Ariya Jutanugarn Biography – Ariya Jutanugarn Wiki
Ariya Jutanugarn is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the American-based LPGA Tour. She is recognized as the first golfer, male or female, from Thailand to win a major championship. In June 2017, she became the number one ranked golfer in the Women’s World Golf Rankings. Her golf career started in 2007 at the age of 11. She became the youngest player ever to qualify for the 2007 Honda LPGA Thailand and LPGA Tour event in general.
In 2012, she was the winner of the American Junior Golf Association (AFGA) girl Player of the Year for the second consecutive year. She turned professional at the end of 2012 and joined the Ladies European Tour in 2013. Tracing back to early May 2013, she had played in three LPGA tournaments and four Ladies European Tour (LET) tournaments and had five top-4 finishes. Her style of play is aggressive and fearless. At the 2013 Honda LPGA Thailand, she led by two shots going to the final hole and lost by one shot to Korea’s Inbee Park. She became 4th one week later at the HSBC Women’s Champions in Singapore. A few weeks later, she won her first professional tournament at the LET’s Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco. The win put her on top of the LET Order of Merit (money list). She led the first two days at the Kingsmill Championship in Williamsburg, Virginia in May 2013. She shot a 7-under-par on the first day. In a practice round at the 2013 Wegmans LPGA Championship, Jutanugarn injured her shoulder by tumbling down an incline while chasing her sister Moriya with a water bottle. The injury required corrective surgery. The surgery took place in Bangkok.
Ariya finished T-3 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn her tour card for 2015. At the 2016 ANA Inspiration, she had a two-stroke lead with three holes left and closed with three bogeys to finish fourth. At the 2016 Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic, she earned her first LPGA Tour win and became the first Thai winner on this tour. She proceeded to win the next two LPGA tournaments, thereby becoming the first player in LPGA history to win her first three titles in consecutive fashion. Jutanugarn won her first major championship with a three-stroke victory at the 2016 Women’s British Open.
Despite a mid-season slump in 2017 where she missed five cuts plus one withdrawal in a seven-tournament stretch, she still managed to win her 6th and 7th Tour titles. Her second Tour title of the year was the CME Group Tour Championship, the last event of the year, where she won $500,000 after finishing the weekend with back-to-back 67s. In addition to her two Tour wins, Ariya racked up three runner-up finishes, a third-place showing, and a total of 10 top-10 appearances which saw her win $1,549,858 and brought her career total to $4,583,332. This was the second consecutive season where she earned more than $1,500,000.
In 2018, she won three times, including the U.S. Women’s Open on June 3, 2018. On November 18, 2018, she won the season-long Race to the CME Globe and the $1,000,000 bonus. For the 2018 season, she won the LPGA Player of the Year, the LPGA Vare Trophy with a scoring average of 69.415, the Leaders Top 10 competition with 17 top-10 finishes, and the LPGA money title at $2,743,949. She also set single-season records in rounds in the 60s (57) and birdies (470). She ended the 2018 season ranked number one in the world. In May 2021, Ariya won the Honda LPGA Thailand in her home country. It was her first victory since 2018. After the win, she told the media that she had considered quitting golf during her winless seasons in 2019 and 2020.
Ariya Jutanugarn Age
She was born on November 23, 1995, in Bangkok, Thailand.
Ariya Jutanugarn Family
Ariya is the daughter of Somboon her father and her mother Narumon. She has four older half-siblings through her father and also has a sister Moriya who is a professional golfer. The two sisters often play matches together and travel with their parents, who handle their business and financial affairs. Their parents are owners of a professional golf shop at the Rose Garden Golf Course near Bangkok, Thailand.
Ariya Jutanugarn Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 meters) tall.
Ariya Jutanugarn Nationality
By being born and brought up in Thailand, she is a Thai national.
Ariya Jutanugarn Instagram
Her Instgaram handle is @mayariya.
