28/10/2025
28th October 2025, Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club,
2025 LPGA Maybank Championship. Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand during the press conference.
THE MODERATOR: Very pleased to be joined by world
number one, Jeeno Thitikul. Jeeno, back-to-back
runner-up finishes here at Maybank Championship. What
is it about this course or this event that you're able to
maybe do so well at?
JEENO THITIKUL: Yeah, I think I had really good
memories here. Were in the playoff with Celine for nine
holes, and then last year I had a really good finish. Came
in second, but hats off to Ronni what she have done last
year.
To me, I think the course really good condition as always. I
think it just kind of feel like comfortable to play here. The
course, the weather, and like also the fans seem like
second home to me. I feel like it's seem like a mini
Thailand.
So that's why I just really comfortable and, you know, kind
of always looking forward to come here.
Q. And then coming off your second win of the
season, getting to play at the International Crown as
well, how good does your golf game feel coming into
this week?
JEENO THITIKUL: I had really good like ball striking like
the past few month, but also, you know, like golf, which is
mean we always and always have something to work on.
It's just not a games that, oh, one day you got 100% out
there. I don't feel that. I never feel that.
Like I think coming week to week, like this week, okay, you
got driver really well. But you need to get something that
you're not comfortable or confident with. That's what my
experience like with golf.
And then I just think like just not having like a good 100%
confident, which is good to me, because sometime you
have too much confident and expecting the things to be
good. If you see the thing not going right or going as you
expected, you be sad or angry so easy.
Q. Only a few tournaments left before the end of the
season. What are some of the goals you have left for
the season?
JEENO THITIKUL: Be able to play enjoyable golf, be able
to show them what I have in each tournament that I have
left in this year.
I think that's it. That's really goal.
Q. We had a couple sponsor invites in here before
you, a lot of young players, some from Thailand. They
were singing your praises. How cool with you at such
a young age as well, is it be an inspiration for these
young players growing up in Thailand?
JEENO THITIKUL: I think it's just really means a lot to
them. I think like, you know, be able to see me and then all
the Thais players out there on the Tour, which I definitely
think it's kind of inspiring them to want to be on this point
and want to be on top of the world for sure.
And then I just really happy to see Thai players this week.
You know, maybe one the top of the field we had bubble of
Thai. And also be able to see my old friend. It's really nice
it kind of chatting back again.
And reunion with my Thai national like golf that I had -- we
have been playing together. And, yeah, I think that's part
of my job, that I'm not going to be on Tour for that long, I
mean be rest of my life, so we need some of new
generations to come up, and hope that they can do better
than me for sure.
Q. As world number one, how do you keep enjoying
yourself?
JEENO THITIKUL: I think that question is -- I think it's just
not how is the world number one keep improving myself,
but I think it's Jeeno always has to keep improving myself
on and off the course.
It doesn't mean, okay, I've been in world number one and
then oh, what's next? I think I have been thinking like that
like every single day, with golf, definitely a bunch of thing
that I have to improve.
And then outside of golf, definitely I want to be a better
person. Inside golf, like golf course, to show them what
motivating next generation is and show them what I have.
Then off the course definitely I want to be a better person.
Q. Second question is: How do you approach playing
from now from when you started golf or started playing
on Tour?
JEENO THITIKUL: I think it's been a really long run for
me. I mean, like I know I haven't been on Tour for that
long as like somebody else; this is my fourth year on Tour,
on the LPGA Tour. Maybe six as a professional.
It's not every single day, that easy at all. I think it's like
challenging and hard life and job we have every day.
Definitely we are human and then we have to fight with like
the things that we think in our head like every day.
So I think I have been doing a really good job approaching
like as a pro, but golf taught me a lot. Golf taught me to be
like humble. Golf taught me to like, you know, don't be -- it
doesn't mean like you going to have a good day like every
day, so you have to accept the bad as well.
Yeah, that's why like we play golf here. That's why I fall in
love with it still. And, yeah, still lots of work ahead and lots
of things I have (indiscernible.)
Q. You've shown maturity beyond your years on the
course. How do you keep yourself grounded knowing
that the expectations keep mounting as one of Asia
and the world's best?
JEENO THITIKUL: I think it's different like on how you
accept the things on each day. Definitely you -- and then
I'm not pleasing anyone. Like I'm not pleasing anyone
result that have put it to me. I think I'm pleasing to myself
how I really accept that, okay, I can do this today. Like I
can do 70% today.
Then, okay, we move on and do it again tomorrow. It
doesn't mean like I going to have 100% every day
result-wise. It's not going to be 100% every day for sure. I
just accept it like, oh, today I can do 70. Tomorrow I trying
to be 80. Whatever. The result show 60, then accept it
and go forward.
That's what I told myself. Because, you know, even golf,
we can't know everything. I think even life, too. You can't
like force yourself to do 100% every day and then it's -- I
think it's just too much to be pressure on yourself.
Q. We've also seen a lot of success in terms of
women's golf from Thailand. What do you think
attributes to this success?
JEENO THITIKUL: I have been talking with this topic a lot
of, having a lot of people asking how you get success so
fast. I ask them what is success for you? I think success
for everyone is different. For someone success for them
can be like just be on the Tour. That's their success.
Someone, oh, maybe getting Top 5, like five events a year,
that's mean success.
So I think it can be, you know, like define and meaning
your success by yourself, like not others like define you by
that word.
Because I think success doesn't has to be (indiscernible) or
world number one.
Q. So sorry, last question: So you came close I think
last year. Does that give you somewhat of motivation
for you this year? Thank you.
JEENO THITIKUL: Definitely when I trying to get the win
for sure. I mean, this one is one of my like favorite events
to be. And then, yeah, definitely all the fans cheering. I'm
so impressed how much the fans cheering from last year
and the first year as well.
But I try, but I don't know the result because I think I'm not
comparing the result to last year, but I comparing the
process from this year and last year.
Q. I've got a very important question.
JEENO THITIKUL: Very important.
Q. Yeah, very important. What is your go-to...
JEENO THITIKUL: Like Jasmine tea. Yeah, the Jasmine
one. That's really important.
Q. Just like to know what aspects of your game are
you looking for this week? Are you changing anything
in your game or what is it that you're doing?
JEENO THITIKUL: I expect to hold the putt more than last
week. That's it.
THE MODERATOR: Thank you so much, Jeeno. Good
luck this week.
JEENO THITIKUL: Thank you.
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