Kingsmill Championship Presented by JTBC
Kingsmill Resort - River Course
Williamsburg, Va.
May 22, 2016
Birthplace/Hometown – Bangkok, Thailand/ Bangkok, Thailand
Birthdate – November 23, 1995 – currently 20 years, 5 months, and 29 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour – Finished tied for third at the 2014 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament
Turned Professional – January 2013
VICTORIES
LPGA: Second Career Victory. Previous win: 2016 Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic
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ROLEX RANKINGS
With her victory, Ariya is projected to move from No. 21 to No. 13 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings
MONEY
CAREER: With the $195,000 first-place check, Ariya moves to 203rd on the LPGA Career Money List with $1,170,347
SEASON: Ariya moves from sixth to third on the LPGA Tour Official Money List with $687,820
RACE TO CME GLOBE
- Earns 500 points toward the Race to the CME Globe standings moves from 9th to 2nd in the Race to CME Globe with 1,545 points
TOURNAMENT SPECIFIC
- Previous finish at the Kingsmill Championship Presented by JTBC
- 2015: CUT
- 2013: T3
2016 IN A NUTSHELL
- 12 events played, 11 cuts made, $687,820, 2 victories, 3 additional top-10s
OF NOTE
- She becomes the second back-to-back winner on the LPGA in 2016 (Lydia Ko - Kia Classic and ANA Inspiration). It’s the first time the LPGA has had more than one player win consecutive tournaments since 2013 when Stacy Lewis (2 in-a-row), Inbee Park (3 in-a-row) and Suzann Pettersen (2 in-a-row) each accomplished the feat
- She becomes the fourth player with multiple wins in 2016 (Haru Nomura, Ha-Na Jang and Lydia Ko)
- Became the first player from Thailand to capture a victory on the LPGA Tour with her win in the last event
- She became the fourth Rolex First-Time Winner of the 2016 season (Ha Na Jang, Haru Nomura, Jenny Shin)
- All LPGA winners this year have been 23 years old or younger (average age of winners on Tour is currently 21 yrs old)
- Was ranked No. 15 in the world prior to suffering a shoulder injury in a practice round at the 2013 Wegmans LPGA Championship
- Sister, Moriya, is also an LPGA Tour member and was the 2013 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year
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