Patty Tavatanakit
Patty Tavatanakit | ||
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Symetra Tour Rookie of the Year | 2019 |
Paphangkorn "Patty" Tavatanakit (
Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year for the LPGA Tour in 2021.[2]
Early life
Born in
high school in Bangkok.[3]
Amateur career
She start playing golf during her teen years while at Keerapat International School, which had no golf team.
Over 2016–17, she played on the
All-Pac-12 First Team member.[3][4] In 2018, she was the lowest scoring amateur at the U.S. Women's Open.[3]
Professional career
Tavatanakit won three times in eight tournaments on the
Tavatanakit played her first tournament on the LPGA Tour at the
Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio in January 2020, finishing in a tie for 35th; she competed in 14 LPGA events during 2020.[9]
On 4 April 2021, she won her first LPGA tour event – the 2021 ANA Inspiration – a major LPGA championship.[10]
Amateur wins
- 2013 TehBotol International Junior
- 2014 TrueVisions Singha Junior #3, TrueVisions International Junior Championship, LA Junior Open, TrueVisions Singha Junior #9
- 2015 LA Junior Open
- 2016 Rolex Tournament of Champions, The PING Invitational
- 2017 Stanford Intercollegiate
- 2018 Silverado Showdown, Pac-12 Championship, NCAA San Francisco Regional, ANNIKA Intercollegiate
- 2019 NCAA East Lansing Regional
Source:[11]
Professional wins (6)
LPGA Tour wins (2)
Legend |
Major championships (1) |
Other LPGA Tour event (1) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 Apr 2021 | ANA Inspiration
|
66-69-67-68=270 | −18 | 2 strokes | Lydia Ko | 465,000 |
2 | 25 Feb 2024 | Honda LPGA Thailand | 67-67-66-67=267 | −21 | 1 stroke | Albane Valenzuela | 255,000 |
Ladies European Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share (€) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 Feb 2024 | Aramco Saudi Ladies International | 66-70-69-65=270 | −18 | 7 strokes | Esther Henseleit | 697,743 |
Symetra Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 13 Jul 2019 | Donald Ross Classic
|
66-70-64=200 | −13 | 3 strokes | Ssu-Chia Cheng | 33,750 |
2 | 21 Jul 2019 | Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic | 69-67-65-67=268 | −20 | 7 strokes | Jenny Coleman | 26,250 |
3 | 1 Sep 2019 | Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge | 70-65-70-62=267 | −13 | Playoff | Yujeong Son | 33,750 |
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | ANA Inspiration |
5 shot lead | −18 (66-69-67-68=270) | 2 strokes | Lydia Ko |
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order.
Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevron Championship | CUTLA | T26LA | T64 | 1 | T4 | T41 | CUT | |
U.S. Women's Open | CUTLA | T5LA | T34 | CUT | T26 | CUT | T27 | |
Women's PGA Championship | 74 | T5 | CUT | CUT | ||||
Evian Championship
|
CUTLA | NT | CUT | T48 | ||||
Women's British Open | CUT | T7 | CUT | CUT |
Win
Top 10
Did not play
LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevron Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 13 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2021 ANA – 2022 Chevron)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2021 PGA – 2022 Chevron)
LPGA Tour career summary
Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T9 | 84,923 | 92 | 72.93 | 102 |
2021 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1,393,437 | 7 | 69.83 | 11 |
2022 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T4 | 429,664 | 60 | 71.75 | 91 |
2023 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | T3 | 497,303 | 57 | 71.45 | 71 |
^ Official as of 2023 season[12]
World ranking
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings for each calendar year.
Year | World ranking |
Source |
---|---|---|
2018 | 237 | [13] |
2019 | 152 | [14] |
2020 | 162 | [15] |
2021 | 13 | [16] |
2022 | 54 | [17] |
2023 | 72 | [18] |
Team appearances
Amateur
- Patsy Hankins Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2016 (winners), 2018 (winners)
- Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the International team): 2018
- Queen Sirikit Cup (representing Thailand): 2015, 2016
Professional
- International Crown (representing Thailand): 2023 (winners)
Awards
- 2021 LPGA Tour[2]
- 2021 Rolex Annika Major Award[19]
- 2019 Gaëlle Truet Rookie of the Year, Symetra Tour[5]
References
- ^ Merrell, Chloe (22 June 2021). "Thailand's Patty Tavatanakit ready for Tokyo 2020 challenge". Olympics.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ a b Levins, Keely (25 October 2021). "Patty Tavatanakit clinches Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year honors". Golf Digest. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Patty Tavatanakit". UCLA. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ a b Women's Golf (4 April 2021). "Major Win: Patty Tavatanakit Wins ANA Inspiration". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Gaëlle Truet Rookie of the Year (2019)". Symetra Tour, LPGA. 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Doug Ferguson (22 October 2019). "Tavatanakit takes fast track to LPGA Tour". ABC News. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Zach Sepanik (5 September 2019). "Three wins help Patty Tavatanakit drive on to LPGA Tour". Symetra Tour. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Women's Golf (2 October 2021). "Tavatanakit Named Symetra Tour Rookie of the Year". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Patty Tavatanakit - LPGA Results". LPGA. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Patty Tavatanakit holds off charging Lydia Ko to win ANA Inspiration for first LPGA Tour victory". ESPN. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Paphangkorn Tavatanakit". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Patty Tavatanakit results". LPGA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Patty Tavatanakit Wins the 2021 Rolex ANNIKA Major Award". LPGA. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
External links
- Patty Tavatanakit at the LPGA Tourofficial site
- Patty Tavatanakit at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site