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“Pro Jin” finished 2nd at the Croker Queen City Championship

‘Pro Jin’ Atthaya Thitikul won 2nd place in the Croker Queen City Championship in the United States.

The LPGA Tour golf tournament, the Croker Queen City Championship in Ohio, USA, ended its final day. “Pro Jean” Atthaya Thitikul, the Thai female professional golfer who was the leader after the third day, added 2 under par 70 for a total score of 18 under par 270, dropping to 2nd place. Lydia Ko, the former world number 1 professional golfer from New Zealand and winner of the 2024 Olympic Games gold medal, overtook her to win the championship after an explosive performance adding 9 under par 63 on the final day for a total score of 23 under par 265.

Meanwhile, ‘Pro Meow’ Pajaree Anannarukarn finished in joint 14th place with a total score of 11 under par 277, and ‘Pro Jasmine’ Thidapha Suwannapura finished in joint 19th place with a score of 10 under par 27, while Nelly Korda, the world’s number 1 pro golfer from America, scored 14 under par 274, finishing in joint 5th place.

The DP World Tour BMW PGA Championship in England ended on the last day. Rory McIlroy, the world’s No. 3 golfer from Northern Ireland, scored another 5 under par, Billy Horschel, the world’s No. 24 from the United States, scored another 5 under par after both of them tied for second place on the last 3 days, and Triston Lawrence, the world’s No. 62 from South Africa, scored 7 under par on the last day, making all 3 scores tied at 20 under par, requiring a playoff to determine the champion. It turned out that Lawrence hit the ball into the water, causing Horschel to duel with Rory. Horschel performed better, scoring par on the last hole, while Rory missed the putt, allowing Billy Horschel to win the championship.

The 2024 MotoGP World Championship, the 14th round, the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Italy, Enea Bastianini, a local rider from the Ducati Lenovo Team, created a surprise, crossing the finish line first, with a time of 41 minutes 14.653 seconds, winning the championship, defeating Jorge Martin, a Spanish rider from the Pramac team, who was 5.002 seconds behind. In third place, Marc Marquez, a Spanish rider from the Gresini team, was 7.848 seconds behind. Francesco Bagnaia, an Italian rider from the Ducati team and last year’s world champion, did not finish the race after falling in the final laps of the race.

In the Moto2 World Championship, ‘Kong’ Somkiat Chantra, owner of the number 35 racing car from Idemitsu Honda Team Asia, crossed the finish line in 14th place, holding 11th place on the championship table, with 78 points after 14 races. The champion was Danilo Petrucci, a local rider.

Source: Thai News Agency