Marathon Classic presented by Owens Corning & O-I
Highland Meadows Golf Club
Sylvania, Ohio
July 15, 2018
Hometown/Resides: Bangkok, Thailand/Ashburn, Va.
Birthdate: Nov. 20, 1992; currently 25 years, 7 months and 25 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Tied for 29th at the 2011 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament
Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2011/2012
VICTORIES
With her win, Suwannapura becomes a Rolex First-Time Winner on the LPGA Tour
RACE TO CME GLOBE
With her win, Suwannapura earns 500 points and is projected to move from 99th to 39th in the Race to CME Globe with 685 points
MONEY
With her win, Suwannapura earns $240,000; she has earned $312,546 this season and $927,954 for her career
PREVIOUS MARATHON CLASSIC PRESENTED BY OWENS CORNING & O-I RESULTS
2017 – T45; 2015 – CUT; 2013 – CUT
2018 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA
16 events played, 10 cuts made, $312,546, one victory, one additional top-20 finish
OF NOTE
- Suwannapura is the sixth Rolex First-Time Winner of 2018, joining Jin Young Ko, Pernilla Lindberg, Moriya Jutanugarn, Annie Park and Nasa Hataoka
- Prior to her win, Suwannapura’s best finish was seventh at the 2014 Kingsmill Championship
- Suwannapura is the third player from Thailand to win on the LPGA Tour, joining Ariya Jutanugarn and Moriya Jutanugarn
- With the win, Suwannapura earns a spot in the Ricoh Women's British Open as one of the top five non-exempt finishers at the Marathon Classic