Virada Nirapathpongporn
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Thai golfer
Virada Nirapathpongporn วิรดา นิราพาธพงศ์พร | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | (1982-04-21) 21 April 1982 (age 41) Futures Tour (2004–10) | ||
Professional wins | 2 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
Epson Tour | 2 | ||
Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
Chevron Championship | T21: 2003 | ||
Women's PGA C'ship | T74: 2007 | ||
U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2002-06, 2008 | ||
Women's British Open | CUT: 2006 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Virada Nirapathpongporn (
U.S. Women's Amateur
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Nirapathpongporn was born in
NCAA Division I Championship.[1] She graduated in 2004 with BA degree in psychology. She was voted the 2004 Nancy Lopez Award as the world's top female amateur. She was also runner-up in the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links. In 2002, she also won the Honda Sports Award as the best female collegiate golfer in the nation.[2]
Nirapathpongporn turned professional in June 2004 to play on the
LPGA Tour
rookie and wrote a blog for lpga.com.
In late February 2011, Nirapathpongporn announced she would be retiring from competitive golf and moving back to Thailand after living in the United States for fifteen years.[3]
Amateur wins
- 2001 Women's Trans-National Championship
- 2002 NCAA Division I Championship
- 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur
Professional wins (2)
Futures Tour wins (2)
- 2005 (2) CIGNA Chip in For A Cure Connecticut FUTURES Golf Classic
References
- ^ "NCAA Women's Championships final scores". ESPN. 25 May 2002. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Golf". CWSA. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ Weary Virada decides to hang up her clubs
External links
- Virada Nirapathpongporn at the LPGA Futures Tourofficial site (archived)
- Rookie blog
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