Ariya Jutanugarn

Ariya Jutanugarn
เอรียา จุฑานุกาล
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Personal information
Born (1995-11-23) 23 November 1995
Bangkok, Thailand
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Nationality  Thailand
Residence Bangkok, Thailand
Career
Turned professional 2012
Current tour(s) Ladies European Tour
(joined 2013)
LPGA Tour (joined 2015)
Professional wins 11
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour 10
Ladies European Tour 3
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 2)
ANA Inspiration 4th/T4: 2016, 2018
Women's PGA C'ship 3rd: 2016
U.S. Women's Open Won: 2018
Women's British Open Won: 2016
Evian Championship T9: 2016
Achievements and awards
Heather Farr Player Award 2016
Race to the CME Globe 2016
LPGA Player of the Year 2016
LPGA Tour
Money Winner		 2016
GWAA Female
Player of the Year		 2016
Thailand Professional
Athlete of the Year Award		 2016
Fox Sports Asia
Woman of the Year Award		 2016
Fox Sports Asia
Breakthrough Athlete Award		 2016
Best Female Golfer
ESPY Award		 2017
Rolex Annika Major Award 2018

Ariya Jutanugarn (Thai: เอรียา จุฑานุกาล, RTGS: Eriya Chuthanukan, pronounced [ʔēː.rīː.jāː t͡ɕùʔ.tʰāː.núʔ.kāːn]; born 23 November 1995) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the American-based LPGA Tour. She was born in Bangkok.[1][2] She is the first golfer, male or female, from Thailand to win a major championship.[3] She became the number one ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings in June 2017.[4]

Family

Jutanugarn has an older sister, Moriya, who is also a professional golfer.[5] 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.[6] The parents own a professional golf shop at the Rose Garden Golf Course near Bangkok.[6]

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.[5] In 2012, she was winner of the American Junior Golf Association (AFGA) girl Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.[1][7] She turned professional at the end of 2012[8] and joined the Ladies European Tour in 2013.

Jutanugarn has an aggressive and fearless playing style.[9][10] At the 2013 Honda LPGA Thailand, she led by two shots going to the final hole and lost by one shot to Korea's Inbee Park.[11] 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.[12] She shot a 7-under-par on the first day.[13]

In a practice round at the 2013 Wegmans LPGA Championship, Jutanugarn injured her shoulder by tumbling down an incline while chasing her sister Moriya with a water bottle.[14] The injury required corrective surgery, which was performed in Bangkok.[15]

Jutanugarn finished T-3 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn her tour card for 2015.[16] At the 2016 ANA Inspiration, she had a two-stroke lead with three holes left and closed with three bogeys to finish fourth.[17]

At the 2016 Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic, Jutanugarn earned her first LPGA Tour win and became the first Thai winner on this tour.[18] She went on to win the next two LPGA tournaments, thereby becoming the first player in LPGA history to win her first three titles in consecutive fashion.[19] Jutanugarn won her first major championship with a three-stroke victory at the 2016 Women's British Open.[3]

Despite a mid-season slump where Jutanugarn missed five cuts plus one withdrawal in a seven-tournament stretch, she still managed to win her 6th and 7th Tour titles. Her second Tour title of the year was the CME Group Tour Championship, the last event of the year, where she won $500,000 after finishing the weekend with back-to-back 67s. In addition to her two Tour wins, Jutanugarn racked up three runner-up finishes, a third place showing, and a total of 10 top-10 appearances which saw her win $1,549,858 and bringing her career total to $4,583,332. This was the second consecutive season where she earned more than $1,500,000.

Amateur wins (10)

Professional wins (11)

LPGA Tour (10)

Legend
Major championships (2)
Other LPGA Tour events (8)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($)
1 8 May 2016 Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic 70-69-63-72=274 −14 1 stroke United States Stacy Lewis
United States Morgan Pressel
South Korea Amy Yang		 195,000
2 22 May 2016 Kingsmill Championship 69-69-65-67=270 −14 1 stroke Australia Su-Hyun Oh 195,000
3 29 May 2016 LPGA Volvik Championship 65-68-73-67=273 −15 5 strokes United States Christina Kim 195,000
4 31 Jul 2016 Ricoh Women's British Open 65-69-66-72=272 −16 3 strokes South Korea Mirim Lee
United States Mo Martin		 412,047
5 28 Aug 2016 Canadian Pacific Women's Open 68-64-67-66=265 −23 4 strokes South Korea Kim Sei-young 337,500
6 11 Jun 2017 Manulife LPGA Classic 67-70-65-69=271 −17 Playoff South Korea Chun In-gee
United States Lexi Thompson		 255,000
7 19 Nov 2017 CME Group Tour Championship 68-71-67-67=273 −15 1 stroke United States Jessica Korda
United States Lexi Thompson		 500,000
8 20 May 2018 Kingsmill Championship (2) 66-67-66=199 −14 Playoff South Korea Chun In-gee
Japan Nasa Hataoka		 195,000
9 3 Jun 2018 U.S. Women's Open 67-70-67-73=277 −11 Playoff South Korea Kim Hyo-joo 900,000
10 29 Jul 2018 Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open 67-65-73-66=271 −13 1 stroke Australia Minjee Lee 225,000

LPGA Tour playoff record (3–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2015 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic South Korea Kim Sei-young
South Korea Yoo Sun-young		 Kim won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2016 Marathon Classic New Zealand Lydia Ko
South Korea Mirim Lee		 Ko won with birdie on fourth extra hole
3 2017 Manulife LPGA Classic South Korea Chun In-gee
United States Lexi Thompson		 Won with birdie on first extra hole
4 2018 Kingsmill Championship South Korea Chun In-gee
Japan Nasa Hataoka		 Won with birdie on second extra hole
Chun eliminated with birdie on first hole
5 2018 U.S. Women's Open South Korea Kim Hyo-joo Tied two-hole aggregate playoff
Won with par on second hole of sudden-death playoff:
Jutanugarn : 4-4-4-4=16 (E), Kim : 3-5-4-5=17 (+1)

Ladies European Tour (3)

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
2 31 Jul 2016 Ricoh Women's British Open 65-69-66-72=272 −16 3 strokes South Korea Mirim Lee
United States Mo Martin
3 29 Jul 2018 Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open 67-65-73-66=271 −13 1 stroke Australia Minjee Lee

Major championships

Wins (2)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunners-up
2016Women's British Open2 shot lead−16 (65-69-66-72=272)3 strokesSouth Korea Mirim Lee, United States Mo Martin
2018U.S. Women's Open4 shot lead−11 (67-70-67-73=277)PlayoffSouth Korea Kim Hyo-joo

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2018.

Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
ANA Inspiration DNP T25LA T22LA DNP DNP T20 4 T8 T4
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP CUT T17 CUT 1
Women's PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT 3 CUT T40
Women's British Open DNP DNP DNP DNP T45 CUT 1 CUT T4
The Evian Championship ^ DNP DNP T46 T9 CUT 36

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
LA = low amateur
"T" = tied
Green background for wins, yellow background for top-10.

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration00023666
U.S. Women's Open10011262
Women's PGA Championship00111142
Women's British Open10022253
The Evian Championship00001143
Totals20168122516
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2015 Evian – 2017 ANA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2016 British – 2017 ANA)

LPGA Tour career summary

YearStartsCuts
made*		Wins2nd3rdTop-10Best
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2007 1 1 0 0 0 0 T51 0 n/a 74.25 n/a
2011 3 2 0 0 0 1 T8 0 n/a 73.00 n/a
2012 4 3 0 0 0 1 T9 0 n/a 71.24 n/a
2013 5 5 0 1 2 5 2 0 n/a 68.55 n/a
2014 10 8 0 0 0 0 16 0 n/a 72.46 n/a
2015 29 17 0 1 0 4 T2 482,527 35 72.10 64
2016 28 27 5 1 2 16 1 2,550,928 1 69.87 3
2017 27 21 2 3 1 10 1 1,549,858 5 70.66 28
2018* 23 23 3 1 1 13 1 2,261,377 1 69.40 1
Totals* 130 107 10 7 6 50 1 6,844,709 35

* as of 30 July 2018[20]

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

YearWorld
ranking		Source
2014106[21]
201563[22]
20162[23]
20176[24]

Team appearances

Professional

Royal decorations

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Jutanugarn Competes on International Stage". American Junior Golf Association. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 Lance, Christine (21 July 2011). "Meet the Girls' Junior Quarterfinalists". United States Golf Association. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Ariya Jutanugarn Captures First Major At Ricoh Women's British Open". LPGA. 31 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ariya Jutanugarn beats Lexi in playoff, grabs No. 1 ranking from Lydia Ko". Golf.com. Associated Press. 11 June 2017.
  5. 1 2 Baldry, Beth Ann (2 May 2013). "LPGA at Kingsmill - Teen leads by 2 shots after Day 1". Golf Week. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  6. 1 2 Williams, Julie (12 January 2012). "Jutanugarn Sisters Face USGA Scrutiny". Golf Week. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Herrington, Ryan (17 October 2012). "AJGA Names 2012 Rolex Players of the Year". Golf Digest. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  9. ↑ Burke, Lynn (3 May 2013). "Jutanugarn Retains Kingsmill Championship Lead Over Lewis, Stanford as Wind Creates Tough Conditions". Daily Press. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  10. ↑ Kurz, Jr., Hank (3 May 2013). "LPGA at Kingsmill - Teen leads by 2 shots after Day 1". Virginian Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  11. ↑ Young, Bruce. "Ecstasy and agony for Ariya Jutanugarn". iseekgolf. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  12. ↑ Kurz, Jr., Hank (4 May 2013). "LPGA at Kingsmill - Thai 17-year-old still leads by 1". Virginian Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  13. ↑ "Ariya Jutanugarn Leads 2013 Kingsmill Championship After First Round". Fairways and Forehands. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  14. ↑ Williams, Julie (24 June 2013). "A. Jutanugarn's status unknown; O'Toole in". Golfweek. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  15. ↑ "Report: Ariya Jutanugarn set for shoulder surgery; return timing unknown". Golfweek. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  16. ↑ "Final Round Results - LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament". LPGA. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  17. ↑ Reiterman, Ryan (3 April 2016). "Ko wins ANA for second straight major title". Golf Channel.
  18. ↑ "Ariya Jutanugarn holds on to win Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. 8 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Ariya Jutanugarn wins third consecutive LPGA event at Volvik Champ". Yahoo Sports. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "Ariya Jutanugarn results". LPGA. Retrieved 29 Apr 2018.
  21. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.
  22. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
  23. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
  24. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
  25. ↑ ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่สรรเสริญยิ่งดิเรกคุณาภรณ์เป็นกรณีพิเศษ (นางสาวเอรียา จุฑานุกาล) ราชกิจจานุเบกษา เล่ม 133 ตอน 19 ข หน้า 1 8 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2559
Awards
Preceded by
Lydia Ko		 World No. 1 Ranked Golfer
12 June 2017 – 25 June 2017		 Succeeded by
Ryu So-yeon
Preceded by
Inbee Park		 World No. 1 Ranked Golfer
30 July 2017 – 19 August 2018		 Succeeded by
Park Sung-hyun
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