Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic
RTJ Golf Trail, Capitol Hill, Senator Course
Prattville, Ala.
May 8, 2016
Birthplace/Hometown – Bangkok, Thailand/ Bangkok, Thailand
Birthdate – November 23, 1995 – currently 20 years, 5 months, and 15 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour – Finished tied for third at the 2014 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament
Turned Professional – January 2013
VICTORIES
LPGA: 1st Career Victory
ROLEX RANKINGS
- With her victory, Ariya is projected to move from No. 33 to No. 22 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings
MONEY
CAREER: With the $195,000 first-place check, Ariya moves to 234th on the LPGA Career Money List with $975,347
SEASON: Ariya moves from 16th to sixth on the LPGA Tour Official Money List with $492,820
TOURNAMENT SPECIFIC
- Previous Finish at the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic
- 2015: T20
2016 IN A NUTSHELL
- 11 events played, 10 cuts made, $492,820, 1 victory, 3 additional top-10
OF NOTE
- Is the first player from Thailand to capture a victory on the LPGA Tour
- With her win, she becomes the fourth Rolex First-Time Winner of the 2016 season (Ha Na Jang, Haru Nomura, Jenny Shin)
- Competed in 64 LPGA events prior to her first win recording 14 top-10 finishes
- All LPGA winners this year have been 23 years old or younger (average age of winners on Tour is currently 21 years old)
- Was ranked as high as 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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