Atthaya Thitikul

Atthaya Thitikul
อาฒยา ฐิติกุล
Thitikul in 2022
Personal information
NicknameJeen / Jeeno
Born (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 (age 21)
Ban Pong district, Ratchaburi, Thailand
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sporting nationality Thailand
ResidenceRatchaburi, Thailand
Career
Turned professional2020
Current tour(s)Ladies European Tour (joined 2020)
LPGA Tour (joined 2022)
Professional wins15
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour3
Ladies European Tour4
Ladies Asian Golf Tour1
Other7
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT4: 2023
Women's PGA C'ship4th: 2022
U.S. Women's OpenT6: 2024
Women's British OpenT7: 2022
Evian Championship5th: 2021
Achievements and awards
LPGA Vare Trophy2023
LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year2022
Ladies European Tour
Player of the Year
2021
Ladies European Tour
Order of Merit
2021
Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year
2021
Thai LPGA Tour Order of Merit2020
Medal record
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's individual
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Women's team

Atthaya Thitikul (Thai: อาฒยา ฐิติกุล, RTGSAtthaya Thitikun, pronounced [ʔàːt.tʰā.jāː tʰì(ʔ).tì(ʔ).kūn]; born 20 February 2003), also Jeeno Thitikul, is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. Until 2023, she was the youngest golfer ever to win a professional golf tournament at aged 14 years, 4 months and 19 days after winning the Ladies European Thailand Championship as an amateur on 9 July 2017.[1] She was the number one ranked women's amateur golfer in the world for a total of 12 weeks, rising to the top on two occasions, the first time on 26 June 2019.

On 27 March 2022, Thitikul won for the first time on the LPGA Tour at the JTBC Classic.[2] While still age 19 in September 2022, Thitikul had two wins on the professional LPGA Tour and four wins on the Ladies European Tour.

On 31 October 2022, Thitikul became the number 1 ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings,[3] and was considered to be the fastest rising star in golf.[4][5] On 10 November, she was named the 2022 LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year.[6]

In 2023, Thitikul won the Vare Trophy for the lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour.

  1. ^ "Atthaya Thitikul, 14, becomes youngest ever winner of professional event". BBC Sport. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Atthaya Thitikul wins first on LPGA, denies Nanna Koerstz Madsen second straight". Golf Channel. AP. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 October 2022.
  4. ^ Melton, Zephyr (1 April 2022). "From 308th to 5th in the world in a year?! Meet golf's fastest rising star". Golf. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Thai teen Thitikul becomes 2nd youngest No. 1 women's golfer". ESPN. Associated Press. 1 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Atthaya Thitikul Wins 2022 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie Of The Year Award". LPGA. 10 November 2022.