Ariya Jutanugarn
| Ariya Jutanugarn เอรียา จุฑานุกาล OD |
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| — Golfer — | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born |
23 November 1995 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Nationality |
 Thailand
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| Residence | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Current tour(s) |
Ladies European Tour (joined 2013) LPGA Tour (joined 2015) |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 5 |
| Ladies European Tour | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships |
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| ANA Inspiration | 4th: 2016 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | 3rd: 2016 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T17: 2016 |
| 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 |
Ariya Jutanugarn (born 23 November 1995) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the American-based LPGA Tour. She was born in Bangkok. She is the first golfer, male or female, from Thailand to win a major championship.
Jutanugarn has an older sister, Moriya, who is also a professional golfer. 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. The parents own a pro golf shop at the Rose Garden Golf Course near Bangkok.
Jutanugarn qualified for the 2007 Honda LPGA Thailand at age 11, making her the youngest player ever to qualify for an LPGA Tour event. 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. In 2012, she was winner of the American Junior Golf Association (AFGA) girl Player of the Year for the second consecutive year. She turned professional at the end of 2012 and joined the Ladies European Tour in 2013.
Jutanugarn has an aggressive and fearless playing style. 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. 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. She shot a 7-under-par on the first day.
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. The injury required corrective surgery, which was performed in Bangkok.
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