There were 27 PGA Tour winners in 2024 who made less than Thitikil, including three who won twice.
Jeeno Thitikul was the LPGA’s money winner in 2024 after earning more than $6 million in on-course earnings. A big chunk of that came in the form of the $4 million check she collected for winning the season finale at the CME Group Tour Championship.
She played in 17 events and won twice. She also posted 12 top-10s in 2024.
Scottie Scheffler led the PGA Tour’s money list this year with a whopping $29,228,357. Seven wins, many of them in the signature tour events with huge purses, explains his monster haul.
It is, of course, apples-to-oranges when comparing money on the two tours, especially with the last few years of major increases on the PGA Tour.
Still, it’s kinda fun to dig a little into the numbers.
Where would Jeeno Thitikul rank in PGA Tour money?
Thitikul’s official haul in 2024 was $6,059,309.
That would place her 15th on the PGA Tour’s 2024 money list:
$1,827 behind Chris Kirk’s $6,061,136
$187,666 ahead of Byeong Hun An’s $5,871,643
Who did Jeeno Thitikul make more than in 2024?
Her haul was better than a slew of notable names on the PGA Tour:
Pos.
Golfer
Earnings
Wins in 2024
16
Tony Finau
$5,706,467
0
17
Robert MacIntyre
$5,400,384
2
21
Justin Thomas
$5,223,561
0
22
Brian Harman
$5,201,770
0
25
Billy Horschel
$5,037,278
1
29
Adam Scott
$4,753,172
0
32
Viktor Hovland
$4,616,727
0
41
Jason Day
$4,117,518
0
47
Max Homa
$3,843,467
0
50
Matt Fitzpatrick
$3,705,463
0
60
Justin Rose
$3,058,683
0
66
Jordan Spieth
$2,732,591
0
96
Rickie Fowler
$1,767,709
0
109
Matt Kuchar
$1,469,667
0
How many PGA Tour winners in 2024 earned less?
There were 27 PGA Tour winners in 2024 who made less than Thitikil, including three who won twice (although we must put an asterisk next to Nick Dunlap’s name because he couldn’t collect a paycheck for winning The American Express because he was still an amateur).
Pos.
Golfer
Earnings
Wins in 2024
17
Robert MacIntyre
$5,400,384
2
18
Akshay Bhatia
$5,344,905
1
19
J.T. Poston
$5,271,598
1
20
Matthieu Pavon
$5,254,412
1
24
Austin Eckroat
$5,054,871
2
25
Billy Horschel
$5,037,278
1
28
Taylor Pendrith
$4,797,854
1
30
Stephan Jaeger
$4,732,554
1
31
Maverick McNealy
$4,708,358
1
33
Aaron Rai
$4,613,515
1
38
Davis Thompson
$4,420,940
1
45
Cam Davis
$4,039,533
1
53
Nico Echavarria
$3,583,634
1
56
Kevin Yu
$3,285,759
1
57
Nick Taylor
$3,249,358
1
59
Jake Knapp
$3,102,773
1
62
Nick Dunlap
$2,930,385
2
71
Peter Malnati
$2,520,248
1
75
Grayson Murray
$2,471,532
1
81
Jhonattan Vegas
$2,309,280
1
82
Davis Riley
$2,163,701
1
88
Patton Kizzire
$1,908,579
1
90
Rafael Campos
$1,857,846
1
95
Harry Hall
$1,779,095
1
113
Matt McCarty
$1,366,340
1
115
Brice Garnett
$1,340,330
1
125
Chris Gotterup
$1,170,837
1
In 64 career events, Thitikul has earned $9,791,070 in on-course money, a number that ranks her 27th on the LPGA’s all-time list. All 26 in front of her have gone over the $10 million mark.
Brittany Lincicome, right behind her with $9,769,013, just made her 400th – and final event – as she has announced her retirement.
Winners of the Vare Trophy also receive a coveted LPGA Hall of Fame point.
The LPGA, founded in 1950, first recognized the tour’s scoring leader in 1953. Patty Berg was the first winner, and she’d go on to win three of the first four titles. The Vare Trophy, named after the legendary Glenna Collett Vare, is considered by many players to be the true measure of a season given that every stroke counts. It’s the mark of consistent greatness.
Kathy Whitworth, the winningest player in all of golf, won the Vare Trophy a record seven times. Annika Sorenstam, who holds the record for the lowest scoring average of 68.70 in 2002, won it six times.
In 2024, Ayaka Furue becamse the first Japanese player to win the award in its now 72-year history.
To be eligible for the Vare, a player must compete in a minimum of 60 total or 60 percent of official tournament rounds with an individual score, whichever is less, during the season.
She must also compete in a minimum of 70 total or 70 percent of total official tournament rounds, whichever is less, during the season; in seasons that include the Olympic Games, rounds played also count toward this requirement.
She earned $4 million for her victory at the CME, and that is in addition to the $1 million bonus she earned earlier this week for winning the season-long Aon Risk Reward Challenge.
Angel Yin won $1 million for her second-place finish.
Saigo didn’t win on the LPGA in 2024, but consistent player was highlighted by seven top-10 finishes.
NAPLES, Fla. – Japan’s Mao Saigo became only the second player in LPGA history to clinch the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award. Hiromi Kobayashi became the first in 1990.
While Saigo didn’t win on the LPGA this year, her consistent play was highlighted by seven top-10 finishes. She edged South Korea’s Jin Hee Im by 86 points. She tied for 25th at the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship.
Saigo finished runner-up at the CPKC Women’s Open and took a share of second at the Buick LPGA Shanghai.
Mao Saigo of Japan walks on the third hole during the second round of the CME Group Tour Championship 2024 at Tiburon Golf Club. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
“I’m like extremely happy,” she said.
Prior to joining the LPGA, the 23-year-old won six times on the JLPGA.
Moments after Thitikul finished polishing her newest trophy, she asked, “Is anybody hungry?”
NAPLES, Fla. – Moments after Jeeno Thitikul finished polishing her newest trophy, she turned to assembled media and asked, “Is anybody hungry?”
The woman who’d just clinched the largest check in women’s golf history flashed that million-dollar smile. It wasn’t all that long ago that Thitikul took her job too seriously and put too much pressure on herself. The smile was gone.
At 21 years old, however, she’s figured out that golf isn’t life or death, and it’s paying off in a big way.
On Sunday at the CME Group Tour Championship, Thitikul poured in a 25-foot putt for eagle on the 17th hole and knocked a 6-iron to 5 feet on the last to clip Angel Yin by one stroke and claim the $4 million prize. The gutsy performance came after she won $1 million earlier this week for claiming the Aon Risk Reward Challenge.
That’s $5 million in one week.
And yet, the thought that popped into Thitikul’s mind as she stepped onto the 18th tee at Tiburon Golf Club Sunday was that it’s not about the money.
“That word like pop up in my mind on 18 tee box, that we not here for prize money,” said Thitikul. “We’re here for like grow(ing) the game of golf.”
Thitikul played Sunday’s round alongside her best friend on tour, Ruoning Yin and Angel Yin (not related). Both Thitikul and Yin began the 2024 season late due to injury, with Thitikul suffering from a painful left thumb and Yin a broken ankle.
“I think the best thing in my life that happened this year, it’s [being] injured,” said Thitikul. “And also the worst thing. But it taught me a lot this year.”
Thitikul’s eagle-birdie finish gave her a 7-under 65 on Sunday for a 22-under total. Angel Yin closed with a 66 to finish one back, good for a $1 million payday.
“Hopefully I don’t break any body parts starting the offseason,” Yin joked after the round, “and maybe we’ll get some positive for next season.”
Thitikul, now a four-time winner on the LPGA, laughs each time she tells reporters not to tell her parents that she’s spending all the money. The Thai sensation started Black Friday shopping after she earned the $1 million bonus and had plans to visit Disney World with friends, including Ruoning Yin, after she left Naples. Thitikul and Yin teamed up to win the Dow Championship earlier this year.
Not surprisingly, Thitikul set a new single-season earnings record with $6,059,309, topping the record held by Lorena Ochoa in 2007 of $4,364,994. A total of 34 players crossed the $1 million mark in earnings this season.
World No. 1 Nelly Korda wrapped up her sensational season with a share of fifth, closing with a bogey-free 66. She became the first American to win seven LPGA titles in one season since Beth Daniel in 1990. In any other year, her $4,391,930 would’ve topped the money list.
“Never in a million years would I have thought last year, 365 days ago, I would be here with seven wins in one season and another major championship,” said Korda.
“But proud of the way I played this year. Proud of the way I bounced back after the middle of the year to win in Tampa. And, yeah, just motivated and eager to get next year going again.”
Jeeno Thitikul poses with the trophy after winning the CME Group Tour Championship 2024 at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Lydia Ko didn’t even qualify for the CME last year and came in this year as one of the hottest players on tour. The most recent member of LPGA Hall of Fame closed out her fairy-tale season with a 9-under 63, moving up to solo third at 17 under. Ko earned $550,000 for her efforts.
“It was kind of the best way I could hope to end my official season,” said Ko, who like many players in the field this week will be back at Tiburon next month for the Grant Thornton Invitational, where she’ll defend with partner Jason Day. Thitikul will be paired with three-time PGA Tour winner Tom Kim.
“Especially with this tournament being a very special place for me, I really wanted to finish on a high. To be able to do that, it’s definitely a great way it wrap it up.”
Three players bid farewell to full-time competition on Sunday: Lexi Thompson, Ally Ewing and Marina Alex. While Thompson and Ewing made their announcements earlier in the season, only Alex’s close circle friends and family knew this would be final season.
Alex, a two-time winner on tour, closed with a 66 to finish tied for 12th while Ewing tied for 16th. A total of 12 players have decided to step away from full-time competition after this season.
Thompson announced at the U.S. Women’s Open that 2024 would be her final full season on the LPGA.
NAPLES, Fla. – Lexi Thompson walked of the ninth tee box holding a towel to wipe the tears. While it wasn’t the last round of her career, Sunday at the CME Group Tour Championship marked the end of an era. The 29-year-old announced earlier this year that 2024 would be her last full season on the LPGA.
Thompson’s mother led a small group of family and friends onto the final green to present a bouquet of flowers and finish off the round with hugs. Thompson’s boyfriend, Max Provost, held her dog Leo in his arms. Older brother Nicholas carried the bag this week at Tiburon Golf Club.
The emotions continued to pour out moments later when the popular and powerful Thompson met with the media.
“I think ever since I was super young, I have held a lot in, and just – sorry,” said Thompson as she gathered herself. “No, I’ve held a lot in. I think as athletes you’re always told to be strong and be intimidating on the golf course. Don’t show any sign the weakness.
Lexi Thompson of the United States plays her shot from the 12th tee during the final round of the CME Group Tour Championship 2024 at Tiburon Golf Club on November 24, 2024 in Naples, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
“I did it for a while, and it’s just, you know, it’s gotten to me sometimes. It’s hard. It’s not just me, it’s everybody that goes through a lot of things. It’s just a matter of how much you’re willing to hold in and let people in on your emotions. It’s kind of like the time I’m actually letting myself feel those emotions and actually be real.”
Thompson was actually one of three players to bid farewell to full-time golf at the CME. While 32-year-old Ally Ewing and Thompson announced their decisions months ago, it was news to most that 34-year-old Marina Alex had decided to step away. A total of a dozen players have announced they’re stepping away from full-time competition this season.
Alex’s friends and family were decked out in special T-shirts that represented each of her 11 seasons on the LPGA. They popped champagne to celebrate.
Marina Alex of the United States celebrates after finishing on the 18th green and retiring during the final round of the CME Group Tour Championship 2024 at Tiburon Golf Club on November 24, 2024 in Naples, Florida. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
The Vanderbilt grad and longtime Palm Beach Gardens resident played her first full season on the LPGA in 2014 and won twice. Alex closed with a 66 at Tiburon to finish tied for 12th.
“The last few years have been tough, the travel, the grind,” said Alex. “This is year 11. Trying to keep up with everyone out here, I’m doing my absolute best.”
Ewing, a three-time winner on the LPGA, was greeted by family and her puppy Rusty on the 18th green. Getting a dog topped the retirement bucket list for Ewing, who leaves the LPGA playing some of the best golf of her career. Ewing closed with back-to-back 68s at CME to notch her 11th top 25 of the season.
“I’m just overwhelmed with how much love and support I’ve had,” said Ewing. “Even though this chapter is closing, they are so excited to have me around a little bit more and I’m excited to do that as well.”
Thompson, 29, is an 11-time winner on the LPGA and claimed the CME title in 2018. Her first LPGA victory came at the age of 16, and her greatest at the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship, now known as the Chevron. She will return to Tiburon Golf Club next month for the Grant Thornton Invitational, where she’ll play alongside Rickie Fowler.
Thompson’s peers frequently praise her commitment to sponsors and fans, noting that she rarely missed a pro-am party and sent hand-written notes to pro-am partners.
“I’ll remember everything,” said Thompson of an LPGA career that spanned 13 full seasons and proved unforgettable.
Check out some photos of Lexi’s final round at the 2024 CME.
It’s difficult to imagine a better year inside the ropes for the LPGA than what’s transpired so far in 2024.
NAPLES, Fla. – It’s difficult to imagine a better year inside the ropes for the LPGA than what’s transpired so far in 2024. Nelly Korda’s remarkable seven wins combined with Lydia Ko’s self-described fairy-tale season – that put her into the LPGA Hall of Fame – provided the ultimate one-two punch for generating interest.
And yet, many observers in and around the game question whether or not the LPGA has been able to capitalize on the moment, especially given what’s going on in the greater landscape of women’s sports.
Is LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan delivering enough wins for the tour?
Terry Duffy, one of the biggest supporters of the women’s game, didn’t hestitate to give her high marks. The CME Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer recently signed a two-year extension with the tour, taking the partnership for the year-long points race and season-ending event through 2027. After Duffy and Marcoux Samaan hit a rocky patch two years ago at this event, it’s been smooth sailing since, with CME continuing to raise the bar in the women’s game.
As Duffy gets set to hand out an historic $4 million winner’s check at the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship, he sat down with Golfweek to discuss the state of the tour and Marcoux Samaan’s job performance.
What follows are excerpts from that conversation:
We’re a little over three years into Mollie’s tenure. How would you assess the direction of the tour and how it’s going?
I don’t know how you could not give A++ to where the tour is at today under her leadership. I run markets. I don’t care if you’re running a business at a hardware store or an exchange or professional golf, there’s ebbs and flows to everything in life and everything in business. What you ultimately want to make sure is you understand there’s ebbs and flows but ultimately up and to the right is really good. It’s a progression in business. If you’re worth more today than you were 10 years ago or three years ago, you’re doing the right things. ….
When I look at Mollie Marcoux Samaan, I think, and listen nobody pays me to say s***, you need to put that in there, I say what I want. And I look at my company and where we’re at, this is Friday afternoon. I assure you that three years ago, Friday afternoon, this was not like this, an eighth of the people were here. This was a Sunday [crowd] three years ago. That’s progress for me. …
I signed that deal because of Mollie Marcoux Samaan. I’m going to be dead-ass honest with you, that was a big part of it. I love the trajectory of the tour. I love the way the pace has been going. If I would’ve saw a more radical pattern the last few years, I would say ‘Eh, not so sure I like what I see’, but I haven’t seen that. I’ve seen growth. … I think she’s a wonderful person with a nice family and I hope that she’s at the helm for many more years here. I think it not only encourages me, but other sponsors to continue on with our opportunity. …
LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan speaks to the media prior to the CME Group Tour Championship 2024 at Tiburon Golf Club. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
I read that one article about did [the LPGA] take enough advantage of what’s going on. OK, let’s talk about that. Let’s talk about ladies basketball, what an explosive event. Where was ladies basketball three years ago? Two years ago? Nowhere to be found.
The last tournament of [Caitlin’s] last year was the biggest event. The year before that it was not. It was only the last year. Why was that? It was because of other participants that were also rivals all of a sudden, right? It wasn’t because Caitlin was gunning 3s from everywhere on the court, which is exciting in and of itself. But she had rivals in the sport and that made it exciting for people. …
We all want to say why isn’t Nelly Korda bringing more to the tour? OK, she’s not Tiger Woods. Tiger Woods is not Nelly Korda. They’re different. I think Tiger literally did more for the tour than any single person, no disrespect to Jack Nicklaus or Arnold Palmer. I think those three people did more for golf than anybody on the planet, including women’s golf. … Tiger is a huge fan of the LPGA and he’s done a lot for them, but they don’t talk about that. They’re talking about Caitlin Clark … I’ve been dealing with the media a lot, I think that’s unfair. And then we hang that on the leader.
I’m OK with that because I’ve been through that my whole career. You get slapped around forever and then, as you all of a sudden turn around, you’ve created $80 billion of value in the company and finally somebody will say, I guess he was doing an OK job. I’m telling you, through the whole process, it’s a shit show.
My point is, with Mollie, I’ve talked to her over the last several weeks about what we’re doing, and I’ve told her how much I appreciate her leadership, her dedication to it.
Caitlin Clark and Nelly Korda at the pro-am prior ahead of The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican 2024 at Pelican Golf Club. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
What specifically is it about her leadership that you appreciate?
Nothing in particular. I like the trajectory. You know what people hate most in business? It’s uncertainly. You know what breeds uncertainty? Erratic behavior, whether it’s regulatory behavior, or it’s other behavior, people like to have a path that they can understand where they can invest in.
They don’t want to have a path where it’s going to be great today and horrible tomorrow.
What is your understanding of Mollie’s long-term vision?
I think her long-term vision is to continue on a path to build this tour to continue to go forward, with the understanding that some things are in your control and some things aren’t, and you’ve got to work through it. And that’s no different than any other CEO. That’s why I like the way her attitude is and she’s under a tremendous amount of pressure and I know this, because I used to run a member-owned organization. She runs a member-owned organization. CME, before I took it public, was owned by its members. It’s hard to have a couple thousand bosses. She only has a couple hundred, I had a couple thousand, so I understand what she’s going through.
LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan presents the Rolex Player of the Year trophy to Lydia Ko after she won the CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
So, in your mind, the ultimate litmus test is as long as purses are going up on the LPGA, that’s the ultimate report card?
No, not for me. The report card for me is young women having a path forward to the LPGA, whether they go on tour or not is irrelevant. If it makes them better people in life, there’s more to it than just being a tour player as a young girl that’s growing up in a very difficult world and giving them structure and a place to have structure so that they can be a more well-rounded person, be a better person in life. That’s what’s important to me. Not the purse on the LPGA. So that’s how I look at it, that’s how I judge it. I look at it in the bigger picture. Are people benefitting from the game and is the ladies game benefitting young people to make them better people for the future, whether they play golf or not? To me, that’s success.
NAPLES, Fla. – After three days of playing in twosomes off the first tee at the CME Group Tour Championship, the field of 60 will play the final round in threesomes off Nos. 1 and 10.
That means Lexi Thompson, who currently sits in a share of 29th at 4 under, will be going off No. 10 at 8:50 a.m in what could be her final appearance at the CME. Thompson announced at the U.S. Women’s Open that 2024 would be her final full season on the LPGA and it will be difficult to qualify on limited starts.
“Pretty sad when you’re at -4 in the season-ending event, which could easily be the last CME of your career and you won’t even finish on #18 because they decide to double the tee on the final day due to TV coverage window,” Thompson wrote in an Instagram story.
“Bummed I won’t be able to embrace all the incredible fans on 18 tomorrow as I finish. Hopefully some will be out there on #9.”
Thompson, 29, is an 11-time winner on the LPGA and claimed the CME title in 2018. Live TV coverage of the final round is scheduled from 1-4 p.m. ET on NBC.
Thompson will return to Tiburon Golf Club next month for the Grant Thornton Invitational, where she’ll play alongside Rickie Fowler.
Thitikul and overnight leader Angel Yin top the board at 15 under at Tiburon Golf Club, with an historic $4 million winner’s check on the line.
When asked for her thoughts on the potential of winning $5 million in one week, Thitikul laughed and said that $1 million is good enough for her before noting her love of spending money. Just yesterday she did some early Black Friday shopping.
“It’s a lot of thing I buy,” she said, laughing. “Just silly things, important things. I don’t know. Actually, that’s nice that I’m here because my parents won’t know what I’m spending.
“But don’t tell my parents that.”
Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand speaks with the Golf Central cast during a interview on Golf Channel after winning the 2024 Aon Risk Reward Challenge ahead of the 2024 CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Thitikul spent Saturday afternoon alongside close friend Ruoning Yin, who shot 66 and holds solo third at 12 under. Yin said they mostly talk about food inside the ropes, noting that Thitikul sometimes comes over for lunch after practice when the Dallas residents are both in town.
The pair teamed up to win the Dow Championship earlier this year, and then Yin clipped Thitikul by a stroke at the Maybank Championship. Thitikul, who suffered a thumb injury earlier this year, hasn’t finished outside the top eight in her last six starts.
“Whatever is going to happen tomorrow,” said Thitikul, “I take it as a learning experience. It’s not about life or death.”
Yin has given credit all week to caddie Michelle Simpson for her success on the greens. The pair started working together for the first time on Monday.
“I’ve always had a really tough time reading greens here,” said Yin, “even though I’ve been living in Florida since 2018.
“It’s just really rough for me because I grew up in California and it’s Poa and Bent and all that stuff. So these greens are always rough, and with her help I’ve been able to get a few lines in.”
Yin’s season also got off to a slow start after she broke her left ankle in Austria during the offseason. The 26-year-old American won the 2023 Aon Risk Reward Challenge and said the seven-figure check gave her freedom.
Charley Hull of England plays her shot from the seventh tee during the third round of the CME Group Tour Championship 2024 at Tiburon Golf Club on November 23, 2024 in Naples, Florida. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
Hull, who recently won on the Ladies European Tour in Saudi Arabia, loves being a chaser. She finished second last week to Nelly Korda at The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican and hasn’t finished outside the top 20 on tour since July.
Hull won her first LPGA title at the 2016 CME and claimed a $500,000 paycheck. When asked if the $4 million would be on her mind Sunday, she said not one bit.
“I don’t play golf for the money; I play golf for the trophies,” said Hull. “I just want to go out there and win no matter what the paycheck is. Obviously grateful for it being $4 million.”
NAPLES, Fla. – Sunday upsets are rare at the LPGA season-ender.
Lydia Ko owns the largest come-from-behind victory at the CME Group Tour Championship, coming from three back to claim the title in 2014. Since then, every winner of the CME has held at least a share of lead heading into Sunday at Tiburon Golf Club with the exception of Jin Young Ko, who came from one shot back in 2020.
While that doesn’t bode well for the chasers in Naples, Florida, it’s also worth noting that no overnight leader has gone to bed thinking about a $4 million paycheck. This is unchartered territory in the women’s game.
Lydia Ko sits on a stack of one million dollars with the CME Tour Championship trophy and the CME Race for the Globe trophy at the 2014 CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club. (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
For perspective, Lorena Ochoa owns the single-season earnings record at $4,364,994. That came in 2007 after Ochoa won eight times on the LPGA.
Ko, a two-time winner of the CME, said the money is the last thing on her mind this week. She simply wants to finish the season on a high note. A third-round 67 puts her at 8 under for the tournament and seven back of leaders Angel Yin and Jeeno Thitikul, who shot 9-under 63 to top the board at 15 under.
“I know [when] I won a few events – I had no idea how much the winning purse is,” said Ko when asked about if there was a check earlier in her career that was particularly impactful. “Obviously what Terry [Duffy] has done to give this kind of opportunity and the biggest purse that women’s golfers are playing for is unbelievable.
“He keeps breaking his own record and just keeps going up there. I’m excited to see how far women’s golf is going to go and I think I we deserve that. Not only in my generation, but for the future generations that are out here watching us play.
“But yeah … I think the coolest moment was when I guess there was that $1 million in that glass box. I remember taking a photo of it, sitting on it. That was a really cool moment.”
Five players are within five shots of the lead, including Ruoning Yin at 12 under, Charley Hull and Narin An at 11 under and Lucy Li and Nataliya Guseva at 10 under.
