| Wichanee Meechai | |
| Nickname: | Jan |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Residence: | Bangkok, Thailand |
| College: | Ramkhamhaeng University |
| Yearpro: | 2010 |
| Tour: | LPGA Tour (joined 2016) |
| Prowins: | 5 |
| Nabisco: | T25: 2022 |
| Lpga: | T12: 2021 |
| Wusopen: | T6: 2024 |
| Wbritopen: | T24: 2021 |
| Evian: | T29: 2021 |
Wichanee Meechai (th|วิชาณี มีชัย; born: 5 January 1993[1]) is a Thai professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.
Meechai was born on 5 January 1993 in Bangkok, Thailand. Her father, Wanchai, is the Senior Tournament Director on the Asian Tour.[2] Meechai started playing golf at the age of 13 years old. She graduated from Ramkhamhaeng University.[3]
Meechai turned professional in 2010. On 25 May 2013, she set the new China LPGA Tour record for low round, with a round of 9-under-par 63, to collect her first international victory at the 2013 Beijing Challenge.[4] [5]
Meechai captured her first career Taiwan LPGA Tour win at the 2015 Yeangder TLPGA Open, outlasted compatriot Mind Muangkhumsakul in the first playoff hole.[6] In December 2015, she finished tied for 22nd at the final stage LPGA Qualifying Tournament to earn LPGA Membership for the 2016 season.
In 2016, Meechai recorded nine top-10 finishes, including three runner-ups, in her first season playing in the United States to finish fourth on the Symetra Tour money list to earn LPGA membership for the 2017 season.[7]
On 23 May 2021, Meechai recorded her career-best LPGA Tour finish when she tied for fifth place at the 2021 Pure Silk Championship in Virginia. She subsequently recorded her then highest finish in a major championship in June 2021, tying for 12th place in the 2021 Women's PGA Championship.
In June 2024, Meechai recorded a new personal best finish at a major, tying for 6th place at the 2024 U.S. Women's Open. She has also won more in prize money during the 2024 season than any previous season of her career, having earned over $700,000.[8]
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T25 | CUT | |||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T52 | T50 | T30 | T6 | |||||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T49 | T66 | CUT | T12 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
| The Evian Championship | CUT | CUT | NT | T29 | CUT | T36 | CUT | ||
| Women's British Open | CUT | T24 | T58 | T37 |
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made* | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CUT | align=right | 0 | n/a | 77.00 | n/a | |
| 2017 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T9 | align=right | 90,395 | 106 | 71.89 | 85 | |
| 2018 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T7 | align=right | 188,841 | 82 | 72.21 | 97 | |
| 2019 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T17 | align=right | 98,166 | 112 | 71.98 | 96 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T11 | align=right | 28,248 | 124 | 72.84 | 99 | |
| 2021 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T5 | align=right | 406,770 | 54 | 71.21 | 59 | |
| 2022 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T8 | align=right | 303,651 | 75 | 71.68 | 88 | |
| 2023 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T10 | align=right | 243,154 | 92 | 71.46 | 72 | |
| 2024 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | T6 | 712,756 | 58 | 71.94 | 93 | ||
| Totals^ | 167 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | T5 | 2,071,981 < | -- $ Earnings --> | 208 |