Atthaya 'Jeeno' Thitikul Facts: 18 Things You Didn't Know About The Thai Pro Golfer
Discover more about one of the game's brightest stars via these facts regarding her life and career so far
Atthaya Thitikul is one of the game's brightest stars and already has multiple victories on both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. Discover more about her life and pro golf career so far via these facts.
Atthaya Thitikul Facts
1. Thitikul was born on February 20, 2003 in Ratchaburi, Thailand.
2. She started playing the game when she was only six years old after being given the choice of either golf or tennis by her father. She is believed to have chosen golf after watching videos of both sports on YouTube.
3. Her nicknames are 'Jeen' and 'Jeeno'.
4. Thitikul was world amateur number one for 12 weeks, first achieving the feat while she was just 16.
5. In 2017, she won the Thailand Ladies Championship on the Ladies European Tour aged 14 years, four months and 19 days old. In the process, she became the youngest winner of a professional golf tournament until her record was broken in April 2023 by Louise Uma Landgraf at the Terre Blanche Ladies Open (14 years, two months, 18 days).
6. During that year, she competed at the Junior Dutch Open, carding a course record round of 8-under-par to win the tournament by eight strokes.
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7. Before turning professional, Thitikul had 16 amateur victories. These included gold at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and leading amateur at the Women's Open Championship in 2018 at Royal Lytham and 2019 at Woburn.
8. Thitikul turned professional in 2020, at which point, she already had two professional wins on the Ladies European Tour, both coming at the Ladies European Thailand Championship.
9. Her first victory as a professional came at the Thai LPGA Tour's 3rd Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship. That year, she won five times on the Thai LPGA Tour and topped the season money list.
10. In 2021, Thitikul won the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit, Rookie of the Year, and Players' Player of the Year titles, following her two wins, three runner-ups, and nine additional top-ten finishes.
11. Thitikul finished third at the LPGA Tour's Q-School to earn full membership for the 2022 season.
12. Thitikul's first LPGA Tour win arrived in just her fifth start at the 2022 JTBC Classic. She came from six shots back after 54 holes to force a playoff and ultimately pick up the trophy.
13. On October 31, 2022, Thitikul rose to World No.1 for the first time.
14. She claimed the LPGA Tour's Rookie of the Year trophy in 2022.
15. Thitikul currently has three LPGA Tour titles to her name, including the 2024 Dow Championship - a team event that she triumphed in alongside China's Ruoning Yin.
16. She has two fourth-place finishes at Majors. Thitikul ended solo fourth at the 2022 KPMG Women's PGA Championship before recording a T4 result at the 2023 Chevron Championship.
17. Thitikul was a part of the victorious Thai quartet at the 2023 International Crown alongside Patty Tavatanakit as well as Moriya and Ariya Jutanugarn.
18. She made her Olympic debut at Paris 2024.
Atthaya Thitikul Bio
Born | February 20, 2003 - Ratchaburi, Thailand |
Height | 5ft4 (162cm) |
Turned Professional | 2020 |
Current Tour | Ladies European Tour, LPGA Tour |
Professional Wins | 15 |
Career Earnings | $6,088,619 |
Highest Rolex Ranking | 1st |
Atthaya Thitikul Pro Wins
Event | Tour | Winning Score |
---|---|---|
2017 Ladies European Thailand Championship* | Ladies European Tour | -5 (two strokes) |
2019 Ladies European Thailand Championship* | Ladies European Tour | -22 (five strokes) |
2020 3rd Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship | Thai LPGA Tour | -17 (two strokes) |
2020 6th Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship | Thai LPGA Tour | -9 (one stroke) |
2020 7th Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship | Thai LPGA Tour | -11 (three under) |
2020 8th Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship | Thai LPGA Tour | -15 (four strokes) |
2020 Muang Thai Insurance Thailand LPGA Masters | Thai LPGA Tour | -16 (five strokes) |
2021 Phoenix Ladies Classic | N/A | -15 (five strokes) |
2021 Tipsport Czech Ladies Open | Ladies European Tour | -15 (one stroke) |
2021 VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open | Ladies European Tour | -16 (one stroke) |
2022 JTBC Classic | LPGA Tour | -16 (playoff) |
2022 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | LPGA Tour | -17 (playoff) |
2023 Simone Asia Pacific Cup (Individual) | Ladies Asian Tour | -14 (seven strokes) |
2023 Simone Asia Pacific Cup (team event with Jaravee Bonchant) | Ladies Asian Tour | -15 (seven strokes) |
2024 Dow Championship (team event with Ruoning Yin) | LPGA Tour | -22 (one stroke) |
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