Feeling No ‘Relief,’ Jeeno Thitikul Shares Not Needing to Win After Defeating Nelly Korda and Co.

Three of the highest-ranked golfers in the world had all taken time off after the 2025 Chevron Championship failure. Lydia Ko, Jeeno Thitikul, and Nelly Korda didn’t play in the inaugural Black Desert Championship a few days ago as they looked for a break away from the course. However, when the 2025 Mizuho Americas Open came around, all of them were on the field in New Jersey. This turned the third edition of the tournament into one of the most high-profile events between the Chevron Championship and the upcoming U.S. Women’s Open.

The leaderboard of the tournament saw a lot of ups and downs. At one point, Korda was also placed at the top, giving her fans hope that she would successfully defend the title and finally win an event in 2025. That was not to be as it was Thitikul who dominated the last two days of the event to steal the title away from the world no. 1. But the Thai golfer wasn’t overwhelmed with the win. During her Champions Press Conference, she was asked, “Does it feel like relief to finally get that win, or what were the initial reactions to finally getting that win?” The reporter wanted to know how Thitikul felt about winning the title after finishing at T10 and T7 in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

The 22-year-old replied, “I think it’s definitely feel happy to get the win, but I don’t think it feels like relief because I feel like every position that I have been finishing on each tournament have value of it. It just feels like, yeah, win definitely feels good, but I think second is also good, too. Third is also good, too.” Jeeno Thitikul has had a few high-ranking finishes in 2025. In the seven cuts she has made this season, she has finished in the top 10 six times. The 5-time LPGA Tour champion gives credit to each of those performances equally.

Continuing to talk about her win in New Jersey, Thitikul added, “It’s not just like I have to win. But I know I want to win, but not like needing it to — each tournament, because all the positions or all what I have been doing out there, I create more, like, value of it, and that’s all my perspective on that.” This confirms that she values her performance in every tournament she has played in. Perhaps, even the T24 finish at the Chevron Championship will help her understand how she can tackle the next major challenge that is coming up at the end of the month.

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