April Angurasaranee Explained

April Angurasaranee
Full Name:Chanoknan Anugrasaranee
Nickname:April
Birth Date:23 April 2004
Birth Place:Bangkok, Thailand
Height:5 ft 4 in
Residence:Thailand
Yearpro:2020
Tour:Ladies European Tour (joined 2023)

Chanoknan "April" Anugrasaranee (born 23 April 2004) is a Thai professional golfer on the Ladies European Tour. She turned professional in 2020, when she was 16 years old.[1]

Career

Anugrasaranee started playing golf at 11 years old and turned pro at 16 years old.[2]

In 2022, she played on the Epson Tour where she made four cuts in 15 events, and recorded a season-best finish of tied fourth at the Twin Bridges Championship.[3] She finished as the top female in the Trust Golf Asian Mixed Cup on the Ladies European Tour (LET).[4] Later in the year, the 18-year-old went to LET Q-School at La Manga Club and earned status in Category 16.[2]

Anugrasaranee was runner-up in her first LET event as a member, the 2023 season-opener Magical Kenya Ladies Open.[5] She led the 2023 LET Rookie of the Year race through six events, ultimately finishing 5th.[2]

In 2024, she held the overnight lead in the Joburg Ladies Open at Modderfontein Golf Club before finishing solo 9th.[6]

Personal life

Anugrasaranee was born in Bangkok, Thailand. Her nickname is April because of her birth month. She also has a brother named August because of the same reason.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'April' Springs Into Life . Ladies European Tour . 6 June 2024 . 12 April 2022.
  2. Web site: Getting to Know… April Angurasaranee . Ladies European Tour . 27 March 2023.
  3. Web site: Chanoknan Angurasaranee Bio . Epson Tour . 6 June 2024.
  4. News: Thai teen sets world record with win . Golf Australia Magazine . 6 June 2024 . 11 April 2022.
  5. News: Golf: Aditi Ashok wins Kenya Ladies Open . ESPN . 5 February 2023.
  6. Web site: Angurasaranee leads Joburg Ladies Open . Compleat Golfer . 6 June 2024.