Jeeno Thitikul Wins Back-to-Back Mizuho Americas Titles on Different Courses, Pockets $487,500

World No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul did something not many golfers pull off: she won the same tournament in consecutive years on two completely different courses. Sunday in West Caldwell, New Jersey, Thitikul carded a final-round 3-under 69 to win the Mizuho Americas Open by four strokes, just like she did last May at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City. This time around, she was playing at Mountain Ridge Country Club, and she dominated the leaderboard the exact same way, leading for the final three days straight.

This was Thitikul's second victory of 2026 after winning in her native Thailand back in February. It also marked her ninth win on the LPGA Tour, and she's now drawing closer to Nelly Korch, who reclaimed the No. 1 ranking from Thitikul last month and took this week off after back-to-back wins of her own. Thitikul shot a 13-under 275 for the entire week.

The Pressure Doesn't Define Her

When Thitikul spoke after pocketing the $487,500 championship check, she made it clear that world rankings and comparisons to other top players don't drive her. "I think for me, world ranking or top players doesn't really define what I'm doing," she said. "I think I'm just trying to do my best out there, trying to be consistency as I can, because I know it's going to be a really tough competition in and out every week."

What's wild is Thitikul barely paid attention to what was happening behind her during the final round. She didn't check the leaderboard until around hole 12, and even then it was accidental. She just stayed locked in on her own game, focusing on her tempo and what she could control. That approach paid off: she made birdies at holes 2 and 3, followed by nine straight pars before a bogey at the par-5 13th. She sealed it with back-to-back birdies at holes 16 and 18.

Yin Can't Catch the Leader

China's Ruoning Yin finished alone in second place at 9 under par after carding a 69 on Sunday. Yin made a serious push early, reeling off five birdies on the front nine, including four straight at holes 5 through 8. But she couldn't keep it rolling on the back nine, posting two bogeys with zero birdies to fall short by four.

Still, Yin wasn't discouraged. She noted this is her fifth runner-up finish in 19 months and believes something big is coming her way soon. Jenny Bae, Alison Lee, Gaby Lopez, and Hye-Jin Choi all tied for third at 8 under. Bae's bogey-free 66 was the low round of the day.

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