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Thitikul takes 3-stroke lead in Hawaii in bid for her 4th LPGA Tour victory of the season

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Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand holds a three-stroke lead after Saturday's round at the LOTTE Championship in Hawaii, aiming for her fourth LPGA Tour victory this season. With a score of 5-under 67, Thitikul is at 17-under 199 overall. Polly Mack and Ina Yoon are tied for second place at 14 under. The tournament continues with one round left before moving to Asia for the Buick LPGA Shanghai starting October 15.

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Jeeno Thitikul, a 23-year-old golfer from Thailand, secured her fourth victory of the season and 11th overall in professional golf by winning the LOTTE Championship held at Hoakalei Country Club in HONOLULU, Hawaii. On a windy Sunday, Thitikul was leading with a three-stroke advantage but faced a setback when she hit into the water on the par-4 16th hole, causing a double bogey that cost her two strokes. Despite this lapse, she rallied by making a crucial birdie on the next hole and closing strong with another birdie to win by three strokes over Ina Yoon of South Korea. Thitikul's final score was 21-under-par, including a round of 4-under 68 on Sunday. This triumph tied her with top-ranked Nelly Korda for the most tour victories this season.

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Topics

HONOLULU LPGA Tour Sherbrooke Thailand the LOTTE Championship

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Thitikul PERSON · 5× Yoon PERSON · 2× HONOLULU GPE · 1× Ina Yoon PERSON · 1× Jeeno Thitikul PERSON · 1× LPGA Tour ORG · 1× Mack PERSON · 1× Maja Stark PERSON · 1× Polly Mack PERSON · 1× Thailand GPE · 1×

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HONOLULU (AP) — Second-ranked Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand took a three-stroke lead on a windy Saturday in the LOTTE Championship in a bid for her fourth LPGA Tour victory of the season.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-04

🔮 “I think the wind kind of less than what I expected to be,” Thitikul said.

2026-10-04 · Toronto Star

Thitikul takes 3-stroke lead in Hawaii in bid for her 4th LPGA Tour victory of the season · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 0 hedged)

HONOLULU (AP) — Second-ranked Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand took a three-stroke lead on a windy Saturday in the LOTTE Championship in a bid for her fourth LPGA Tour victory of the season. asserted

Thitikul → rank → season

“It’s not a course that you just sit down and hope for everyone not catching you,” Thitikul said. asserted

Thitikul → ’ → you

“You have to go far away from them, too.” asserted

You → have → them

After dropping a shot on the par-4 seventh with her first bogey of the week, Thitikul had three straight birdies to start the back nine at Hoakalei Country Club. asserted

Thitikul → drop → Club

The 23-year-old Thitikul parred the next four holes, then birdied the par-4 17th and par-5 18th. asserted

Thitikul → parre → 18th

She had a 5-under 67 to get to 17-under 199 with a round left. asserted

She → have → round

“I think the wind kind of less than what I expected to be,” Thitikul said. asserted

Thitikul → think → wind

“That’s why it’s kind of easier for us. asserted

it → ’ → us

I think my irons pretty good the past few days. asserted

irons → think → ?

Hopefully, tomorrow going to be like this, too.” asserted

tomorrow → go → this

Polly Mack, tied for the second-round lead with Thitikul, had a 70 to join Ina Yoon at 14 under. asserted

Mack → tie → under

“I’m just looking forward to a great Sunday, good momentum,” Mack said. asserted

Mack → look → Sunday

“I know I have it in me to just put on a good show out there.” asserted

I → know → show

Yoon shot 69. asserted

Yoon → shoot → 69

It was little challenging for me,” Yoon said. asserted

Yoon → say → me

“But I think stayed calm and tried to focus on each shot.” asserted

I → stay → shot

Maude-Aimee LeBlanc of Sherbrooke, Que., had a 70 to sit 10 shots back of the lead. asserted

LeBlanc → have → lead

The tournament leads to a month of tournaments in Asia, starting with the Buick LPGA Shanghai on Oct. 15-18. asserted

tournament → lead → Oct.