Virada Nirapathpongporn
| Virada Nirapathpongporn วิรดา นิราพาธพงศ์พร | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
21 April 1982 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Nationality |
 Thailand |
| Career | |
| College | Duke University |
| Turned professional | 2004 |
| Retired | 2011 |
| Current tour(s) | Futures Tour |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (2006-2008) |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Symetra Tour | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA Major Championships | |
| Kraft Nabisco C'ship | T21: 2003 |
| LPGA Championship | T74: 2007 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2002-06, 2008 |
| Women's British Open | CUT: 2006 |
Virada Nirapathpongporn (Thai: วิรดา นิราพาธพงศ์พร, born 21 April 1982) is a Thai former professional golfer who won the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur.
Nirapathpongporn was born in Bangkok, Thailand. She attended Duke University where she won the 2002 NCAA Division I Championship. She graduated in 2004 with a degree in psychology. She was voted the 2004 Nancy Lopez Award as the world's top female amateur. She was also runner-up in the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links.
Nirapathpongporn turned professional in June 2004 to play on the Futures Tour. In 2005, she won two tournaments. In 2006 she was an LPGA Tour rookie and wrote a blog for lpga.com.
In late February 2011, Nirapathpongporn announced she would be retiring from competitive golf and moving back to Thailand after living in the United States for fifteen years.[1]
Amateur wins
- 2001 Women's Trans-National Championship
- 2002 NCAA Division I Championship
- 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur
Professional wins (2)
Futures Tour wins (2)
- 2005 (2) Jalapeno FUTURES Golf Classic, CIGNA Chip in For A Cure Connecticut FUTURES Golf Classic
References
External links
- Virada Nirapathpongporn at the Futures Tour official site
- Rookie blog