Jeeno Thitikul Wins Mizuho Americas Back-to-Back and Nobody's Talking About Her Historic Streak

World No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul just pulled off something most golfers never even dream about. She won the Mizuho Americas Open for the second straight year, this time at Mountain Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell, New Jersey, finishing with a final-round 3-under 69 to win by four strokes on Sunday. That's two wins at two different courses in consecutive years. Last May, she won by four at Liberty National Golf Club in nearby Jersey City. This year, same margin, different venue. That's the kind of consistency that wins majors.

The Quiet Dominance of a Top-2 Player

Thitikul led the leaderboard for the final three days and never blinked. She shot 13-under 275 for the week, with China's Ruoning Yin finishing alone in second at 9-under par, four shots back. This is Thitikul's ninth win on the LPGA Tour and her second victory of 2026 after winning in her native Thailand back in February. The $487,500 championship check is nice, but what matters more is what she said after the round: she doesn't chase rankings or worry about being World No. 2 instead of No. 1. She just stays locked in on what she can control.

Even when Yin made a run with five birdies on the front nine, including four straight at holes 5 through 8, Thitikul kept her cool. She made birdies at holes 2 and 3, then cruised through nine straight pars before a bogey at the par-5 13th. She tightened her grip with birdies at the par-3 16th and par-4 18th to seal it. "I just really stay in my bubble," Thitikul said. "I just really focus on my tempo, what I can control, and then it's turn out to be good."

The Rest of the Field Can't Keep Up

Yin may be looking for her breakthrough, sitting with five runner-up finishes in 19 months. "I think something cool is going to happen," she said. "I just don't know when." Tied for third at 8-under were Jenny Bae, who shot a bogey-free 66 for the low round of the day, Alison Lee, Mexico's Gaby Lopez, and South Korea's Hye-Jin Choi. Bae's clean card was no accident. "I honestly didn't expect to make no bogeys," she said. "I came in thinking I have to make a lot of birdies in case I make mistakes. But luckily I was able to save everything, up and down when I needed to."

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