Birthplace/Hometown – Bangkok, Thailand/ Bangkok, Thailand

Birthdate – November 23, 1995 – currently 20 years, 8 months, and 8 days

Qualified for LPGA Tour – Finished tied for third at the 2014 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament

Turned Professional – January 2013

Victories

LPGA: First major championship win; fourth career victory and fourth this season

Previous wins: 2016 Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic, 2016 Kingsmill Championship, 2016 LPGA Volvik Championship

Rolex Rankings

With her victory, Ariya is projected to move from No. 6 to No. 3 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, her highest ranking of her career

This week last year she was ranked 52nd in the world

Money

CAREER: With the $412,046.69 first-place check, Ariya moves from 142nd to 125th on the LPGA Career Money List and crosses the $2 million mark with $2,221,959.69

SEASON: Ariya remains second on the LPGA Tour Official Mone List with $1,739,432.69

Race To CME Globe

Earns 625 points toward the Race to the CME Globe standings and remains second in the Race to CME Globe with 3,356 points

Of Note

Becomes the first male or female major champion from Thailand

Ties Lydia Ko for most wins this season (4)

Became the first player from Thailand to capture a victory on the LPGA Tour with her win this season at the Yokahama Tire LPGA Classic

Becomes the third player this year to win her first career major title, joining Brooke Henderson (KPMG Women’s PGA Championship) and Brittany Lang (U.S. Women’s Open)

20 of the 22 events on the LPGA Tour this year have been won by players 23 years old or younger

Tournament Specific

Becomes the second youngest winner of the championship; set by Jiyai Shin (20y/3m/6d) in 2006

Previous finishes at the RICOH Women’s British Open

2015: CUT

2014: T45

2016 In A Nutshell

19 events played, 18 cuts made, $1,739,432.69, 4 victories, 5 additional top-10s

In The Winner's Circle With Ariya Jutanugarn at RICOH Women's British Open

Related Articles