The women's LPGA Tour Fortinet Founders Cup golf tournament took place at Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club in the United States, offering a total prize purse of 3 million US dollars (approximately 97 million baht). After the second round, world No. 1 Atthaya Thitikul, nicknamed "Gino," showed strong form worthy of the top-ranked golfer.
On 21 March 2026, the Thai professional golfer shot 6 under par 66, including 7 birdies and only 1 bogey, raising her total score to 6 under par 138. This moved her into a tie for third place, fully back in contention for the championship.
The leader remains South Korea’s Hyo Joo Kim, who added 2 under par to reach a total of 11 under par 133, leading by a wide margin over second place Gaby Lopez, who is at 7 under par. Tied for third alongside “Gino” are former world No. 1 Nelly Korda and Aditi Ashok with the same score.
Other Thai golfers performed as follows: “Waen” Pranong Petchlam played excellently, adding 2 under par 70 for a total of 5 under par 139, tied for 11th place. “Mew” Pajaree Anannarukarn is tied for 25th with a total of 3 under par 141, while “Piano” Apichaya Yubol narrowly made the cut at even par 144, tied for 57th.
Thai players who did not make the cut include “Mo” Moriya Jutanugarn, “Patty” Paphangkorn Thawatchathanyakij, Suwichaya Winitchaiyam, and Jasmine Suwannapura.
The tournament still has two rounds remaining. “Gino” trails the leader by five strokes. Although the challenge is tough, her current hot form keeps her firmly in the running for the title in the final stages of the tournament.