The return of the women’s Australian Open as a standalone event and the re-emergence of the WPGA Championship of Australia are central to a huge month in women’s professional golf.
World number one Jeeno Thitikul secured her first home victory at the 2026 Honda LPGA Thailand, finishing 24-under and celebrating a memorable win with her family and fans.
Cold weather that has plagued most of the United States the past few weeks is heading to central Florida, forcing tournament organisers at the LPGA’s Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions to make big changes for the final round.
The 28-year-old Kiwi won’t be doing any triple lutzes or snowboarding in half pipe. Luckily for golf fans Winter Olympic athletes are probably equally entertained by what she’s done on the golf course.
If you pair professional golfers together in a scramble format in which they get to choose the best result of every shot, and give them benign weather and pristine greens, you’re rolling out a green carpet for crazy low numbers.
Thitikul walked away with all the goods in south-western Florida, even with an achy wrist that started to bother her last week; the huge cheque, the tournament title, the scoring record and LPGA Player of the Year honours.
It looked like Korda’s best option would be to play to the left, find the centre of the green and take the long birdie putt. Apparently she saw another line.
It’s almost unfathomable that Korda – ranked second in the world – has yet to win after a seven-victory season where she tied a record for winning five straight.
Australian Golf Digest
