Thailand is on the LPGA Schedule for May 2021
Yes, the girls are coming back to Thailand after a two-year absence. Seven events in six Asian countries feature prominently on the LPGA Tour’s 34-event schedule for 2021. Among several adjustments to the schedule given pandemic-related challenges that may arise in early 2021, full-field events won’t begin until late February while the usual ‘Spring Asia […]
Major Tournament Scheduled for Waterside Pattaya in 2021
With no confirmed dates for the Honda LPGA Thailand, the next major golf event in Thailand could be the WAAP next September. The Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) championship has been rescheduled to 30 September – 3 October 2021 due to the continuing uncertainty created by the COVID-19 Pandemic. The WAAP will be hosted at the Siam Country […]
British Star, Georgia Hall Wins in the US
Georgia Hall was clearly rattled, not after making a bogey on the final hole at the Cambia Portland Classic to shoot 68 and finish the week at 12-under, but after learning that she came into the final hole with a one-shot lead. Hall blinked more than once when she was told that the bogey meant […]
Three Starts, Three Wins!
There’s just no stopping teenage sensation Yin Ruoning. Continuing one of the most astonishingly successful starts to a professional golfing career, the Shanghainese starlet eked out a hard-fought one-stroke victory in the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Orient Masters. It was her third win from three starts since relinquishing her amateur status last month. Displaying skill and poise […]
Suwannapura from Thailand is Second at AIG Women’s Open
Although deservedly Sophia Popov the German journey woman grabbed all the headlines by winning the 2020 AIG Woman’s Open, Spare a thought for the talented Thai came runner up. Thidapa (Jasmine) Suwannapura, had a stellar final round to finish a clear second, just two shots off a charging Popov. Jasmine won US$467,415, elevating her to […]
ARIYA JUTANUGARN EXCITED FOR SEASON’S FIRST MAJOR AT ROYAL TROON
In 2016, Ariya Jutanugarn made history at the AIG Women’s Open. Then only 20 years old, Jutanugarn became the first Thai golfer to win a major championship title and inspired a nation. Four years later, Jutanugarn is just as hungry for another major win, and raring to go after spending the Tour’s hiatus back home in Thailand. […]
Thai Stars Return to Tours
The Jutanugarn sisters and Kiradech Aphibarnrat will all be back in action for the first time since January, as they tee off this week in the Ladies Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club in Scotland and on the PGA tour in the States. Former world No 1 Ariya and her elder sister Moriya competed […]
LPGA Restart – Drive On Championship
The Drive On Championship at the Inverness Club, with 144 players teeing off on Friday, will see the return of competitive golf at the LPGA Tour for the first time in 166 days. The LPGA entered 2020 with more prize money and greater television exposure than ever. A new TV contact beginning in 2022 was […]
Thai Youngster Athaya Thitikul Wins After Just Four Starts!
It is the first professional championship win for Athaya Thitikul, a 17-year-old girl from Ratchaburi, after only her fourth event. This talented teenager, rose to fame when she became the youngest golfer in the World to win a major tour event. She went on to win as an amateur two LET Tour events both held […]
Thai Lady Golfers Will Hopefully Fly Back to Compete on LPGA Return
The LPGA Tour announced today that it will resume its 2020 season with back-to-back events in Northwest Ohio. This will be encouraging news for the Thai lady golfers, including Pornanong Phatlum and the Jutanurgarn sisters who have been in Bangkok for the past few months. The Marathon LPGA Classic presented by Dana, which had been […]
LPGA 2020 Revised Schedule
The LPGA this week informed its athletes that it is currently targeting a restart of the 2020 LPGA Tour season in mid-July. LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan said, “We have built a schedule that we think is as safe as possible given what we know about travel bans, testing availability, and delivering events that our […]
Revised Schedules on LPGA
Given the continued impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the health and travel restrictions that are currently in place around the globe, the LPGA Tour today is announcing additional changes to its 2020 schedule. The LPGA informed players on April 3rd that the next five events on the LPGA Tour calendar have been postponed, […]
