Hometown/Resides: Bangkok, Thailand/Orlando, Fla.
Birthdate: Nov. 23, 1995; currently 22 years, 6 months, 11 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Tied for third at the 2014 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament
Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2012/2015
VICTORIES
LPGA: Ninth career LPGA victory, second career major and second win of 2018
PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2016 Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic, 2016 Kingsmill Championship presented by JTBC, 2016 LPGA Volvik Championship, 2016 Ricoh Women’s British Open, 2016 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, 2017 Manulife LPGA Classic, 2017 CME Group Tour Championship, 2018 Kingsmill Championship presented by GEICO
RACE TO CME GLOBE
With her win, Jutanugarn earns 625 points and is projected to remain first in the Race to CME Globe with 2,450 points
ROLEX ANNIKA MAJOR AWARD
With her win, Jutanugarn earns 60 points and becomes eligible to win the award at the end of the season
MONEY
With her win, Jutanugarn earns $900,000; she has earned $1,704,614 this season and $6,287,946 in her career, becoming the 43rd player in LPGA history to break the $6 million threshold
2018 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA
14 events played, 14 cuts made, $1,704,614, two victories, eight additional top-10 finishes
OF NOTE
- Ariya Jutanugarn becomes the first U.S. Women’s Open champion from Thailand
- Jutanugarn earns her second major title, joining her win at the 2016 Ricoh Women’s British Open
- Jutanugarn is the first multiple winner of the 2018 LPGA Tour season, joining her win at the Kingsmill Championship presented by GEICO
- Jutanugarn and Brooke Henderson are the only players with LPGA Tour wins in 2016, 2017 and 2018
- Jutanugarn is one of three players to compete in all 14 LPGA events in 2018 and the only player to make all 14 cuts
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