The Honda LPGA Thailand is a women's professional

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tournament in

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. First played in

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at the

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, the tournament moved to the Siam Country Club,

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, on its Old Course. It was the first LPGA Tour event held in Thailand and it increased the number of countries on the 2006 LPGA schedule to eight, including the United States. The tournament was not held in

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, but returned to the LPGA schedule in

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. It was held at the newer Plantation Course for this year only, then returned to the Old Course in

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. The tournament is a limited-field event with no cut; in

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, 60 players were in the tournament (57 professionals and 3 amateurs); a full-field LPGA tournament has about 144 players. The 2012 event included a field of 70 players, with top-ranked

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successfully defending her title, one stroke ahead of runner-up

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, the 2010 champion. The title sponsor is

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Tournament names

* 2006–2009: Honda LPGA Thailand * 2010: Honda PTT LPGA Thailand * 2011–present: Honda LPGA Thailand

Tournament hosts

*No event in 2008 and 2020

Winners

Tournament records

Video

YouTube
- LPGA Rewind, highlights of 2010 event

References

External links

*
Coverage on the LPGA Tour's official site
{{LPGA Tour LPGA Tour events Golf tournaments in Thailand Recurring sporting events established in 2006 2006 establishments in Thailand