2017.

Korda first became No. 1 in June 2021 and has spent 108 total weeks atop the Rolex Rankings, becoming the sixth player to reach triple digits in weeks at World No. 1.

History of the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings No. 1 Position

#	Player	Age (Y/M/D)	From:	To:	No. of Weeks
48	Jeeno Thitikul (2)	22/5/11	Aug. 4, 2025	Present	1
47	Nelly Korda (6)	25/7/28	March 25, 2024	Aug. 3, 2025	71
46	Lilia Vu (3)	26/0/29	Nov. 13, 2023	March 24, 2024	19
45	Ruoning Yin (2)	21/1/02	Oct. 30, 2023	Nov. 12, 2023	2
44	Lilia Vu (2)	25/11/11	Sept. 25, 2023	Oct. 29, 2023	5
43	Ruoning Yin (1)	20/11/14	Sept. 11, 2023	Sept. 24, 2023	2
42	Lilia Vu (1)	25/10/0	Aug. 14, 2023	Sept. 10, 2023	4
41	Nelly Korda (5)	25/0/3	July 31, 2023	Aug. 13, 2023	2
40	Jin Young Ko (5)	27/10/15	May 22, 2023	July 30, 2023	10
39	Nelly Korda (4)	24/8/27	April 24, 2023	May 21, 2023	4
38	Lydia Ko (3)	25/7/04	Nov. 28, 2022	April 23, 2023	21
37	Nelly Korda (3)	24/3/17	Nov. 14, 2022	Nov. 27, 2022	2
36	Jeeno Thitikul (1)	19/8/11	Oct. 31, 2022	Nov. 13, 2022	2
35	Jin Young Ko (4)	26/6/24	Jan. 31, 2022	Oct. 30, 2022	39
34	Nelly Korda (2)	23/3/11	Nov. 8, 2021	Jan. 30, 2022	12
33	Jin Young Ko (3)	26/3/18	Oct. 25, 2021	Nov. 7, 2021	2
32	Nelly Korda (1)	22/11/0	June 28, 2021	Oct. 24, 2021	17
31	Jin Young Ko (2)	24/0/22	July 29, 2019	June 27, 2021	100
30	Sung Hyun Park (4)	25/9/10	July 1, 2019	July 28, 2019	4
29	Jin Young Ko (1)	23/9/01	April 8, 2019	June 30, 2019	12
28	Sung Hyun Park (3)	25/5/13	March 4, 2019	April 7, 2019	5
27	Ariya Jutanugarn (3)	22/11/06	Oct. 29, 2018	March 3, 2019	18
26	Sung Hyun Park (2)	24/10/29	Aug. 20, 2018	Oct. 28, 2018	10
25	Ariya Jutanugarn (2)	22/8/07	July 30, 2018	Aug. 19, 2018	3
24	Inbee Park (4)	29/9/11	April 23, 2018	July 29, 2018	14
23	Shanshan Feng	28/3/08	Nov. 13, 2017	April 22, 2018	23
22	Sung Hyun Park (1)	24/1/16	Nov. 6, 2017	Nov. 12, 2017	1
21	So Yeon Ryu	26/11/28	June 26, 2017	Nov. 5, 2017	19
20	Ariya Jutanugarn (1)	21/6/20	June 12, 2017	June 25, 2017	2
19	Lydia Ko (2)	18/6/02	Oct. 26, 2015	June 11, 2017	85
18	Inbee Park (3)	26/11/03	June 15, 2015	Oct. 25, 2015	19
17	Lydia Ko (1)	17/9/09	Feb. 2, 2015	June 14, 2015	19
16	Inbee Park (2)	26/3/15	Oct. 27, 2014	Feb. 1, 2015	14
15	Stacy Lewis (2)	29/3/17	June 2, 2014	Oct. 26, 2014	21
14	Inbee Park (1)	24/9/03	April 15, 2013	June 1, 2014	59
13	Stacy Lewis (1)	28/1/02	March 18, 2013	April 14, 2013	4
12	Yani Tseng	22/0/22	Feb. 14, 2011	March 17, 2013	109
11	Jiyai Shin (3)	22/6/04	Nov. 1, 2010	Feb. 13, 2011	15
10	Cristie Kerr (3)	33/0/13	Oct. 25, 2010	Oct. 31, 2010	1
9	Ai Miyazato (3)	25/2/04	Aug. 23, 2010	Oct. 24, 2010	9
8	Cristie Kerr (2)	32/10/04	Aug. 16, 2010	Aug. 22, 2010	1
7	Jiyai Shin (2)	22/2/28	July 26, 2010	Aug. 15, 2010	3
6	Ai Miyazato (2)	25/1/0	July 19, 2010	July 25, 2010	1
5	Cristie Kerr (1)	32/8/16	June 28, 2010	July 18, 2010	3
4	Ai Miyazato (1)	25/0/2	June 21, 2010	June 27, 2010	1
3	Jiyai Shin (1)	22/0/5	May 3, 2010	June 20, 2010	7
2	Lorena Ochoa	25/5/08	April 23, 2007	May 2, 2010	158
1	Annika Sorenstam	35/4/11	Feb. 20, 2006	April 22, 2007	61

History of the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings Number One Position

Jin Young Ko	163 weeks
Lorena Ochoa	158 weeks
Lydia Ko	125 weeks
Yani Tseng	109 weeks
Inbee Park	106 weeks
Nelly Korda	108 weeks
Annika Sorenstam	61 weeks
Lilia Vu	28 weeks
Stacy Lewis	25 weeks
Jiyai Shin	25 weeks
Shanshan Feng	23 weeks
Ariya Jutanugarn	23 weeks
Sung Hyun Park	20 weeks
So Yeon Ryu	19 weeks
Ai Miyazato	11 weeks
Cristie Kerr	5 weeks
Ruoning Yin	4 weeks
Jeeno Thitikul	3 weeks

Jeeno Thitikul Moves to No. 1 in Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings

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