Hometown/Resides: Bangkok, Thailand/Orlando, Fla.

Birthdate: Nov. 23, 1995; currently 22 years, 6 months, 11 days

Qualified for LPGA Tour: Tied for third at the 2014 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament

Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2012/2015

VICTORIES

LPGA: Ninth career LPGA victory, second career major and second win of 2018

PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2016 Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic, 2016 Kingsmill Championship presented by JTBC, 2016 LPGA Volvik Championship, 2016 Ricoh Women’s British Open, 2016 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, 2017 Manulife LPGA Classic, 2017 CME Group Tour Championship, 2018 Kingsmill Championship presented by GEICO

RACE TO CME GLOBE

With her win, Jutanugarn earns 625 points and is projected to remain first in the Race to CME Globe with 2,450 points

ROLEX ANNIKA MAJOR AWARD

With her win, Jutanugarn earns 60 points and becomes eligible to win the award at the end of the season

MONEY

With her win, Jutanugarn earns $900,000; she has earned $1,704,614 this season and $6,287,946 in her career, becoming the 43rd player in LPGA history to break the $6 million threshold

2018 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA

14 events played, 14 cuts made, $1,704,614, two victories, eight additional top-10 finishes

OF NOTE

Ariya Jutanugarn becomes the first U.S. Women’s Open champion from Thailand
Jutanugarn earns her second major title, joining her win at the 2016 Ricoh Women’s British Open
Jutanugarn is the first multiple winner of the 2018 LPGA Tour season, joining her win at the Kingsmill Championship presented by GEICO
Jutanugarn and Brooke Henderson are the only players with LPGA Tour wins in 2016, 2017 and 2018
Jutanugarn is one of three players to compete in all 14 LPGA events in 2018 and the only player to make all 14 cuts

In The Winner's Circle with Ariya Jutanugarn at 2018 U.S. Womens Open Conducted by USGA

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