Atthaya Thitikul

Thitikul was born on 20 February 2003 in Ratchaburi, Thailand to Montree Thitikul and Siriwan. Atthaya, who is known by her nickname 'Jeen' or 'Jeeno', first started playing golf in 2003 when she was six years old when her father let her play golf or tennis. She chose golf after watching pictures of both sports on YouTube.
2007 Notes: Her emergence onto the international golf scene came with her victory at Ladies European Thailand Championship on the Ladies European Tour. 3 days after her 14th birthday, she had already appeared in the Honda LPGA Thailand on the LPGA Tour, where she finished 37th out of the 66 competitors. She earned her place in the field when she finished runner-up in the Thailand Amateur Open the previous August when she was just 13 and 6 months old.
After competing in the LPGA event, she won the Taiwan Amateur Open in June. Three weeks later, she won the Ladies European Thailand Championship at the Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club. Thitikul became the youngest person ever to win a professional golf tour event at age 14 years 4 months, and 19 days old. The previous record belonged to Canadian Brooke Henderson, who won the 2012 Canadian Women's Tour aged 14 years, 9 months, and 3 days. Her amateur status meant that she could not claim the 1st prize of euro45,000 ($52,762) for winning, but it did get her an entry into both the Women's British Open and The Evian Championship in France. She missed the cut at the British Open by a shot but made the cut at the Evian Championship, playing the final two rounds and finishing T-64th.
Thitikul also competed at the Junior Dutch Open in July. In the final round, she carded a course-record 8-under-par round to win the tournament by eight clear shots. In August 2017, at the Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia, she won both the individual gold medal and was part of the Thailand team that won the gold event.
2018 Notes: In February, she competed in the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship in Singapore, just as she turned 15. She was part of a four-way tie in the final round but went on to win the title. Her victory earned her a place in the HSBC Women's Champions on the same course, plus entries into the ANA Inspiration at Mission Hills, California, and a place in the British Open, for a second year running. At the HSBC Women's Champions, she finished T-8th, four shots back of the winner Michelle Wie West. At the ANA Inspiration, she finished T-30th, and at the AIG Women's Open, she was T-64th, and she was the low amateur and the only one to make the cut. At the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship, she was T-38th.
2019 Notes: Started the year finishing T-54th at the Honda LPGA Thailand. In June 2019, she won the Ladies European Thailand Championship for the second time in three years. She finished with a five-under-par 67 to win by five shots from Esther Henseleit. Following her win, Thitikul was ranked 1st in the world on the women's World Amateur Golf Ranking and then again from October until January 2020 before turning professional. In August, she played in what would be her last major tournament as an Amateur. She finished T-29th. In December, she represented Thailand at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. She won a bronze medal in the women's team event.
2020 Notes: Thitikul turned professional in January 2020 and played several events in Australia, including the Women's NSW Open, in which she finished T-4th. After the COVID-19 break, Thitikul broke through for her first pro win in July on the Thai LPGA Tour's 3rd Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship. She finished the season with 5 Thai LPGA wins and was on the top of the money list.
2021 Notes: Played in 17 European Ladies Tour events making 17 cuts with 15 top-ten finishes. She won the Race to Costa Del Sol points list and was 2nd on the money list with euro602,042 in earnings. In May, Thitikul received the sponsor exemption to play in the Honda LPGA Thailand on the LPGA Tour which she finished 2nd, one shot behind winner Ariya Jutanugarn. She then went to France to play in the Jabra Ladies Open. She finished T-6th but struggled in the final round to shoot 74 and finish 3 shots back of the Pia Babnik/Annabel Dimmock playoff. She played in the Scandinavian Mixed on the Men's European Tour, a mixed event that women participated. She was T-65th but had her highest round in the competition, an 82 in the second round. The next week Thitikul claimed her third Ladies European Tour title, first as a professional, at the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open. This win made her eligible to play in European major tournaments, Evian Championship and British Open. The next week played in the Big Green Egg Open and was 4th, struggling to a final round 72, which placed her nine back of the winner Stephanie Kyriacou. In her next event, she finished 2nd at the Aramco Team Series - London, losing to Marianne Skarpnord in a playoff. The next day when the Rolex Rankings came out, Thitikul moved into the top 100 for the first time, ranking 89th. After finishing T-4th at the Gant Ladies Open, she played in the Amundi Evian Championship. With a final round 65, she finished 5th, four shots back of the Minjee Lee/Jeongeun Lee6 playoff. The next week at the ISPS Handa World Womans, she was 4th, three shots back of the Pajaree Anannarukarn/Emma Talley playoff. The next week shot a final round of 66 to finish T-2nd, three shots back of winner Ryann O'Toole. After that event, she rose to 35th in the Rolex Rankings. She was T-6th at the Didrksons Skafto Open and 3rd at the Creekhouse Ladies Open. She won the Swiss Ladies Open by a shot over Marianne Skarpnord. She finished the season 2nd at the Saudi Ladies International, five shots back of winner Lydia Ko. She was T-6th at the Aramco Team Series-Jeddah and 3rd at the Andalucia Open de Espana. In December, she was 3rd at LPGA Q Series to earn her LPGA card for 2022.
2022 Notes: Played in 26 LPGA Tour events, making 25 cuts with 16 top-ten finishes. She was 5yh on the money list with $2,229,070 in earnings and was 2nd in CME points. Thitikul also won the LPGA's Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year award.
Playing mainly on the LPGA Tour, she shot a final round 67 to finish T-4th at the HSBC Women's Champions. Next week shot 66-65 on the weekend to finish T-8th at the Honda LPGA Thailand. She won her first LPGA title at the JTBC Classic, shooting 64 in the final round and then beating Nanna Koerstz Madsen in a playoff. After that victory, she rose to 5th in the Rolex Rankings. She was T-6th at the LPGA Lotte Championship and T-8th at the Cognizant Founder Cup. Shot a final round 68 to finish T-5th at the Meijer LPGA Championship, two shots back of the playoff won by Jennifer Kupcho. The next week was 4th at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, two shots back of winner In Gee Chun. She was T-8th at The Amundi Evian Championship, T-7th at the AIG Women's Open and 9th at the Kroger Queen City Championship. She won the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship in a playoff over Danielle Kang. Thitikul jumped into contention after shooting 61 Saturday, and then shot 68 Sunday to finish at 17-under 196 with Kang. She was 4th at The Ascendant LPGA, six back of winner Charley Hull. She was 6th at the BMW Ladies Championship. She was the 54-hole leader and shot 74 Sunday to fall back. She moved to #1 on the Rolex Rankings on October 31 during an LPGA off week. She was #1 for 2 weeks before dropping to 2nd after Nelly Korda won the Pelican Women?s Championship to move back to #1. She ended her season with a T-10th finish at the CME Group Tour Championship.
2023 Notes: Started her season with a 3rd place finish at the Honda LPGA Thailand, two shots back of the winner Lilia Vu. She was T-4th at the Chevron Championship, again two shota back of the winner ilia Vu. She helped Thailand win the Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, going 5-0-0 in the matches, including a 4- and-2 win over Stephanie Kyriacou of Australia in the finals. Finished T-5th at the Cognizant Founders Cup, T-6th at the ShipRite Classic and T-9th at the Amundi Evian Championship,