Unique season-long competition rewards the
best decision maker on the LPGA Tour
NAPLES,
Fla., Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Aon
plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm,
and the LPGA Tour today announced Jeeno Thitikul as the winner of
the 2024 Aon Risk Reward Challenge. As the champion of the
season-long competition, Thitikul will receive both the Aon Trophy
and a $1 million prize in recognition
of her exceptional decision-making on the most strategically
challenging holes throughout the LPGA Tour season.
A native of Thailand, Thitikul
has quickly become a prominent figure on the LPGA Tour. After
turning professional at the age of 19, she has celebrated three
LPGA victories in her brief tenure: the 2022 JTBC Classic, the 2022
Walmart NW Arkansas Championship and the 2024 Dow Championship.
Throughout her time in the LPGA, she has shown up consistently in
the Aon Risk Reward Challenge leaderboard, finishing runner up in
both 2022 and 2023. This year, she achieved her breakthrough win,
demonstrating elite decision-making with an impressive +0.39
strokes gained on every Challenge hole played and a go-for-green
success rate of 35 percent, a figure that places her second overall
among the 147 Challenge participants this season.
"I'm very proud to win the Aon Risk Reward Challenge and join
the players who came before me in taking home the Aon Trophy," says
Jeeno Thitikul. "This competition celebrates the strategic
decision-making that defines the game of golf, and it's great to be
recognized for my performance this season."
Thitikul's professional career also includes being named 2022
Rookie of the Year and recipient of the 2023 Vare Trophy, awarded
to the player with the lowest scoring average for the season. The
LPGA Tour professional now adds Aon Risk Reward Challenge winner to
her growing list of accomplishments. She joins past champions
Carlota Ciganda, Hannah Green, Minjee Lee and Angel Yin.
"We are excited to celebrate the sixth year of the Aon Risk
Reward Challenge and the legacy of our partnership with the LPGA
Tour," said Lisa Stevens, Chief
Administrative Officer at Aon. "The Challenge shines a spotlight on
the women's game and on the value of next-generation talent and
capabilities, which is a true point of pride for our firm. We
extend our congratulations to Jeeno as our 2024 champion in
recognition of her ability to make better decisions that deliver
impact on and off the course."
Thitikul's world class play during the 2024 season included her
third LPGA Tour victory and 11 top 10 finishes. Her second-place
finish at the Maybank Championship marked her sixth consecutive top
10 to close out the regular season. Other notable performances
throughout the year include her win at the Dow Championship
alongside teammate Ruoning Yin, a tie for fourth at the FM
Championship and a solo second place at the Kroger Queen City
Championship presented by P&G.
"The Aon Risk Reward Challenge has helped spotlight the
incredible talent on the LPGA Tour and gives fans a look into the
challenging decisions our athletes make every time they tee it up.
In supporting this initiative with a life-changing financial prize
as well as important marketing resources, Aon has played a
significant role in the LPGA Tour's incredible growth," said LPGA
Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan.
"It is great to see young talent like Jeeno, who has already
accomplished so much in her short career, continue to excel on the
LPGA Tour and be rewarded for her incredible play. Congratulations,
Jeeno!"
For more information on Aon's golf partnerships across the PGA
TOUR, LPGA Tour and the Ryder Cup, see here.
About the Aon Risk Reward Challenge
In its sixth
season, the Aon Risk Reward Challenge is a unique season-long
competition on the LPGA Tour that highlights golf's best strategic
decision makers. The Challenge tabulates the two best scores from
every participating event a player competes in. Players must
compete in a minimum of 40 rounds throughout the season to
qualify.
The Challenge runs across 30 regular season tournaments with the
Golf Channel as its official broadcast partner. Each week in
broadcast, Aon provides insights specific to the Aon Risk Reward
Challenge hole.
To view the final Aon Risk Reward Challenge leaderboard on the
LPGA Tour and for more information, click here.
About Aon
Aon plc (NYSE: AON) exists to shape
decisions for the better — to protect and enrich the lives of
people around the world. Through actionable analytic insight,
globally integrated Risk Capital and Human Capital expertise, and
locally relevant solutions, our colleagues provide clients in over
120 countries with the clarity and confidence to make better risk
and people decisions that protect and grow their businesses.
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About the LPGA
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is the
world's premier women's professional golf organization. Created in
1950 by 13 pioneering female Founders, the LPGA, whose members now
represent more than 60 countries, is the
longest-standing professional women's sports organization. Through
the LPGA Tour, the Epson Tour, the LPGA Professionals,
and a joint venture with the Ladies European Tour, the
LPGA provides female professionals the opportunity to pursue their
dreams in the game of golf at the highest level. In addition to its
professional tours and teaching accreditation programs, the LPGA
features a fully integrated Foundation, which
provides best-in-class programming for female
golfers through its junior golf programming,
and its LPGA Amateurs
division, which offers its members playing
and learning opportunities around the
world. LPGA aims to use its unique platform to
inspire, transform and advance opportunities for girls and women,
on and off the golf course.
Follow the LPGA online at www.LPGA.com
and download its mobile apps on Apple
or Google Play. Join
the social conversation on
Facebook, X (formerly known as
Twitter), Instagram
and YouTube.
About the LPGA Tour
The LPGA Tour is the world's leading competitive
destination for the best female professional golfers in the world.
The Tour hosts more than 30 annual events across
10 countries for over 200 Active Players,
awarding total prize funds exceeding $125
million and reaching television audiences in more than 220
countries. Follow the LPGA Tour on its U.S. television home, Golf
Channel.
Contacts:
LPGA:
Emily Carman, Communications
Coordinator
emily.carman@lpga.com
Aon:
mediainquiries@aon.com
Toll-free (U.S., Canada and
Puerto Rico): +1 833 751 8114
International: +1 312 381 3024
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