The CME Group Tour Championship marked the end of the 2024 LPGA season with its trophy ceremony on November 24th. On Sunday. Among the 60 top golfers, Jeeno Thitikul stamped her name on the winner’s board and took home a whopping $4 million. With this, she became the highest 2024 LPGA Tour earner and even broke a record set by Lorena Ochoa in 2007. As she takes some time out for herself, she is also gearing up for her next grand event in December.

Everything you need to know about Jeeno Thitikul’s next game

With the official season over, the much-awaited Grand Thornton Invitational is yet to make headlines this year. The second edition of the Grand Thornton Invitational, starting on 9th December, will see Jeeno Thitikul paired with PGA star Tom Kim. The duo will be competing against 15 other teams against a prize purse of $4,000,000. Notably, this is Thitikul’s first time playing in this event.

Among the 15 others is also last year’s winning team, Team Jason Day/Lydia Ko. Last year, a 3-wood shot from 203 yards into the wind enabled Lydia Ko and her team partner Jason Day to win the 2023 title. That shot was declared the “shot of the day” and had a significant impact on the duo’s victory.

Jeeno Thitikul, a new member of the team who also secured 270 more points than Lydia Ko during the CME Group Tour Championship, might make it difficult for team Ko/Day to repeat as champions. After winning the CME Group Tour Championship on Sunday, the Thai golfer moved into seventh position in the Rolex World Golf ranking. This is her fourth LPGA Tour title of the season.

Additionally, Thitikul’s winning performance at the Dow Championship, along with Ruoning Yin, also made her secure first place in the Aon Rank Reward Challenge. Alternatively, Tom Kim’s performance at the President’s Cup has garnered headlines even though he may not have scored any wins this year.

After a year of hard work, Thitikul is ready for some downtime, and we are here for it!

What is Thitikul looking forward to in the off-season?

Last year, at the CME Tour, she won a prize purse of $195,000, bagging the 5th position. This year, finally after winning her first individual victory this year, the 21-year-old shared, “I’m going to Disney Land next week.”

Thitikul’s plans for her winnings include a trip to Disney Land and lots of shopping, with some savings set aside for her parents. She is looking forward to enjoying her time off before returning to the golf course for the Grand Thornton Invitational. Upon asking how she wanted to spend her money, she said, “Definitely spend it!” She also expressed how she feels she is “just lucky enough.”

This year’s mixed event has more new faces other than Jeeno Thitikul. It will be interesting to see who wins. Will she along with Tom Kim, prove themselves to be “lucky enough” again?