Ariya Jutanugarn

Ariya Jutanugarn
— Golfer —
Personal information
Born 23 November 1995
Bangkok, Thailand
Nationality  Thailand
Residence Bangkok, Thailand
Career
Turned professional 2012
Current tour(s) Ladies European Tour (joined 2013)
LPGA Tour (joined 2015)
Professional wins 1
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour 1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration T20: 2015
Women's PGA C'ship DNP
U.S. Women's Open CUT: 2010, 2011
Women's British Open T45: 2014
Evian Championship DNP

Ariya Jutanugarn (born 23 November 1995) is a Thai professional golfer who was born in Bangkok, Thailand,[1] where she still lives.[2] She has an older sister, Moriya, who is also a professional golfer.[3] Their parents are father Somboon and mother Narumon and they have four older half-siblings through their father. The two sisters often play matches together and travel with their parents, who handle their business and financial affairs.[4] The parents own a pro golf shop called Rose Garden Golf Course near Bangkok.[4]

Career

Jutanugarn qualified for the 2007 Honda LPGA Thailand at age 11, making her the youngest player ever to qualify for an LPGA Tour event.[2] As of early May 2013, she had played in three LPGA tournaments and four Ladies European Tour (LET) tournaments and had five top-4 finishes.[3] While she is a pro golfer playing on a sponsor's exemption as she is not a LPGA member in 2013 because she was not granted an exemption to qualifying school to earn her LPGA Tour card.[3][5] In 2012, she was winner of the American Junior Golf Association (AFGA) girl Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.[1][6]

Jutanugarn has an aggressive and fearless playing style.[5][7] At the 2013 Honda LPGA Thailand, she led by three shots going to the final hole and lost by one shot to Korea's Inbee Park.[8] She placed 4th one week later at the HSBC Women's Champions in Singapore. A few weeks later, she won her first professional tournament at the LET's Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco. The win put her on top of the LET Order of Merit (money list). She led the first two days at the Kingsmill Championship in Williamsburg, Virginia in May 2013.[9] She shot a 7-under-par on the first day.[10]

In a practice round at the 2013 Wegmans LPGA Championship, Ariya injured her shoulder by tumbling down an incline while chasing her sister Moriya with a water bottle.[11] The injury required corrective surgery, which was performed in Bangkok.[12]

Jutanugarn finished T-3 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn her tour card for 2015.[13]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (1)

Ladies European Tour (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 31 Mar 2013 Lalla Meryem Cup 69-67-67-67=270 −14 3 strokes United States Beth Allen, England Charley Hull

Team appearances

Professional

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jutanugarn Competes on International Stage". American Junior Golf Association. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lance, Christine (21 July 2011). "Meet the Girls’ Junior Quarterfinalists". United States Golf Association. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Baldry, Beth Ann (2 May 2013). "LPGA at Kingsmill - Teen leads by 2 shots after Day 1". Golf Week. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Williams, Julie (12 January 2012). "Jutanugarn Sisters Face USGA Scrutiny". Golf Week. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Burke, Lynn (3 May 2013). "Jutanugarn Retains Kingsmill Championship Lead Over Lewis, Stanford as Wind Creates Tough Conditions". Daily Press. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  6. ↑ Herrington, Ryan (17 October 2012). "AJGA Names 2012 Rolex Players of the Year". Golf Digest. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Kurz, Jr., Hank (3 May 2013). "LPGA at Kingsmill - Teen leads by 2 shots after Day 1". Virginian Pilot (Norfolk, Virginia). Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  8. ↑ Young, Bruce. "Ecstasy and agony for Ariya Jutanugarn". iseekgolf. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  9. ↑ Kurz, Jr., Hank (4 May 2013). "LPGA at Kingsmill - Thai 17-year-old still leads by 1". Virginian Pilot (Norfolk, Virginia). Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "Ariya Jutanugarn Leads 2013 Kingsmill Championship After First Round". Fairways and Forehands. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  11. ↑ Williams, Julie (24 June 2013). "Jutanugarn's status unknown; O'Toole in at U.S. Women Open". Golfweek. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "Report: Ariya Jutanugarn set for shoulder surgery; return timing unknown". Golfweek. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  13. ↑ "Final Round Results - LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament". LPGA. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

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