Tag: Atthaya Thitikul

Thai Teen Atthaya Thitikul Now No. 1 in Women’s Rolex Golf Ranking

Thai teenager Atthaya Thitikul reached No. 1 in the women’s world ranking on Monday, Oct. 31, the 16th player and second-youngest to get to the top since the ranking began in 2006. Thitikul had a chance to reach No. 1 by winning any of her last three tournaments on the LPGA Tour. Instead, the 19-year-old…


Atthaya Thitikul Beats Danielle Kang in Playoff to Win in Arkansas

LPGA rookie Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand sank a birdie putt on the second playoff hole to defeat Danielle Kang and win the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship on Sunday, Sept. 25, in Rogers, Ark. Thitikul and Kang were tied at 17–under 196 at the end of the 54–hole event. They began the playoff by parring the…


Playoff Victory for LPGA Rookie With 8-under Round at Aviara

CARLSBAD, Calif.—Atthaya Thitikul, a 19-year-old rookie, won her first LPGA Tour title, shooting the tournament low score in the final round Sunday to eventually win in a play-off over Nanna Koerstz Madsen in the 2022 JTBC Classic at Park Hyatt Aviara Resort & Spa in north San Diego. With a field full of the world’s top…