Benyapa Niphatsophon ( th, เบญญาภา นิภัทร์โสภณ; born 26 June 1997) is a Thai

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playing on the

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. As an amateur, she won a gold medal at the

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in the

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event with Budsabakorn Sukapan and

Supamas Sangchan Supamas Sangchan ( th, สุภมาส แสงจันทร์; born 2 April 1996) is a Thai professional golfer playing on the China LPGA Tour. As an amateur, she won a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in the women's team event with Bu ...

Amateur career

Niphatsophon competed at the

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and won the first ever gold medal in golf for Thailand in the

event with Budsabakorn Sukapan and

Professional career

Niphatsophon turned professional in 2015. In December 2015, she finished tied for 19th place at the final stage

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to earn LPGA Membership for the 2016 season. On the 2016 LPGA Tour, she played 18 events and made eight cuts. In 2017, Niphatsophon mainly played in the

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. She finished second in five tournaments and was on the top of the money list at the end of the season. Her total Symetra Tour career prize money was $124,492 which made her become the third player in Symetra Tour history to surpass $100,000 in a single-season earnings. Niphatsophon was named 2017

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and secured the LPGA Tour card for the 2018 season. In 2018, Niphatsophon played in 22 LPGA Tour events and made 10 cuts. She recorded her best LPGA Tour finish at the

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with a tied for sixth place. She missed most of the 2019 LPGA Tour season with a wrist injury.

Amateur wins

*2011 Truevisions International Junior, Enjoy Jakarta World Junior Class B, TGA-CAT Junior Ranking 2 *2012 TrueVisions International Junior, Seletar Junior Open, Callaway Junior World Championship, Thailand Amateur Open, Albatross International Junior Girls Championship *2013 TGA-CAT Junior Championship (Asia Pacific), Seletar Junior Open, Santi Cup *2014 Bishops Gate Golf Academy Junior Classic Source:

Professional wins (3)

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (2)

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Singha Classic (as an amateur) *

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Singha Masters (as an amateur)

Thai LPGA Tour wins (1)

Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship (as an amateur)

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

References

External links

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Benyapa Niphatsophon Benyapa Niphatsophon ( th, เบญญาภา นิภัทร์โสภณ; born 26 June 1997) is a Thai professional golfer playing on the Ladies European Tour. As an amateur, she won a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in the women's ...

LPGA Tour golfers Ladies European Tour golfers

Asian Games medalists in golf Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Golfers at the 2014 Asian Games

SEA Games medalists in golf Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games 1997 births Living people