Jeeno Thitikul closed with a birdie at Mountain Ridge Country Club on Sunday to win the Mizuho Americas Open by four strokes over Ruoning Yin, a finish that lifted the 23-year-old to her ninth LPGA title and made her the fastest player to cross $18 million in career earnings.
The victory paid Thitikul $487,500 from a $3.25 million purse and extended a blistering start to 2026, when she has already won twice and earned nearly $1 million. Earlier in the year, she won the Honda LPGA Thailand on home soil, and after this latest title she said, “It means the world” and “It means a lot to me.”
For Thitikul, the number mattered almost as much as the trophy. She is now the fastest player to reach the $8 million milestone through the $18 million milestone, a run that shows how quickly she has turned repeated wins into real financial leverage in a sport where consistency is often harder to find than flash.
The Mizuho Americas Open also offered a glimpse at how the LPGA is trying to shape the player experience around its biggest events. Competitors received free rooms and free transportation, while gift packages included $250 Delta and Starbucks gift cards. LPGA moms were given $1,000 Starbucks gift cards, a small but noticeable gesture in a week that also centered on prize money and performance.
Michelle Wie West had emphasized that player experience mattered at the tournament, and the event backed that up with benefits beyond the purse. Still, the cleanest line from the week was Thitikul’s own. She birdied the last hole, held off Yin and left New Jersey with another title, another pay jump and a place in the record book that now belongs to her alone.
