Saranporn Langkulgasettrin Explained

Saranporn Langkulgasettrin
Birth Date:9 December 1999[1]
Birth Place:Phuket, Thailand
Height:166cm
Yearpro:2015
Tour:LPGA of Japan Tour (joined 2019)
Prowins:16
Jlpgawins:1
Alpgwins:1
Otherwins:14
Anainspiration:DNP
Lpga:DNP
Wusopen:T59: 2018
Wbritopen:DNP
Evian:DNP
Award1:China LPGA Tour Order of Merit
Year1:2017, 2018
Award2:China LPGA Tour Rookie of the year
Year2:2017
Award3:Thai LPGA Tour Order of Merit
Year3:2016

Saranporn Langkulgasettrin (Thai: ศรัณย์พร ลางคุลเกษตริน<ref name=Mgr-online>{{cite news |title="โปรอ๊าย" ศรัณย์พร ไข่มุกเม็ดงามแห่งภูเก็ต |url=https://mgronline.com/sport/detail/9590000103933 |access-date=15 September 2021 |work=MGR Online |date=16 October 2016 |language=th; born: 9 December 1999) is a Thai professional golfer playing on the LPGA of Japan Tour.

Early life

Saranporn was born on 9 December 1999 in Phuket, Thailand. She started playing golf at the age of 9 years old.

Professional career

Saranporn turned professional in 2015 at the age of 15. In 2015, she secured three wins on the All Thailand Golf Tour. In December 2016, she got her first international title at the ICTSI Philippines Ladies Masters on the Taiwan LPGA Tour. She became a member of the China LPGA Tour in the 2017 season by finishing third in the qualifying tournament.

In 2017, she achieved her first win on the China LPGA Tour at the Wuhan Challenge in June.[2] She also claimed two additional wins on the China LPGA Tour, the CLPGA Zhuhai Heritage and the PTT Thailand LPGA Masters.[3] Because of her performance in the 2017 season, Saranporn took the China LPGA Tour Order of Merit winner and Rookie of the Year award, plus an entry to the major championship, U.S. Women's Open.

In 2018, she played eight events on the China LPGA Tour and won two more titles at the Sun Car Zhangjiagang Shuangshan Challenge and EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open.[4] [5] At the U.S. Women's Open, she made the cut and finished in the 59th place.[6] She won the China LPGA Tour Order of Merit for the second consecutive year.

In 2019, she played in the LPGA of Japan Tour and got her first win in Japan at the Nipponham Ladies Classic.[7]

Professional wins (16)

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

China LPGA Tour wins (5)

^ Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour and Thai LPGA Tour.
Co-sanctioned by the Taiwan LPGA Tour and Ladies Asian Golf Tour.

Taiwan LPGA Tour wins (3)

^ Co-sanctioned by the China LPGA Tour and Ladies Asian Golf Tour.

Thai LPGA Tour wins (2)

^ Co-sanctioned by the China LPGA Tour and ALPG Tour.

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (7)

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament 20182019
The Chevron Championship
U.S. Women's OpenT59CUT
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian Championship
Women's British Open
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players - Saranporn Langkulgasettrin . China LPGA . 15 September 2021.
  2. News: Saranporn gets 10th pro win at Wuhan event . 18 June 2017. 15 September 2021 . Bangkok Post.
  3. News: Saranporn claims sixth crown . 15 September 2021 . Bangkok Post . 16 September 2017.
  4. News: Thai golf teenager Saranporn captures title at Sun Car Classic . https://web.archive.org/web/20180501192003/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/29/c_137144410.htm . dead . 1 May 2018 . 15 September 2021 . Xinhua . 2018-04-29.
  5. News: Agars . Sam . 'I disappointed my family and friends': Tiffany Chan falters in Hong Kong Open . 15 September 2021 . South China Morning Post . 13 May 2018.
  6. Herrington . Ryan . How much money every golfer earned at the 2018 U.S. Women's Open . 15 September 2021 . Golf Digest . 2018-06-03.
  7. News: Huge payday for victorious Thai teenager . 15 September 2021 . The Nation . 15 July 2019.