Budsabakorn "Nook" Sukapan ( th, บุษบากร สุขพันธ์; born: 11 September 1997) is a Thai

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playing on the LPGA of Japan Tour. As an amateur, she was a dual medalist in the

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, winning a silver in the women's individual event, and the first ever gold medal for Thailand in the

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event with Benyapa Niphatsophon and Supamas Sangchan.

Early life

Sukapan was born on 11 September 1997 in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Sukapan started playing golf at the age of 9 years old. Her hobbies include watching movies and listening to music.

Amateur career

Sukapan secured a gold medal at the

in the

event with Benyapa Niphatsophon and Supamas Sangchan which was the first gold medal to be earned by Thailand in women's golf event at the

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. She also went on to win a silver in the women's individual event.

Professional career

Sukapan turned professional in 2014. She captured her first career

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win at the 2015 Srixon XXIO Ladies Open. In December 2015, Sukapan finished tied for 2nd at the final stage

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to earn

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Membership for the 2016 season. In the 2016 LPGA Tour, she played 19 events and made five cuts. In 2019, Sukapan played in the JLPGA Step Up Tour and won 4 titles. She finished first in money ranking and earned a tour card for the 2020 LPGA of Japan Tour.

Amateur wins

*2013 Singha Thailand Amateur Open, Road to Panasonic Open Singha Championship, Malaysian Junior Open *2014 Singapore Junior Championship, Dutch International Junior Open Source:

Professional wins (9)

China LPGA Tour wins (2)

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(2) Srixon XXIO Ladies Open, CTBC Ladies Open

Taiwan LPGA Tour wins (1)

*2015 (1) CTBC Ladies Open

JLPGA Step Up Tour wins (4)

*2019 (4) Udon-Ken Ladies, Shizu Hills Ladies Mori Building Cup, KCFG Ladies Golf Tournament, Hanasaka Ladies Yanmar Golf Tournament

Thai LPGA Tour wins (3)

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(1) 2nd Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship *

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(1) 7th Singha-SAT-Toyota Thai LPGA Championship *

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(1) Thai LPGA Classic

References

External links

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