Golf Dec 07, 2025

Jeeno Thitikul stages dramatic comeback to win LPGA Shanghai title after five-hole playoff

👤
By Admin
Sports Journalist
Jeeno Thitikul stages dramatic comeback to win LPGA Shanghai title after five-hole playoff

Jeeno Thitikul secured a come-from-behind victory to win the LPGA Shanghai title.

Thitikul surged back from four shots down with five holes to play to force a playoff with Minami Katsu, before producing another extraordinary shot on the fifth playoff hole to become the first two-time LPGA tournament winner of the season.

Top-ranked Thitikul's 63 was the round of the day and included seven birdies and an eagle. The Thai player's 24-under 264 closed what had appeared to be a comfortable margin for overnight leader Katsu of Japan, who had started the day two shots ahead and extended that to four after the 13th.

But the Thai player reeled that in with birdies on the 14th, 15th and 16th, before an incredible eagle with the ball bouncing along the mottled 17th green of Qizhong Garden Golf Club in Shanghai to draw level.

Katsu (65) could only respond with a birdie of her own at the 17th, but had another birdie chance on the final hole to claw back the victory only for the ball to slide past the hole and carry them into a playoff.

Pars through the first four playoff holes, rotated between the 18th and the 10th, included Katsu having two birdie putts to win only to narrowly miss the hole on both.

On the fifth playoff hole the deadlock was broken as a brilliant approach by Thitikul placed the ball three feet away, while Katsu's second shot fell short of the green at the par-4 18th.

Katsu's chip for birdie was impressive but missed, leaving Thitikul a simple birdie putt to close out a remarkable victory nearly two years after losing in an epic nine-hole playoff to Celine Boutier at the LPGA Malaysia.

Minjee Lee, who won her third major title at the Women's PGA Championship in June, shot 68 on Sunday for a 19-under 269 as her challenge faded through the middle part of the round for a third-place finish.

Tags:

golf news id:13448944

Share this article

Related Posts

The Masters 2026: Hole-by-hole breakdown of Rory McIlroy's historic title defence and another major win at Augusta National

The Masters 2026: Hole-by-hole breakdown of Rory McIlroy's historic title defence and another major win at Augusta National

Rory McIlroy made more major history with a successful title defence at The Masters, with another roller-coaster Sunday required to close out victory...

The Masters 2026 - final round: Rory McIlroy clinches back-to-back titles at Augusta National

The Masters 2026 - final round: Rory McIlroy clinches back-to-back titles at Augusta National

Hourihane to leave Barnsley at the end of the seasonBarnsley have confirmed that head coach Conor Hourihane will leave the club at the end of the seas...

TGL Golf: Rickie Fowler secures win for New York with 14-foot birdie putt ending three-game losing streak

TGL Golf: Rickie Fowler secures win for New York with 14-foot birdie putt ending three-game losing streak

New York Golf Club fought back from 3-1 down to take a dominant 8-3 win over Jupiter Links Golf Club on Tuesday at SoFi Center.Rickie Fowler rose to t...

Rory McIlroy's major wins: Every victory at The Masters, PGA Championship, US Open and The Open so far

Rory McIlroy's major wins: Every victory at The Masters, PGA Championship, US Open and The Open so far

Record-breaking victories, a career Grand Slam and going back-to-back at The Masters... we look back at all of Rory McIlroy's six major titles so far....

Tiger Woods injury update: Fifteen-time major champion says 'still some time' until return after his team win TGL Golf match

Tiger Woods injury update: Fifteen-time major champion says 'still some time' until return after his team win TGL Golf match

Tiger Woods says it will still be "some time" until he returns to professional golf as he watched his Jupiter Links side earn their first TGL win in 2...

Women's TGL golf league: Charley Hull, Lexi Thompson, Lydia Ko among LPGA Tour players to commit to inaugural season

Women's TGL golf league: Charley Hull, Lexi Thompson, Lydia Ko among LPGA Tour players to commit to inaugural season

England’s Charley Hull and world No 1 Jeeno Thitikul are among the first wave of LPGA Tour players to commit to competing in the inaugural season of t...