Wichanee Meechai Explained

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 (Thai: วิชาณี มีชัย; born: 5 January 1993[1]) is a Thai professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.

Early life

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]

Professional career

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 extend LPGA Membership for the 2017 season.[7]

On 23 May 2021, Meechai recorded her career-best LPGA Tour finish with a tied for fifth place in the Pure Silk Championship in Virginia. Later in June, she recorded her highest ever placing in a major championship with tied for 12th place in the 2021 Women's PGA Championship.

In June 2024, Meechai bettered her best major championship result, tying for 6th place at the 2024 U.S. Women's Open.

Professional wins (5)

China LPGA Tour wins (1)

Taiwan LPGA Tour wins (1)

Thai LPGA Tour wins (2)

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament 20172018201920202021202220232024
Chevron ChampionshipT25CUT
U.S. Women's OpenT52T50T30T6
Women's PGA ChampionshipCUTT49T66CUTT12CUTCUTCUT
The Evian ChampionshipCUTCUTNTT29CUTT36CUT
Women's British OpenCUTT24T58
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wichanee Meechai . 18 August 2021 . China LPGA.
  2. Web site: 13 April 2021 . Wanchai's rule . 18 August 2021 . Asian Tour.
  3. Web site: Wichanee Meechai (Golfer) Wiki, Age, Bio, Boyfriend, Height, LPGA, Earning, Net Worth, Instagram . 18 August 2021 . Primal Information. 2 June 2021 .
  4. News: 26 May 2013 . Wichanee flies home to claim Beijing crown . Bangkok Post . 18 August 2021.
  5. Web site: 25 May 2013 . Wichanee sets new CLPGA Tour record for low round . 18 August 2021 . China LPGA.
  6. Web site: 15 May 2015 . 2015 Taiwan LPGA Tour Yeangder TLPGA Open Final-Round Recap . Taiwan LPGA . 18 August 2021.
  7. Web site: Wichanee Meechai Bio . 18 August 2021 . LPGA.
  8. Web site: "วิชาณี" ยึดแชมป์โปรสตรีสนามที่3 เฉือน "อจิรา" สองแต้มรับ71,900บาท . Siamsport . https://web.archive.org/web/20220416220431/https://www.siamsport.co.th/column/detail/33543 . 16 April 2022 . th . dead.
  9. Web site: 9 August 2020 . Wichanee outlasts teenage rival in play-off for first win in five years . 18 August 2021 . The Nation Thailand.