The LPGA concluded its 75th season on Sunday, and World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul finished with a bang, winning the CME Tour Group Championship for the second consecutive season.
Thitikul highlights a group of players with interesting seasons—meaning the great, the good, the bad and the ugly.
This isn’t a list of the top 10 seasons, but rather a list of those players who had unique seasons, from winning to falling off the face of the golf map.
Here’s our list of 10 of the most notable:
World No. 2 Korda didn’t win an event all season, which is just hard to fathom. It’s particularly crazy when you consider there were a record 29 different winners and the fact Korda won seven events last year. Statistically, she had another great season; she made the cut in all 19 events, had nine top-10s, including a pair of second-place finishes. She just didn’t raise any trophies.
“A grind,” was how Korda described her 2025 season late Sunday in Naples, Fla. “I feel like there was a lot of ups and downs and it made me grow a lot mentally and I would say I’m just also very grateful for it because, you know, success is never linear.”
Thitikul took over the No. 1 spot in the world from Korda in August, and hasn’t looked back. The 22-year-old Thai star won three events (one of only two players to win multiple times this season) and a plethora of awards, including the lowest scoring average in tour history at 68.681, breaking Annika Sorenstam’s record set in 2002. Thitkul earned player-of-the-year honors, which she locked up with winning the CME Tour Group Championship and the $4 million.
The Japanese twins and LPGA rookies stormed onto the scene with fantastic play. They both won an event on tour and captured hearts with their smiles and energy. These rising stars both ended the season as the most fashionably dressed at the Rolex Awards, with different versions of tuxedos. The 23-year-olds are a huge part of the future of this tour, and that’s a great thing.
Coming into the LPGA season finale, this Japanese star was the only golfer who had a chance to steal the player-of-the-year award from Thitikul. Yamashita won a major at the AIG Women’s British Open and followed up with a victory in the Maybank Championship, becoming one of two golfers to win multiple times. She’s had the best season of the talented group of Japanese newcomers, easily locking down LPGA rookie of the year.
The English superstar says what she means, rocks all the red carpets and has a stellar game to match. She battled many injuries throughout the season and still had one of the best of her career. She won the Kroger City Queen Championship for her third career win. After a second-place finish at the AIG Women’s British Open, she’s surely extra motivated to get it done in England next year.
Playing part-time seems to suit Thompson just fine. She played just 12 events, made the cut in eight and had two top-10s. She still qualified for the CME Group Tour Championship field of 60 and tied for 19th. She will get married to her fiancee Max Provost in 2026, and has to be on the radar of U.S. Solheim Cup captain Angela Stanford for a possible spot next fall. Life is good for Lexi.
Zhang made headlines quickly after turning pro in 2023, winning in her LPGA debut. She has two career victories on tour but didn’t hoisted a trophy in 2025. She battled a neck injury this year and takes long stretches of time off to work on her degree at Stanford. She made seven cuts in 14 events and had a pair of top-10s. Still, she’s trying to find that form that once had people comparing her amateur career to that of Tiger Woods.
The 21-year-old Englishwoman left her star-studded amateur career behind this summer when she earned her LPGA Tour card through the LEAP program (LPGA Elite Amateur Program). She won an LET event as an amateur, then was victorious in her professional debut at the ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open. She’s made six of eight cuts and made the CME Group Tour Championship field, finishing tied for 19th. What a start for Woad, who will spend her offseason trying to obtain her driver’s license and buying a car.
After winning two majors and player of the year in 2023, Vu has struggled with back issues. She’s had some successes (a second and third place finish this year) and frustrations (she made only eight cuts in 19 starts) as she tries to reclaim the game that once had her at World No. 1.
What happened to the major winner? The 33-year-old Kang has battled both health issues and her game. She’s fallen to 584th in the world. She played in 18 events and made only six cuts.
