Patcharajutar Kongkraphan ( th, พัชรจุฑา คงกระพันธ์; born 14 February 1992), also known as P.K. Kongkraphan, is a Thai

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Early life

Kongkraphan was born on 14 February 1992. She started playing golf at the age of 5 years old.

Professional career

Kongkraphan turned professional in November 2009. In 2011, finished tied for 29th at the

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to earn LPGA membership for the 2012 season. In 2012, she played three events on the LPGA Tour. Her best finish was tied for 45th at the

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. She also won the Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Ladies Open on the

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. In 2013, she mainly played on the

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and had five top-10 finishes, including her first win at the Northeast Delta Dental International. She won Symetra Tour's money title, as well as

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award, and secured the LPGA Tour card for 2014 season. In 2014, she made 11 cuts from 24 starts on the

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. She carded a career-low round of 64 in the final round at the

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. She recorded career-best finishes, tied for seventh, at the

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and the

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, the first two top-10 finishes of her LPGA career. In 2015, she played in 21 events and recorded 11 cuts made on the LPGA Tour. She also made the cut in the major championships for the first time at the

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and finished in 73rd place. In 2016, she made 11 cuts from 23 events on the

. Her season-best finish was tied for ninth at the

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in June. In 2017, she played nine tournaments on the LPGA Tour and made only one cut. In 2021, she won the SAT-NSDF 1st Thai LPGA Championship on the

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. She ranked first on the money list and won the season-long

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. In 2022, she won three straight events on the

, including the season finale BGC Thailand LPGA Masters, to make her became the

winner for the second consecutive year.

Professional wins (23)

Epson Tour wins (1)

Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (1)

* 2012 (1) Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Ladies Open

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (3)

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(2) Singha Classic, Singha Championship *

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(1) Singha E-San Open

Thai LPGA Tour wins (8)

*2012 (1) 1st Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship *2013 (1) 1st Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship *

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(1) SAT-NSDF 1st Thai LPGA Championship *

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(3) Muang Thai Insurance 7th Thai LPGA Championship, Central Group 8th Thai LPGA Championship, BGC Thailand LPGA Masters^ *

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(2) Singha-BGC Classic, Thai LPGA Championship ^ ''Co-Sanction by the Taiwan LPGA Tour

China LPGA Tour wins (4)

*2010 (2) Orient Shanghai Classic, Orient Beijing Pearl Championship *2011 (2) Beijing Pearl Challenge, Caofeidian Challenge

Taiwan LPGA Tour wins (4)

*2022 (1) BGC Thailand LPGA Masters *2023 (3) WPG Ladies Open, Friend of TLPGA Open, GRIN Cup Charity Open

Other wins (3)

*2022 (3) 4th SAT−TWT Open Road To World Ranking, 5th SAT−TWT Open Road To World Ranking, 7th SAT−TWT Open Road To World Ranking

Results in LPGA majors

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

Team appearances

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(representing Thailand):

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(winners) *

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(representing Thailand):

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(winners) *

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(representing Thailand):

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References

External links

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