Another LPGA Tour season has concluded, with Jeeno Thitikul having been the standout figure once more.
Thitikul won the CME Group Tour Championship, and has finished the latest LPGA season ranked as the world’s best player.
She was pushed all the way by former world number one Nelly Korda in the season finale, but Thitikul held on for her third win of the season.
Remarkably, Korda failed to win in 2025, having entered the season on the back of a huge seven wins in 2024.
Jeeno Thitikul and Nelly Korda among highest paid female athletes in 2025
Thitikul is now in the LPGA top 10 money list thanks to her efforts this season, which have also helped her finish among the highest paid female athletes across sport in 2025.
As reported by Sportico, the 22-year-old superstar is 15th in the list after earning a total of $10.1million this year.
Prize money accounts for $7.6million of her total figure, with Thitikul having also earned $2.5million through endorsements.
But despite having clearly enjoyed the best season on the LPGA Tour, the world number one is behind Korda in the list.
The American is ranked seventh place with her figure of $13.8million, with $2.8million earned in prize money and $11million in endorsements.
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Dominating the list with 10 spots in the top 15 are tennis players, with American star Coco Gauff ranking in first place.
World number three Gauff earned a total of $31million in 2025, having also ranked in first place in the list in 2024 and 2023.
Basketball icon but also talented golfer Caitlin Clark is ahead of Korda in sixth, while legendary gymnast Simone Biles is also in the list despite $0 in earnings.
| Rank | Athlete | Sport | Salary/winnings | Endorsements | Total |
| 1 | Coco Gauff | Tennis | $8M | $23M | $31M |
| 2 | Aryna Sabalenka | Tennis | $15M | $15M | $30M |
| 3 | Iga Swiatek | Tennis | $10.1M | $13M | $23.1M |
| 4 | Eileen Gu | Skiing | $20K | $23M | $23M |
| 5 | Zheng Qinwen | Tennis | $1.6M | $19M | $20.6M |
| 6 | Caitlin Clark | Basketball | $119K | $16M | $16.1M |
| 7 | Nelly Korda | Golf | $2.8M | $11M | $13.8M |
| 8 | Madison Keys | Tennis | $4.4M | $9M | $13.4M |
| 9 | Elena Rybakina | Tennis | $8.6M | $4M | $12.6M |
| 10 | Naomi Osaka | Tennis | $2.5M | $10M | $12.5M |
| 11 | Simone Biles | Gymnastics | $0 | $11M | $11M |
| 12 | Amanda Anisimova | Tennis | $7.3M | $3.5M | $10.8M |
| 13 | Jessica Pegula | Tennis | $5.5M | $5M | $10.5M |
| 14 | Venus Williams | Tennis | $219K | $10M | $10.2M |
| 15 | Jeeno Thitikul | Golf | $7.6M | $2.5M | $10.1M |
Remarkably, Thitikul only turned pro in 2022, but the Thai star has now claimed the $4million prize at the year-end event in successive years.
Meanwhile, her LPGA rival Korda may have failed to win, but her marketing partners such as Nike and TaylorMade more than helped make up for that.
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