CME Tour Championship recap as Jeeno Thitikul wins LPGA season finale

The LPGA's 2025 season has come to an end at the CME Group Tour Championship, where the winner Sunday evening got a fat check for $4 million, the largest winner's prize on the circuit. The total purse for the 60-player field is $11 million.

Get caught up right here on the Sunday updates, scores, highlights and more from Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida.

2025 CME Group Tour Championship leaderboard

Check out the final leaderboard at the CME after Sunday's action. You can also see what the full prize money payouts will be at Tiburon.

Jeeno Thitikul wins the 2025 CME Group Tour Championship

She started with a six-shot lead and went on to win the 2025 LPGA season finale by four after a birdie at the last. It's her second straight CME victory and her third win of the season, the most on the LPGA.

Jeeno Thitikul builds lead back up to five down home stretch

Thitikul started the day up six shots, saw the lead trimmed to two, but through 13 holes, she has rebuilt a five-shot lead. Time and holes are running out as the world No. 1 appears to be in position to cruise to her third win of 2025. No one has won more than twice this season on the LPGA.

Nelly Korda holes out for eagle from fairway bunker

There's tough golf shots and then there's what Korda pulled off Sunday at the CME.

That shot got her to 2 under through 11 and 18 under overall, but still six shots back of the lead.

Jeeno Thitikul's lead is down to three through five holes

Thitikul's playing parter Sunday is Nelly Korda, who is 1 over through five holes. Thitikul (22 under) is even through five and the six-shot lead she had when the day started is down to three over Pajaree Anannarukan, who is 3 under through five holes and has it to 19 under at Tiburon. Lots of golf left, to be sure.

Sei Young Kim and Korda are tied for third at 15 under, seven shots back of Thitikul.

Duo of Hye-Jin Choi, Stephanie Kyriacou each make Sunday ace

Their playing in twosomes Sunday at the CME and the pairing of Hye-Jin Choi and Stephanie Kyriacou have a little luck on their side. On the par-3 fifth hole, Choi made a hole-in-one. Three holes later, Kyriacou made an ace of her own. Two 1s three holes apart from the same pairing. They are both 8 under and tied for 32nd through 13 holes.

All-star duo of Jeeno Thitikul, Nelly Korda bring up the rear Sunday at CME

Jeeno Thitikul and Nelly Korda are in the final pairing Sunday at the CME Group Tour Championship. Thitikul started the final round at 22 under and six shots up on Korda. They each birdied the first hole to get to 23 and 17 under, respectively.

Where to watch, follow the 2025 CME Group Tour Championship

• ESPN+, 9 a.m. ET to 3 p.m. ET
• NBC, Peacock, NBC Sports app, 1 p.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET

Does the Race to the CME Globe on the LPGA need some tweaking?

Next to no attention is given to who wins the CME points race because that player gets absolutely nothing for it. No bonus money and no advantage going into the final event of the year, where the winner receives $4 million, the largest check in women’s golf.

The CME points race is the LPGA's most important list in that it literally determines a player's job status for the next season. And yet, it means next to nothing to the tour's top players and, therefore, most of the media.

Read more from Golfweek's Beth Ann Nichols in this breakdown.