Patty Tavatanakit | |||||||
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Personal information | |||||||
Full name | Paphangkorn Tavatanakit | ||||||
Nickname | Patty, Meow (เหมียว)[1] | ||||||
Born | 11 October 1999 | ||||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||
Sporting nationality | Thailand | ||||||
Career | |||||||
College | UCLA | ||||||
Turned professional | 2020 | ||||||
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2020) | ||||||
Professional wins | 6 | ||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||
LPGA Tour | 2 | ||||||
Ladies European Tour | 1 | ||||||
Epson Tour | 3 | ||||||
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |||||||
Chevron Championship | Won: 2021 | ||||||
Women's PGA C'ship | T5: 2021 | ||||||
U.S. Women's Open | T5: 2018 | ||||||
Women's British Open | T7: 2021 | ||||||
Evian Championship | 3rd: 2024 | ||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||
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Paphangkorn "Patty" Tavatanakit (Thai: ปภังกร ธวัชธนกิจ; born 11 October 1999) is a Thai professional golfer who began competing on the LPGA Tour in January 2020. On 4 April 2021, Tavatanakit accomplished her first win on the LPGA Tour – the 2021 ANA Inspiration, a major championship in women's professional golf. In October 2021, Tavatanakit was named the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year for the LPGA Tour in 2021.[2]