Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul struggles in the first round of the LPGA Singapore tournament

By Canadian Press on February 26, 2026.

SINGAPORE (AP) — Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul struggled during the first round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship on Thursday, shooting a 1-over 73 to trail the leader by seven strokes.

Thitikul won last week’s tournament in her native Thailand and is among nine out of the top 10 players entered in the Singapore LPGA stop on the Sentosa Golf Club’s Tanjong course.

American Auston Kim birdied two of her final three holes for a 66 and a one-stroke lead over China’s Yan Liu. Five players were tied for third with 68s, including No. 12-ranked Haeran Ryu.

Defending champion Lydia Ko had a 70, as did Brooke Henderson.

Joining Thitikul among the top-ranked players well out of the lead were No. 3 Charley Hull and fourth-ranked Minjee Lee, who each shot 72.

No. 2-ranked Nelly Korda is the only player from the top 10 who is not in Singapore. The tournament is the second of three stops on the LPGA’s early-year Asian swing, with the final one next week at Hainan Island, China.

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