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]
| Ariya Jutanugarn เอรียา จุฑานุกาล OD | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Jutanugarn at the LPGA Kingsmill 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | May | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 November 1995 Bangkok, Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Bangkok, Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2013) LPGA Tour (joined 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional wins | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LPGA Tour | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ladies European Tour | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chevron Championship | 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 | 5th: 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Family
editJutanugarn 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
editJutanugarn 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 in 2017 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.
In 2018, Jutanugarn won three times, including the U.S. Women's Open on 3 June 2018. On 18 November 2018, Jutanugarn won the season-long Race to the CME Globe and the $1,000,000 bonus. For the 2018 season, Jutanugarn won the LPGA Player of the Year, the LPGA Vare Trophy with a scoring average of 69.415, the Leaders Top 10 competition with 17 top-10 finishes and the LPGA money title at $2,743,949. She also set single-season records in rounds in the 60s (57) and birdies (470). She ended the 2018 season ranked number one in the world.[20]
In May 2021, Jutanugarn won the Honda LPGA Thailand in her home country. It was her first victory since 2018. After the win, she told media that she had considered quitting golf during her winless seasons in 2019 and 2020.[21]
Amateur wins
edit- 2011 U.S. Girls' Junior, AJGA Rolex Girls Junior, Junior PGA Championship, Junior orange bowl international
- 2012 Canadian Women's Amateur, AJGA Rolex Girls Junior, Junior PGA Championship, AJGA Polo Golf Junior Classic, Women's Western Amateur, Thunderbird international Junior
Professional wins (13)
editLPGA Tour wins (12)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (2) |
| Other LPGA Tour (10) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 May 2016 | Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic | 70-69-63-72=274 | −14 | 1 stroke |  Stacy Lewis Morgan Pressel Amy Yang
|
195,000 |
| 2 | 22 May 2016 | Kingsmill Championship | 69-69-65-67=270 | −14 | 1 stroke |  Su-Hyun Oh
|
195,000 |
| 3 | 29 May 2016 | LPGA Volvik Championship | 65-68-73-67=273 | −15 | 5 strokes | Christina Kim
|
195,000 |
| 4 | 31 Jul 2016 | Ricoh Women's British Open[1] | 65-69-66-72=272 | −16 | 3 strokes | Mirim Lee Mo Martin
|
412,047 |
| 5 | 28 Aug 2016 | Canadian Pacific Women's Open | 68-64-67-66=265 | −23 | 4 strokes | Kim Sei-young
|
337,500 |
| 6 | 11 Jun 2017 | Manulife LPGA Classic | 67-70-65-69=271 | −17 | Playoff | Chun In-gee Lexi Thompson
|
255,000 |
| 7 | 19 Nov 2017 | CME Group Tour Championship | 68-71-67-67=273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Jessica Korda Lexi Thompson
|
500,000 |
| 8 | 20 May 2018 | Kingsmill Championship (2) | 66-67-66=199 | −14 | Playoff | Chun In-gee Nasa Hataoka
|
195,000 |
| 9 | 3 Jun 2018 | U.S. Women's Open | 67-70-67-73=277 | −11 | Playoff | Kim Hyo-joo
|
900,000 |
| 10 | 29 Jul 2018 | Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open[1] | 67-65-73-66=271 | −13 | 1 stroke | Minjee Lee
|
225,000 |
| 11 | 9 May 2021 | Honda LPGA Thailand | 65-69-69-63=266 | −22 | 1 stroke | Atthaya Thitikul
|
240,000 |
| 12 | 17 Jul 2021 | Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (with Moriya Jutanugarn)
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67-59-71-59=256 | −24 | 3 strokes | Cydney Clanton and Thidapa Suwannapura
|
279,500 (each) |
1 Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.
LPGA Tour playoff record (3–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic | Kim Sei-young, Yoo Sun-young
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Kim won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2016 | Marathon Classic |  Lydia Ko, Mirim Lee
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Ko won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 3 | 2017 | Manulife LPGA Classic | Chun In-gee, Lexi Thompson
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Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 2018 | Kingsmill Championship | Chun In-gee, Nasa Hataoka
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Won with birdie on second extra hole Chun eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 5 | 2018 | U.S. Women's Open | Kim Hyo-joo
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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 wins (3)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 Mar 2013 | Lalla Meryem Cup | 69-67-67-67=270 | −14 | 3 strokes | Beth Allen,  Charley Hull
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| 2 | 31 Jul 2016 | Ricoh Women's British Open | 65-69-66-72=272 | −16 | 3 strokes | Mirim Lee, Mo Martin
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| 3 | 29 Jul 2018 | Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open | 67-65-73-66=271 | −13 | 1 stroke | Minjee Lee
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Major championships
editWins (2)
edit| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Women's British Open | 2 shot lead | −16 (65-69-66-72=272) | 3 strokes | Mirim Lee, Mo Martin
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| 2018 | U.S. Women's Open | 4 shot lead | −11 (67-70-67-73=277) | Playoff1 | Kim Hyo-joo
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1 Defeated Kim in a two-hole aggregate playoff followed by a sudden-death playoff: Jutanugarn (4-4-4-4=16) and Kim (3-5-4-5=17)
Results timeline
editResults not in chronological order.
| ! Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T25LA | T22LA | T20 | 4 | T8 | T4 | T61 | |||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | 3 | CUT | T40 | T10 | |||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | T17 | CUT | 1 | T26 | |||
| The Evian Championship ^ | T46 | T9 | CUT | 36 | 5 | |||||
| Women's British Open | T45 | CUT | 1 | CUT | T4 | T11 | ||||
| ! Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T11 | T60 | T53 | T14 | CUT |
| U.S. Women's Open | T9 | T7 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Women's PGA Championship | T37 | T46 | T54 | T24 | T32 |
| The Evian Championship ^ | NT | T19 | CUT | T28 | T35 |
| Women's British Open | T22 | T10 | T28 | CUT | 6 |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Summary
edit| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| Women's British Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 52 | 37 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 20 (2018 ANA – 2022 Chevron)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2016 British Open – 2017 ANA)
LPGA Tour career summary
edit| Year | Starts | Cuts made* |
Wins (Majors) | 2nd | 3rd | Top-10 | Best finish |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007a | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T51 | 0 | n/a | 74.25 | n/a |
| 2011a | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T8 | 0 | n/a | 73.00 | n/a |
| 2012a | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T9 | 0 | n/a | 71.24 | n/a |
| 2013n | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 68.55 | n/a |
| 2014n | 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) | 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 | 28 | 28 | 3 (1) | 3 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2,743,949 | 1 | 69.41 | 1 |
| 2019 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1,242,838 | 11 | 70.00 | 11 |
| 2020 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | T6 | 368,414 | 32 | 71.94 | 65 |
| 2021 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1,260,430 | 8 | 70.08 | 15 |
| 2022 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 405,384 | 63 | 71.34 | 69 |
| 2023 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 923,884 | 30 | 70.80 | 35 |
| 2024 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | T3 | 1,079,076 | 31 | 71.04 | 37 |
| Totals^ | 254 | 205 | 12 (2) | 11 | 12 | 79 | 1 | $12,607,307 | 19 |
a Competed as an amateur
n Not a member of the LPGA Tour until 2015
^ Official as of 2024 season, excluding events played as an amateur and non-member[22][23][24]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
World ranking
editPosition in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | World ranking |
Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 106 | [25] |
| 2015 | 63 | [26] |
| 2016 | 2 | [27] |
| 2017 | 6 | [28] |
| 2018 | 1 | [29] |
| 2019 | 12 | [30] |
| 2020 | 21 | [31] |
| 2021 | 24 | [32] |
| 2022 | 73 | [33] |
| 2023 | 53 | [34] |
| 2024 | 44^ | [35] |
^As of 21 October 2024
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Asian Games (representing Thailand): 2010
Professional
- International Crown (representing Thailand): 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023 (winners)
- Amata Friendship Cup (representing Thailand): 2018 (winners)
Royal decorations
edit- 2016 –
Companion (Fourth Class) of The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn[36] - 2017 –
Commander (Third Class) of The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Jutanugarn Competes on International Stage". American Junior Golf Association. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ a b Lance, Christine (21 July 2011). "Meet the Girls' Junior Quarterfinalists". United States Golf Association. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Ariya Jutanugarn Captures First Major at Ricoh Women's British Open". LPGA. 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Ariya Jutanugarn beats Lexi in playoff, grabs No. 1 ranking from Lydia Ko". Golf.com. Associated Press. 11 June 2017.
- ^ a b Baldry, Beth Ann (2 May 2013). "LPGA at Kingsmill - Teen leads by 2 shots after Day 1". Golf Week. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ a b Williams, Julie (12 January 2012). "Jutanugarn Sisters Face USGA Scrutiny". Golf Week. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ Herrington, Ryan (17 October 2012). "AJGA Names 2012 Rolex Players of the Year". Golf Digest. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "IMG Golf - IMG Golf - Our Clients & Properties". Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ Burke, Lynn (3 May 2013). "Jutanugarn Retains Kingsmill Championship Lead Over Lewis, Stanford as Wind Creates Tough Conditions". Daily Press. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Young, Bruce. "Ecstasy and agony for Ariya Jutanugarn". iseekgolf. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ariya Jutanugarn Leads 2013 Kingsmill Championship After First Round". Fairways and Forehands. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ Williams, Julie (24 June 2013). "A. Jutanugarn's status unknown; O'Toole in". Golfweek. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ "Report: Ariya Jutanugarn set for shoulder surgery; return timing unknown". Golfweek. 14 July 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ "Final Round Results - LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament". LPGA. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Reiterman, Ryan (3 April 2016). "Ko wins ANA for second straight major title". Golf Channel.
- ^ "Ariya Jutanugarn holds on to win Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Ariya Jutanugarn wins third consecutive LPGA event at Volvik Champ". Yahoo Sports. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Ariya Jutanugarn wins Race to CME Globe, sweeps season awards". LPGA. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ Baggs, Mercer (9 May 2021). "After first win in 1,015 days, Ariya Jutanugarn admits she felt like quitting". Golf Channel. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Ariya Jutanugarn Statistics". LPGA. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Ariya Jutanugarn Results". LPGA. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Money/Finished – Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 21 October 2024.
- ^ ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่สรรเสริญยิ่งดิเรกคุณาภรณ์เป็นกรณีพิเศษ (นางสาวเอรียา จุฑานุกาล) ราชกิจจานุเบกษา เล่ม 133 ตอน 19 ข หน้า 1 8 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2559
External links
edit
- Ariya Jutanugarn at the LPGA Tour official site
- Ariya Jutanugarn at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Ariya Jutanugarn at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Career Stats