Atthaya Thitikul has simply blasted her way to the top. Seemingly out of nowhere, the 19-year-old Thai phenom has risen to the top of the game as the No. 1 ranked women’s golfer in just her first year on the LPGA Tour.
Back in 2017, Thitikul made waves with her win at the Ladies European Thailand Championship. Winning the event at just 14 years, 4 months and 19 days old, Thitikul broke Brooke Henderson’s record as the youngest person to ever win a professional golf tournament.
Winning the tournament again in 2019, Thitikul turned professional at the start of 2020. After a forced break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Thitikul broke through with her first pro win at the Thai LPGA Championship.
Thitikul began playing regularly on the European Tour in 2021 and yet again made an impact. A win at the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open would be her third European Tour title, but first as a professional.
With European Merit of Order and Rookie of the Year honors in tote, Thitikul qualified for the LPGA with a third place finish at Q-School.
Making her debut on the LPGA Tour in March of 2022, Thitikul did not have to wait too long for her first LPGA win.
In just her fifth LPGA start, Thitikul took home a win at the JTBC Classic in Singapore. In September, she took down fan-favorite Danielle Kang for her second LPGA win at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.
Becoming the second-youngest woman to hold the top spot in the world rankings, Atthaya Thitikul looks like she is here to stay.
