April 22 – 12, a Thai professional golfer competes in the first major golf tournament of the year, The Chevron Championship in the United States. “Patty” shows her best performance, ranked 4th with Nelly Korda 2 American World 2 strokes behind the leader.

female professional golf The first major of the year, “The Chevron Championship”, won a total prize money of $ 5.1 million or more than 173 million baht at The Club at Carton Woods, Woodlands, Texas between April 20-23

There are 12 Thai girls competing in the competition, including Paphangkon (Patty) Thawatchanakit, Atthaya Thitikul, 2 sisters Jutanugarn Ariya and Moriya, Pajaree. Anannaruekarn, Pornanong Phetlum, Wichanee Meechai, Pawarisa Yokthuan, Thidapa (Jasmin) Suwannapura, Chanetti Wansaen, Jaravee Boonchan and a rising star. Thai-Canadian amateur Alla “Pangki” Galitsky, 16, won gold medal at the 2022 SEA Games Vietnam team, qualifying to compete as the “Womens Amateur Asia-Pacific” champion. the latest

Two days later, Kim Ah Lim, a 27-year-old golfer from South Korea, took the lead at 8 under par. Kim Ah Lim had previously won one major, the US Women’s Open in 2016. 2020

While “Patty” Paphangkon Thawatchanakit, the champion of this program in 2021, is the Thai female golfer who showed the best results, ranked 4th, adding 5-under-par 67, total score 6-under-par 138, coming up to 4th place. Together with Nelly Korda, world number 2, American 2 strokes behind the leader, 2 days left in the competition, while “Pro China” Atthaya Thitikul, former world number 1, is ranked 17th, joining 3 under par. “Prome” Ariya Jutanugarn has 2 holes left Total score 1 under 36 co.-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency