In a year where 28 different individuals were crowned LPGA Tour winners, it was rather fitting that world number one Jeeno Thitikul ended the season by claiming the CME Group Tour Championship and the $4 million first prize.
Thitikul ended the streak of different tournament winners when she won the Buick LPGA Shanghai back in October, becoming the first player to win twice at the 26th time of asking, and a dominant performance at Tiburon Golf Club in Florida saw her end the season in style, and take her season’s earnings to $7.6 million on the LPGA Tour and her total career earnings over the $17 million mark.
Fellow Thai Pajaree Annanaruka finished runner up and collected the $1 million second prize while world number two, Nelly Korda, had to settle for third place and $550,000.
A disappointing season for Leona Maguire ended with the Cavan woman finishing 58th in the 60-woman field and earning $55,500.
On the PGA Tour, Finland’s Sami Valimaki held on for a one-stroke win over Max McGreevy in the RSM Classic and became a PGA Tour winner for the first time. After two playoff victories on the DP World Tour, it was the first time that Valimaki has had a regulation victory on either of the main tours and, along with the $1.2 million first prize, he’s secured his PGA Tour status through the 2027 season.
Seamus Power’s tied seventh finish wasn’t enough to lift him into the top 100 in the FedEx Fall rankings and achieve full PGA Tour status for 2026, but it did push him up to 117th and he’ll have conditional status and enough starts to give him the chance to play his way back on.
The $166,886 he earned takes his season’s earnings over the $1.3 million mark.
At the PIF Saudi International, Josele Ballester claimed his first professional victory and the $1 million top prize, while Tom McKibbin added another $50,500 to his impressive haul and Graeme McDowell, claimed $41,000
LPGA CME Group Tour Championship selected payouts
Pos.
Name
Score
Earnings
1
Jeeno Thitikul
-26
$4,000,000
2
Pajaree Anannarukarn
-22
$1,000,000
3
Nelly Korda
-20
$550,000
4
Gaby Lopez
-19
$350,000
5
Nasa Hataoka
-17
$260,000
6
Sei Young Kim
-16
$195,000
T7
Auston Kim
-14
$137,000
T7
Patty Tavatanakit
-14
$137,000
T7
Brooke M. Henderson
-14
$137,000
58
Leona Maguire
+2
$55,500
RSM Classic selected payouts
Position
Player
Score
Earnings
1
Sami Valimaki
-23
$1,260,000
2
Max McGreevy
-22
$763,000
3
Ricky Castillo
-21
$483,000
T4
Nico Echavarria
-19
$294,583
T4
Si Woo Kim
-19
$294,583
T4
Lee Hodges
-19
$294,583
T7
Sam Stevens
-18
$166,886
T7
Rico Hoey
-18
$166,886
T7
Doug Ghim
-18
$166,886
T7
J.T. Poston
-18
$166,886
T7
John Pak
-18
$166,886
T7
Séamus Power
-18
$166,886
T7
Zac Blair
-18
$166,886
T7
Johnny Keefer
-18
$166,886
T7
Andrew Novak
-18
$166,886
T7
Patrick Rodgers
-18
$166,886
T7
Michael Thorbjornsen
-18
$166,886
PIF Saudi International selected payouts
POSITION
PLAYER
SCORE
EARNINGS
1
Josele Ballester
-22
$1,000,000
2
Caleb Surratt
-19
$525,000
3
Dean Burmester
-17
$300,000
4
Richard Bland
-16
$235,000
T5
Lucas Herbert
-14
$136,583
T5
Jason Kokrak
-14
$136,583
T5
Branden Grace
-14
$136,583
T5
Tyrrell Hatton
-14
$136,583
T5
Anthony Kim
-14
$136,583
T5
Adrian Meronk
-14
$136,583
T20
Tom McKibbin
-11
$50,500
T27
Graeme McDowell
-10
$41,000
