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Jeeno Thitikul Wins $1 Million Prize in 2024 Aon Risk Reward Challenge

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Jeeno Thitikul has won the 2024 Aon Risk Reward Challenge, securing a $1 million prize and the Aon Trophy. The Thai golfer demonstrated exceptional decision-making skills with +0.39 strokes gained on Challenge holes and a 35% go-for-green success rate. Thitikul's 2024 season included her third LPGA Tour victory and 11 top 10 finishes. The Challenge, now in its sixth season, is a unique competition across 30 regular season tournaments that highlights golf's best strategic decision makers. Players must compete in a minimum of 40 rounds throughout the season to qualify.

Jeeno Thitikul ha vinto il Aon Risk Reward Challenge 2024, aggiudicandosi un premio di 1 milione di dollari e il Trofeo Aon. Il golfista thailandese ha dimostrato eccezionali abilità decisionali, con +0,39 colpi guadagnati nei buchi del Challenge e un tasso di successo del 35% nel tentativo di raggiungere il green. La stagione 2024 di Thitikul ha incluso la sua terza vittoria nel LPGA Tour e 11 piazzamenti tra i primi 10. Il Challenge, giunto alla sua sesta edizione, è una competizione unica in 30 tornei della stagione regolare che mette in evidenza i migliori decisori strategici del golf. I giocatori devono competere in un minimo di 40 tornate durante la stagione per qualificarsi.

Jeeno Thitikul ha ganado el Aon Risk Reward Challenge 2024, asegurando un premio de 1 millón de dólares y el Trofeo Aon. El golfista tailandés demostró habilidades excepcionales para la toma de decisiones, con +0.39 golpes ganados en los hoyos del Challenge y una tasa de éxito del 35% al intentar alcanzar el green. La temporada 2024 de Thitikul incluyó su tercera victoria en el LPGA Tour y 11 finales entre los 10 primeros. El Challenge, que ahora se encuentra en su sexta temporada, es una competencia única a lo largo de 30 torneos de la temporada regular que destaca a los mejores tomadores de decisiones estratégicas en el golf. Los jugadores deben competir en un mínimo de 40 rondas durante la temporada para calificar.

지노 티틱쿨은 2024 Aon Risk Reward Challenge에서 우승하며 100만 달러의 상금과 Aon 트로피를 차지했습니다. 태국의 골퍼는 챌린지 홀에서 +0.39타를 기록하며 예외적인 의사결정 능력을 보여주었고, 그린 공략 성공률은 35%였습니다. 티틱쿨의 2024 시즌은 LPGA 투어에서의 세 번째 우승과 11개의 톱 10 피니시를 포함했습니다. 현재 6번째 시즌인 챌린지는 전략적 의사결정이 가장 뛰어난 골퍼들을 조명하는 독특한 대회로, 선수들은 시즌 동안 최소 40라운드를 소화해야 자격을 얻을 수 있습니다.

Jeeno Thitikul a remporté le Aon Risk Reward Challenge 2024, s'assurant un prix de 1 million de dollars et le Trophée Aon. Le golfeur thaïlandais a démontré des compétences exceptionnelles en matière de prise de décision avec +0,39 coups gagnés sur les trous du Challenge et un taux de réussite de 35 % pour atteindre le green. La saison 2024 de Thitikul comprenait sa troisième victoire sur le LPGA Tour et 11 classements dans le top 10. Le Challenge, qui en est à sa sixième saison, est une compétition unique à travers 30 tournois de la saison régulière qui met en avant les meilleurs stratèges du golf. Les joueurs doivent participer à un minimum de 40 rondes au cours de la saison pour se qualifier.

Jeeno Thitikul hat die Aon Risk Reward Challenge 2024 gewonnen, wodurch er einen Preis von 1 Million Dollar und die Aon Trophäe sicherte. Der thailändische Golfer zeigte außergewöhnliche Entscheidungsfähigkeiten mit +0,39 Schlägen in den Challenge-Löchern und einer Erfolgsquote von 35 % beim Greenerreichen. Thitikuls Saison 2024 umfasste seinen dritten Sieg auf der LPGA Tour und 11 Top-10-Platzierungen. Die Challenge, die nun in ihrer sechsten Saison ist, ist ein einzigartiger Wettbewerb über 30 Turniere in der regulären Saison, der die besten strategischen Entscheidungsträger im Golf hervorhebt. Die Spieler müssen während der Saison mindestens 40 Runden spielen, um sich zu qualifizieren.

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  • Winner receives substantial $1 million prize, demonstrating Aon's significant financial commitment
  • Competition spans 30 regular season tournaments, showcasing broad market reach
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The $1 million prize awarded to Jeeno Thitikul through the Aon Risk Reward Challenge represents a minor marketing expense for Aon plc, accounting for less than 0.01% of their market capitalization. While the program helps build brand awareness in the golf community and showcases Aon's focus on risk management, the financial impact on the company is negligible. The partnership with LPGA provides valuable media exposure across 220 countries but has minimal material effect on Aon's core insurance and professional services business operations or stock performance.

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!"

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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.

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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.

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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 in over 120 countries provide our clients with the clarity and confidence to make better risk and people decisions that protect and grow their businesses.

 

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Who won the 2024 Aon Risk Reward Challenge?

Jeeno Thitikul won the 2024 Aon Risk Reward Challenge, receiving a $1 million prize and the Aon Trophy.

What was Jeeno Thitikul's performance in the 2024 Aon Risk Reward Challenge?

Thitikul achieved +0.39 strokes gained on Challenge holes and a 35% go-for-green success rate, ranking second among 147 participants.

How many tournaments are included in the Aon Risk Reward Challenge?

The Aon Risk Reward Challenge runs across 30 regular season tournaments on the LPGA Tour.

What are the requirements to qualify for the Aon Risk Reward Challenge (AON)?

Players must compete in a minimum of 40 rounds throughout the season to qualify for the Aon Risk Reward Challenge.

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