Thailand's Thitikul Sees Korda at Masters as 'Biggest Ascent' Opportunity
Korda won the first event of the LPGA season and returns after a six-week break.
MENLO PARK, California – Growing up, Jeeno Thitikul wasn’t a big reader. Hated it, in fact. But at 23, books have started to grow on her.
She has read “Good Vibes, Good Life: How Self-Love is the Key to Unlocking Your Greatness” twice now, noting that she takes her time. The world No. 1 digs into answers with a depth that belies her age.
When asked about the source of such wisdom, she pointed to books. “Once I failed a lot and (started) learning about myself,” said Thitikul, “then I start reading books, start reading, like, the mentality side. ” Thitikul comes to this week’s Fortinet Founders Cup with the most meaningful title of her career already in hand: the Honda LPGA Thailand.
To win on home soil at the event she attended as a fan growing up carried as much meaning as a major, she said. When asked how winning in Thailand might help her quest to win her first major, Thitikul talked about learning how to beat the negative self-talk. “You know, we are human and then we have a lot of thoughts in a day, in a moment, in like just a second,” said Thitikul, “and definitely 80 percent is a negative thought for just human beings.