2026 LOTTE Championship news, field updates, highlights, and leaderboard movement from Hoakalei Country Club.
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Hoakalei Country Club GuideDates: October 1-4, 2026
Location: Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
Venue: Hoakalei Country Club
Format: 72-hole LPGA Tour stroke play
Purse: $3 million
Tour: LPGA Tour
Defending Champion: Youmin Hwang
2025 Winning Score: 17-under 271
The LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei is the LPGA Tour's annual Hawaii stop. Hoakalei Country Club has hosted since 2022 and provides a trade-wind test where controlled ball flight, precise approach play, par-5 scoring, and confident putting shape the leaderboard.
Final Round Complete — October 4, 2026: Jeeno Thitikul closed with a 4-under 68 to win the 2026 LOTTE Championship at 21 under, finishing three strokes ahead of Ina Yoon at Hoakalei Country Club in Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii.
CaddyBytes 🏆 Final-Round Recap: Thitikul began Sunday with a three-shot advantage, but Yoon quickly turned the final round into a battle. Yoon made five birdies on the opening nine and erased the deficit, briefly pulling even with the leader as the trade winds continued to test distance control and shot shape around Hoakalei.
Thitikul answered every challenge. She birdied the seventh—the site of her only bogey earlier in the week—to move back in front, then combined smart approach play with timely putting to rebuild the margin. Yoon kept applying pressure and repeatedly closed the gap, but Thitikul stayed composed as the championship moved into the closing stretch.
With the lead reduced to two entering the 18th, Thitikul produced one final moment of quality and completed her closing 68. Yoon also shot 68 and earned her best finish of the season, but Thitikul finished at 21-under 267 to secure the championship by three strokes.
The victory is Thitikul's fourth win of the season and the 11th LPGA Tour title of her career. Her rounds of 67-65-67-68 featured four scores in the 60s and allowed her to withstand Sunday's strongest charge without surrendering control over the final holes.
Miyu Yamashita finished alone in third at 17 under after a closing 67, and Auston Kim matched that final-round score to take fourth at 16 under. Maja Stark and Michelle Zhang shared fifth at 15 under, while A Lim Kim, Grace Kim, and Carolina Melgrati tied for seventh at 14 under.
| Position | Player | Country | To Par | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeeno Thitikul | Thailand | -21 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 267 |
| 2 | Ina Yoon | South Korea | -18 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 68 | 270 |
| 3 | Miyu Yamashita | Japan | -17 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 271 |
| 4 | Auston Kim | United States | -16 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 272 |
| T5 | Maja Stark | Sweden | -15 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 273 |
| T5 | Michelle Zhang | China | -15 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 273 |
| T7 | A Lim Kim | South Korea | -14 | 65 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 274 |
| T7 | Grace Kim | Australia | -14 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 274 |
| T7 | Carolina Melgrati | Italy | -14 | 68 | 65 | 70 | 71 | 274 |
| T10 | Chisato Iwai | Japan | -13 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 275 |
| T10 | Jeongeun Lee5 | South Korea | -13 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 69 | 275 |
| T10 | Polly Mack | Germany | -13 | 67 | 65 | 70 | 73 | 275 |
Championship takeaway: Yoon's front-nine charge briefly erased a three-shot deficit, but Thitikul responded under pressure and restored her advantage. Four rounds in the 60s produced a winning total of 267 and another championship in a standout season.
Final-round highlights from Jeeno Thitikul's victory at the 2026 LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei.