Charley Hull captured her third LGPA Tour title after overhauling world no.1 Jeeno Thitikul on the final hole of the Queen City Championship at TPC River’s Bend in Ohio.
Both Hull and Thitikul reached the final green in two shots, with Thitikul putting her first putt inside six feet from the cup. Hull missed her eagle chance, but Thitikul slid both her birdie attempt and her putt for par, which would have forced a play-off, past the hole. It left Hull a two-foot putt for birdie and victory, which she converted to seal her first LPGA Tour win since 2022.
Hull closed with a final round 68 to finish on 20-under-par and collect the $300,000 winner’s prize.
“I wasn’t really watching her putt for birdie because I thought she was going to hole it,” said Hull, who had finished runner-up in her previous two starts and now moves to eighth in the world ranking. “I guess it’s not over until the fat lady sings, but I was shaking over that last putt because I just didn’t expect it. But yeah, it feels great.”
England’s Lottie Woad finished third, one shot behind Thitikul, to secure her highest finish on the US circuit since turning pro earlier this season, following wins at the Irish Open and the Scottish Open on the Ladies European Tour.
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