Jeeno Thitikul isn’t one to brag. In fact, there might not be a more humble world No. 1 in all of sport.
“I don’t think I’m that good,” she said during a pre-tournament press conference at the FM Championship.
Huh?
The 22-year-old Thai player, now a five-time winner on the LPGA, rose to the No. 1 ranking for a second time in her career earlier this month, overtaking Nelly Korda.
When asked if that means that she’s surprised by her success, Thitikul said she’s surprised by everything.
“Surviving here on LPGA,” she said. “I’m just like, it’s so many players that got talent and then I just – I swear that when I was young, I just thought about winning a tournament, just one tournament on the LPGA would be enough for me.
“But to hear where I am now, I don’t know how I get it.”
Thitikul flashed a smile as she said it, but also noted that she believes it’s important to stay humble.
Amazingly, no one on tour has won twice this season. Thitikul came close, winning the Mizuho Americas Open in May and then losing in a playoff at the Amundi Evian Championship in July. She tied for seventh last week in Canada, and while she likes how she’s hitting her irons at the moment, she was looking to find a good rhythm with her driver.
“I don’t think my driver is on the right track yet, but it wasn’t that big problem, big serious, but it’s not as accurate as normal,” she explained before heading out to practice.
For someone who doesn’t think she’s that good, Thitikul certainly ranks No. 1 in a whole lot of categories, including scoring (69.47), strokes gained total, top-10 finishes (9), percentage of rounds in the 60s (55 percent), putts per green in regulation and T-1 on putts made more than 15 feet.
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