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

2016 IN A NUTSHELL

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

In the Winner's Circle: Ariya Jutanugarn Wins Kingsmill Championship

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