Leona Maguire finished just outside the top 30 at the Honda LPGA Thailand as home favourite Jeeno Thitikul thrilled with a one-shot victory.
The Cavan golfer, who finished in a tie for 32nd, went 67-72-67-72 to finish on 10-under par, some 14 shots off the world no 1 who just squeezed out Japan's Chisato Iwai.
It was Thitikul’s first win in her home tournament but it was her eighth LPGA Tour victory.
The player turned 23 on Friday and she ranked it as a career highlight after the round.
"I would rate it like A-plus-plus-plus," she sad. "I know it's not that big (of an) event like compared to the majors, but like for us, for me, winning in my home country just means a lot to me, sometime more than a major feeling."
Thitikul said Saturday her mother doesn't see her play much, and she was delighted her mom was in the gallery on Sunday to share in the experience.
"My mom just came up to me when I finished 18 and she cried a lot, and then I told her, 'I finally won the tournament in front of you. Like you were here with me.'"
