The prodigious Thai, who’ll celebrate her 22nd birthday this Thursday, follows her compatriot Patty Tavatanakit, who picked up the winner’s cheque last year as part of the $US5 million Saudi’s flagship women’s golf tournament in 2024.
Sportico looked at both endorsement money and what’s earned by competing (whether it’s salary or winnings) to create its list. Together, the top 15 earned $US221 million, which is 27 percent more than what the top 15 made in 2023.
Asked what she planned to do with her record-breaking windfall after the round, Jeeno Thitikul delivered a hilariously honest – and painfully relatable – answer.
What was once an oddity has turned into a recent commonality, because for the third time in five years, the lowest scoring average on tour won’t win the Vare and its coveted LPGA Hall of Fame point.