After a week off following the first Florida swing of the season, the LPGA Tour is back in Thailand, where many of the stars from Asian countries will be making their season debut. Who are the top five most likely players to win this week? Here are our picks:
No. 5: Lilia Vu – This will be the first time we have seen Lilia Vu in 2025, so there could be some potential rust on the No. 5 player in the world rankings. Vu has proven herself to be very capable on this golf course, winning her first career title here in 2023 and following that up with a top 10 in 2024.
No. 4: Patty Tavatanakit – Tavatanakit got her big comeback victory on the LPGA Tour here in 2024, winning for the first time since 2021. Since then she has looked like the Patty T many of us expected in the previous couple of seasons adding in the Grant Thornton Invitational in 2024. Expect another good week out of the Thai star.
No. 3: Yealimi Noh – I don’t think many know what to expect out of Yealimi Noh after her wildly impressive debut win two weeks ago in Bradenton. Noh’s ball striking looked as good as any in the world and her putting was solid enough to give her more than enough cushion. If anyone is looking for a player to buy big-time stock on right now, it is Noh.
No. 2: Jin Young Ko – You have to figure the win is coming soon for Jin Young Ko. Currently on the longest non-winning streak of her career, Ko has been as good as anyone in the still very young season. Ko finished runner up to Noh in Bradenton and finished fourth the week before at the Tournament of Champions. It is hard to imagine she doesn’t put together another strong week.
No. 1: Jeeno Thitikul – There is simply nobody who has more momentum in the world of golf right now than Jeeno Thitikul. The Thai rising superstar has finished in the top 10 in her last eight starts, and has won her last two. At the Tour Championship last season, Thitikul had an explosive come from behind victory and has followed that up with a dominant win last week on the Ladies European Tour against an impressive field.
