Jeeno Thitikul, the No. 1 ranked player in the world, just capped off an amazing 2025 season. She won three events, finished in the top 10 14 times and set the LPGA Tour single-season scoring record. When digging into her stats deeper though, how incredible the season actually was comes to light.
Looking at the KPMG Performance Insights, which tracks strokes gained analytics on the LPGA Tour, Thitikul led the way in total strokes gained. Looking into the categories, she was fifth in strokes gained tee-to-green, fourth in strokes gained putting and sixth in strokes gained approach. Being that elite in every category will certainly help a player shoot low scores.
On her approach shots, she was third in greens in regulation percentage. On holes where she hit the green in regulation, she was the top player on the tour in putts. She was also third in greens hit by fairway.
Thitikul’s 68.68 scoring average led the tour by almost a full stroke, and set the record for a single season. Round-by-round, it gets more impressive. Thitikul led the Tour in round 1 scoring, was second in round 2 scoring, was first in round 3 scoring and sixth in round 4 scoring.
Thitikul can play holes of any length at an elite level. She led the tour in par 3 scoring at 2.89, led the tour in par 4 scoring average at 3.90 and was third on the tour in par 5 scoring average at 4.57.
Of course, being under par on every type of hole comes from a lot of birdies. Thitikul led the Tour in birdie percentage and averaged 5.12 birdies or better per round, which was the best on the Tour as well.
When it comes to Thitikul, the question continues to be when she will win her first major championship. Of course, Thitikul is only 22-years-old, but when a player is as dominant as her, the expectations get risen. She did almost win her first at the Evian Championship, taking Grace Kim to a playoff. Kim’s playoff performance was one for the ages, blocking Thitikul’s win. She was also in contention at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, falling to Minjee Lee’s incredibly controlled play.
With this season, Thitikul picked up five LPGA Hall of Fame points, three for her tournaments won, one for her Player of the Year win and one for the Vare Trophy, awarded to her for leading the Tour in scoring. She is now a third of the way to earning enough points to qualify for the prestigious honor.
