Thailand's Atthaya Thitikul wins again on the LPGA Tour

Atthaya Thitikul beat Daniel Kang after two playoff holes to win US$345,000 and her second tournament in her first year on the LPGA Tour.

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It was also good news for fellow Thai Pornanong Phatlum who finished 4th and is now 69 on the money list securing her card for next season.

Attayaya's biog.

Hometown/Resides: Ratchaburi, Thailand

Birthdate: February 20, 2003; currently 19 years, 7 months, and 5 days

Qualified for LPGA Tour: Finished third at LPGA Q-Series to first earn LPGA Tour Membership

Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2020/2022

Caddie: Banpot Bunpisansaree

VICTORIES

LPGA TOUR: 2nd career victory

PREVIOUS WINS: 2022 JTBC Classic presented by Barbasol

PREVIOUS LET WINS: Two official career victories; also won two LET events as an amateur

RACE TO THE CME GLOBE 

With her win, Thitikul earns 500 points and is projected to move from seventh to fourth in the Race to the CME Globe

MONEY

With her win, Thitikul earns $345,000; she has earned $1,881,392 for the season and for her LPGA Tour career

PREVIOUS WALMART NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY P&G RESULTS

N/A

2022 LPGA TOUR PERFORMANCE

Twenty events played, 19 cuts made; $1,881,392 earned with two wins and nine additional top 10s, including a solo fourth at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship

OF NOTE 

Thitikul becomes the fourth player with multiple victories during the 2022 season, joining Jennifer Kupcho (3), Minjee Lee (2) and Brooke Henderson (2)

Thitikul is the fourth player from Thailand to earn multiple wins on the LPGA Tour, alongside Ariya Jutanugarn (12), Moriya Jutanugarn (2) and Jasmine Suwannapura (2)

She is the first player since Sung Hyun Park (2017) to card multiple wins during her rookie year

Thitikul’s second-round 61 marked her career-low 18-hole score on the LPGA Tour; her previous low score was a 63, which she shot during the final round at the 2022 Cognizant Founders Cup

Thitikul became the third Rolex First-Time Winner of 2022 with her win at the JTBC Classic presented by Barbasol; at 19 years and 25 days, Thitikul was the youngest winner on the LPGA Tour since Brooke Henderson won the 2016 AmazingCre Portland Classic at 18 years, 9 months and 23 days

The last 19-year-old before Thitikul to win on Tour was Yuka Saso at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Open presented by ProMedica (19 years, 11 months, 21 days)

In 2021, Thitkul won the Race to Costa del Sol, Rookie of the Year, and Player of the Year honors; joined Dame Laura Davies, Carlota Ciganda and Esther Henseleit as the only players to win the Race to Costa del Sol and Rookie of the Year in the same year

She was the youngest-ever winner of the Race to Costa del Sol at 18 years, 9 months and 8 days

Thitikul won the 2017 Ladies European Thailand Championship at 14 years, 4 months, and 19 days making her the youngest person ever to win a professional tournament

She also won the 2019 Ladies European Thailand Championship as an amateur

Also known by her nickname “Jeeno”