The 12 Thai athletes in the field at the Honda LPGA Thailand made sure to give their home-country crowds something to cheer for this past week, with three ultimately finishing the tournament in the top five on the leaderboard.

Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul kept the hot streak she has recently been on rolling at Siam Country Club, collecting her ninth straight worldwide top 10 with a solo-third performance at the Honda LPGA Thailand. The four-time LPGA Tour winner, who celebrated her 22nd birthday on Feb. 20, got off to a steady start with a 4-under 68 on Thursday, a first-round effort that saw her make two bogeys and six birdies, four of which came in her last four holes, to sit in a tie for seventh early.

She then caught fire on Friday, blitzing the Old Course with a nearly flawless 8-under 64, carding one bogey and nine birdies, six of which were in an eight-hole stretch from holes one to eight, to vault into a tie for third alongside Moriya Jutanugarn at 12-under total.

Like some others in the field who had strong starts, Thitikul stalled a bit on Saturday, posting a bogey-free 3-under to maintain her T3 position and climb to 15-under for the tournament. But she cranked up the heat once again in the final round, carding a 6-under 66 after making one double bogey on the par-4 2nd hole and then recovering with eight birdies in her next 16 holes to finish solo third and kick off her 2025 LPGA Tour season in style.

“It's a good week, to be honest. Really nice to finish in top three and then my home country, also my birthday week,” said Thitikul. “Everything is about process, and then if it's good, it's good. If it's not good, just take it. It's just life. You can't be good all the day, and then you can't be bad all week long.

“We always been doing on the swing as well, and then I think everything is just process, to be honest. It doesn't have to be specifically things to do, but everything that we do we're trying to improve ourself.”

Defending champion Patty Tavatanakit made a charge over the weekend at Siam Country Club to finish in a tie for fourth in her title defense at the Honda LPGA Thailand. The 2021 Chevron Championship winner got off to a bit of a slow start in the first round, grinding out a 1-under 71 after making four bogeys and five birdies on Thursday.

Tavatanakit picked up the pace a bit with a 4-under 68 on Friday, a steadier round that saw her record just one bogey and also make five birdies, three of which came consecutively on the par-5 7th, par-3 8th and par-4 9th holes.

But Moving Day is where the Thailand native really found her footing, as she fired a 7-under 65 that saw her make one bogey and eight birdies, three sets of which came back to back on holes one, two, 10, 11, 15 and 16 at the Old Course. It was a third-round performance that moved Tavatanakit from a tie for 15th into a share of sixth, putting her well within reach of another top-five LPGA Tour finish on Sunday in Thailand.

Tavatanakit then took full advantage of that close proximity to the top of the leaderboard in the final round, carding another 65 with one bogey and eight birdies on her scorecard, four of which came in her last five holes at Siam Country Club and one of which was a chip-in birdie on the par-3 16th hole. Her day-four effort moved her into a tie for fourth alongside Moriya Jutanugarn, which ties her career-best finish in a title defense on the LPGA Tour as Tavatanakit also tied for fourth at the 2022 Chevron Championship at Mission Hills Country Club.

“It means a lot to play in front of my friends and family and Thai fans,” Tavatanakit said. “This is an event (that) inspires a lot of Thai young players, including myself when I was younger. So, to come back, defend and to finish in the top five was an amazing feeling.”

The elder Jutanugarn sister rounded out the trio of Thais who captured top-five finishes at the 2025 Honda LPGA Thailand. The 30-year-old raced out of the gate on Thursday and Friday at Siam Country Club, posting a pair of 66s in both the first and second rounds to hold a share of third through 36 holes.

Day one saw Moriya almost go bogey-free, as Jutanugarn made only one bogey on the par-4 9th hole and collected seven birdies throughout the day, three of which came in a four-hole stretch from holes two to five. Day two was much of the same, with the three-time LPGA Tour winner making one bogey on the par-4 11th hole and then recording seven more birdies, four of which she rattled off consecutively on holes 12 through 15.

Jutanugarn backed up a bit over the weekend as far as her scores went, shooting 69 on Saturday with three bogeys and six birdies on her card, but she cleaned up some of those mistakes in the final round, finishing off her 15th start in the Honda LPGA Thailand with a 4-under 68 after making only one bogey and five birdies on the last day competing in front of an enthusiastic Thai crowd to finish in a tie for fourth.

“It always means a lot for all the Thai players,” said Jutanugarn. “We always get really good support from the fans, and definitely family and some friends come. It's always been one of the really, really fun weeks.

“Playing good in front of the Thai fans in the home country and also trying to bring a lot of confidence from this week, good things, seeing some putts going in, some good shots, it always helps.”

Three other Thai players finished in the top 25 alongside Thitikul, Tavatanakit and Jutanugarn. Moriya’s younger sister Ariya, who won the 2021 edition of the Honda LPGA Thailand, tied for 14th after posting rounds of 70-69-70-66 throughout the week at Siam Country Club’s Old Course.

LPGA Tour winner Pajaree Anannarukarn tied for 17th with a 72-hole total of 12-under, while 2023 LPGA Tour rookie Chanettee Wannasaen tied for 24th after finishing at 10-under for the tournament.

Three Thais Finish in Top Five at Honda LPGA Thailand

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