Paphangkorn "Patty" Tavatanakit (; born 11 October 1999) is a Thai

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who began competing on the

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in January 2020. On 4 April 2021, Tavatanakit accomplished her first win on the LPGA Tour the

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, a major championship in women's professional golf. In October 2021, Tavatanakit was named the

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for the LPGA Tour in 2021.

Early life

Born in

Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population ...

, she graduated from Keerapat International School, a

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in Bangkok.

Amateur career

She start playing golf during her teen years while at Keerapat International School, which had no golf team. In 2014, Tavatanakit won the Callaway Junior World Golf Championship for girls. She was named the 2015–2016 Thailand Amateur Ladies Golf Association Player of the Year, having won the Asian Junior Golf Association Rolex Tournament of Champions and Ping Invitational. Over 2016–17, she played on the varsity golf team of the

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, winning seven collegiate tournaments. Tavatanakit was named the WGCA and

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of the Year, WGCA

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twice, and All-Pac-12 First Team member. In 2018, she was the lowest scoring amateur at the

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Professional career

Tavatanakit won three times in eight tournaments on the

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, earning the Gaëlle Truet Rookie of the Year award. Tavatanakit played her first tournament on the LPGA Tour at the

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in January 2020, finishing in a tie for 35th; she competed in 14 LPGA events during 2020. On 4 April 2021, she won her first LPGA tour event the

a major LPGA championship.

Amateur wins

*2013 TehBotol International Junior *2014 TrueVisions Singha Junior #3, TrueVisions International Junior Championship, LA Junior Open, TrueVisions Singha Junior #9 *2015 LA Junior Open *2016 Rolex Tournament of Champions, The PING Invitational *2017 Stanford Intercollegiate *2018 Silverado Showdown, Pac-12 Championship, NCAA San Francisco Regional, ANNIKA Intercollegiate *2019 NCAA East Lansing Regional Source:

Professional wins (4)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

Symetra Tour wins (3)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

''Results not in chronological order before 2019 or in 2020.'' LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

* Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2021 ANA – 2022 Chevron) * Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2021 PGA – 2022 Chevron)

LPGA Tour career summary

^ Official as of 2022 season

World ranking

Position in

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for each calendar year.

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Asia/Pacific): 2016 (winners), 2018 (winners) *

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(representing the International team):

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(representing Thailand): 2015, 2016

Awards

*2021

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*2019 Gaëlle Truet Rookie of the Year,

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tavakanakit, Patty

Patty Tavatanakit Paphangkorn "Patty" Tavatanakit (; 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 ma ...

LPGA Tour golfers Winners of LPGA major golf championships

Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics

1999 births Living people