| Patty Tavatanakit | |
| Fullname: | Paphangkorn Tavatanakit |
| Nickname: | Patty, Meow (เหมียว)[1] |
| Birth Date: | 11 October 1999 |
| College: | UCLA |
| Yearpro: | 2020 |
| Tour: | LPGA Tour (joined 2020) |
| Prowins: | 6 |
| Lpgawins: | 2 |
| Letwins: | 1 |
| Futwins: | 3 |
| Majorwins: | 1 |
| Nabisco: | Won: 2021 |
| Lpga: | T5: 2021 |
| Wusopen: | T5: 2018 |
| Wbritopen: | T7: 2021 |
| Evian: | 3rd: 2024 |
| Award1: | LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year |
| Year1: | 2021 |
| Award2: | Rolex Annika Major Award |
| Year2: | 2021 |
| Award3: | Symetra Tour Rookie of the Year |
| Year3: | 2019 |
Paphangkorn "Patty" Tavatanakit (; born 11 October 1999) is a Thai professional golfer who began competing on the LPGA Tour in January 2020. On 4 April 2021, Tavatanakit accomplished her first win on the LPGA Tour the 2021 ANA Inspiration, a major championship in women's professional golf. In October 2021, Tavatanakit was named the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year for the LPGA Tour in 2021.[2]
Born in Bangkok, Thailand, she graduated from Keerapat International School, a high school in Bangkok.[3]
She start playing golf during her teen years while at Keerapat International School, which had no golf team.[3] In 2014, Tavatanakit won the Callaway Junior World Golf Championship for girls.[3] She was named the 2015–2016 Thailand Amateur Ladies Golf Association Player of the Year, having won the Asian Junior Golf Association Rolex Tournament of Champions and Ping Invitational.[3]
Over 2016–17, she played on the varsity golf team of the UCLA Bruins, winning seven collegiate tournaments.[4] Tavatanakit was named the WGCA and Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year, WGCA First Team All-American twice, and All-Pac-12 First Team member.[3] [4] In 2018, she was the lowest scoring amateur at the U.S. Women's Open.[3]
Tavatanakit won three times in eight tournaments on the 2019 Symetra Tour, earning the Gaëlle Truet Rookie of the Year award.[5] [6] [7] [8]
Tavatanakit played her first tournament on the LPGA Tour at the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio in January 2020, finishing in a tie for 35th; she competed in 14 LPGA events during 2020.[9]
On 4 April 2021, she won her first LPGA tour event the 2021 ANA Inspiration a major LPGA championship.[10]
Source:[11]
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Major championships (1) | |
| Other LPGA Tour event (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Winner's share ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Apr 2021 | ANA Inspiration | 66-69-67-68=270 | −18 | 2 strokes |  Lydia Ko | 465,000 | |
| 2 | 25 Feb 2024 | Honda LPGA Thailand | 67-67-66-67=267 | −21 | 1 stroke | Albane Valenzuela | 255,000 |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Jul 2019 | Donald Ross Classic | 66-70-64=200 | −13 | 3 strokes | Ssu-Chia Cheng | 33,750 | |
| 2 | 21 Jul 2019 | Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic | 69-67-65-67=268 | −20 | 7 strokes |  Jenny Coleman | 26,250 | |
| 3 | 1 Sep 2019 | Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge | 70-65-70-62=267 | −13 | Playoff |  Yujeong Son | 33,750 |
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUTLA | T26LA | T64 | 1 | T4 | T41 | CUT | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUTLA | T5LA | T34 | CUT | T26 | CUT | T27 | CUT | |
| Women's PGA Championship | 74 | T5 | CUT | CUT | T24 | ||||
| Evian Championship | CUTLA | NT | CUT | T48 | 3 | ||||
| Women's British Open | CUT | T7 | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 15 |
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T9 | 84,923 | 92 | 72.93 | 102 | |
| 2021 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1,393,437 | 7 | 69.83 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T4 | 429,664 | 60 | 71.75 | 91 | |
| 2023 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | T3 | 497,303 | 57 | 71.45 | 71 |
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings for each calendar year.
| Year | World ranking | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 237 | [13] | |
| 2019 | 152 | [14] | |
| 2020 | 162 | [15] | |
| 2021 | 13 | [16] | |
| 2022 | 54 | [17] | |
| 2023 | 72 | [18] |
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