Pornanong Phatlum (; born 4 December 1989) is a Thai professional golfer who has played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, the Ladies European Tour, the Ladies Asian Golf Tour and the Epson Tour. She joined the LPGA Tour in 2009 and has won twice on the Ladies European Tour, including the 2013 Omega Dubai Ladies Masters. Her best finish in a major championship was runner-up at the 2018 Women's British Open.
Phatlum won the 2006 Hong Kong Ladies Masters as an amateur before turning professional later that year. She developed her early professional career on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour, later recording wins on the Ladies European Tour and Epson Tour. She has also represented Thailand at the 2016 Olympic Games and in the International Crown.
Early life and amateur career In 1989, Phatlum was born in Khon Kaen, Thailand. She attended Chaiyaphum Rajabhat University. She began playing golf at the age of nine and has credited her father as the person who most influenced her career.
As an amateur, Phatlum competed on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour, finishing tied for 16th at the 2005 Phuket Ladies Masters and winning the 2006 Hong Kong Ladies Masters. At the Hong Kong event, she finished on 216, three-under-par, one stroke ahead of Russamee Gulyanamitta and Zhong Xiaolong. She also represented Thailand at the Queen Sirikit Cup in 2005.
Professional career
Ladies Asian Golf Tour In 2006, Phatlum turned professional. Her early professional wins came mainly on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour. In February 2008, she won the Thailand Ladies Open at The Vintage Club, finishing on 208, eight-under-par, two strokes ahead of Frances Bondad and Kim Hae-jung. The following month, she won the DLF Women's Indian Open with a total of 212, four-under-par. Later in 2008, Phatlum tied for 34th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, earning status on the LPGA Tour for the 2009 season.
LPGA Tour In 2009, Phatlum joined the LPGA Tour. That year, she successfully defended her title at the DLF Women's Indian Open, defeating Kim Hae-jung by two strokes. During her rookie LPGA season, she also recorded a career-low round of 67 in the first round of the Navistar LPGA Classic and made her first LPGA hole in one during the third round of the Safeway Classic. In 2009 and 2010, she also competed on the Futures Tour, finishing 10th on the 2010 money list with six top-10 finishes.
In January 2011, Phatlum won the Hitachi Ladies Classic in Taiwan, finishing eight strokes ahead of Miki Saiki. She also finished tied for 13th at the 2011 Honda LPGA Thailand.
In 2012, Phatlum won the Hero Women's Indian Open, a tournament co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour and the Ladies Asian Golf Tour. She finished on 203, thirteen-under-par, four strokes ahead of Caroline Hedwall. She also won the HSBC Brazil Cup, an unofficial LPGA Tour event, by four strokes over Amy Hung.
Phatlum won her second Ladies European Tour title at the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters in December 2013. She closed with a final-round 66 and finished at 15-under-par, one stroke ahead of Stacy Lewis. On the Ladies Asian Golf Tour, she also won the Hitachi Ladies Classic three more times from 2013 to 2015.
Domestically, Phatlum won five events on the Thai LPGA Tour between 2012 and 2016. She won the 6th Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship in 2012, followed by three consecutive Thailand LPGA Masters titles from 2013 to 2015, and added the Bangchak Thai LPGA Open in 2016.
At the 2018 Women's British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Phatlum held the 36-hole and 54-hole leads before finishing second, two strokes behind Georgia Hall. It remains her best finish in a major championship.
Phatlum represented Thailand at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where she finished tied for 25th. She also represented Thailand in the International Crown in 2014, 2016 and 2018.
In 2024, Phatlum returned to the Epson Tour and won the Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic, her first Epson Tour title. She finished at 21-under-par 195 and won by two strokes over Amy Lee.
Professional wins (22) Ladies European Tour wins (2) No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin ofvictory Runner-up 12 Dec 2012 Hero Women's Indian Open172-65-66=203−13 4 strokes Caroline Hedwall 27 Dec 2013 Omega Dubai Ladies Masters68-70-69-66=273−15 1 stroke Stacy Lewis 1 Co-sanctioned by the Ladies Asian Golf Tour.
Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (9) No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin ofvictory Runner-up 110 Feb 2006 Hong Kong Ladies Masters(as an amateur)70-73-73=216−3 1 stroke Russamee Gulyanamitta, Zhong Xiaolong 222 Feb 2008 Thailand Ladies Open65-73-70=208−8 2 strokes Frances Bondad, Kim Hae-jung 326 Mar 2008 DLF Women's Indian Open70-70-72=212−4 4 strokes Wei Yun-jye, Yuki Sakurai 427 Feb 2009 DLF Women's Indian Open (2)68-72-68=208−8 2 strokes Kim Hae-jung 523 Jan 2011 Hitachi Ladies Classic69-72-70=211−5 8 strokes Miki Saiki 62 Dec 2012 Hero Women's Indian Open1 (3)72-65-66=203−13 4 strokes Caroline Hedwall 720 Jan 2013 Hitachi Ladies Classic (2)67-72-71=210−6 2 strokes Patcharajutar Kongkraphan 812 Jan 2014 Hitachi Ladies Classic (3)70-69-69=208−8 5 strokes Pei-Yun Chien 911 Jan 2015 Hitachi Ladies Classic (4)71-71-72=214−2 3 strokes Chen Meng-chu, Teresa Lu 1 Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.
Epson Tour wins (1) No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin ofvictory Runner-up 118 Aug 2024 Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic65-66-64=195−21 2 strokes Amy Lee
All Thailand Golf Tour wins (5) 2006 Singha Pattaya Open, Singha E-San Open 2011 Singha Masters, Singha Classic 2013 Singha Hua Hin Open
Thai LPGA Tour wins (5) No. Date Tournament Winningscore To par Margin ofvictory Runner-up 128 Dec 2012 6th Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship202−14 2 strokes Nontaya Srisawang 216 Aug 2013 Thailand LPGA Masters207−9 1 stroke Thidapa Suwannapura 35 Sep 2014 Thailand LPGA Masters (2)207−9 4 strokes Rungthiwa Pangjan, Nontaya Srisawang 418 Sep 2015 PTT Thailand LPGA Masters (3)207−9 2 strokes Budsabakorn Sukapan 519 Feb 2016 Bangchak Thai LPGA Open205−11 1 stroke Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong
Other wins (1) 2012 HSBC Brazil Cup (unofficial LPGA Tour event)
Results in LPGA majors Results not in chronological order. Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019Chevron Championship72T56T13T39T64CUTT2715T26Women's PGA ChampionshipT25T36T44CUTCUTCUTCUTCUTT14U.S. Women's OpenCUTT28T46T7CUTT32T39CUTT16The Evian Championship ^ T52CUTT20T55T26T61CUTWomen's British Open CUTCUTCUTT27CUTCUTCUT2T44 Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026Chevron ChampionshipCUTT50T44CUTCUTCUTU.S. Women's OpenCUTCUTCUTWomen's PGA ChampionshipT48CUTT54T39CUTCUTT53The Evian Championship ^NTT54T31CUTWomen's British Open CUT ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament T = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeChevron Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 10Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 8U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 1 2 12 6The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 7Women's British Open 0 1 0 1 1 1 10 3Totals 0 1 0 1 2 8 63 34 Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2018 British – 2019 PGA) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
LPGA Tour career summary Year Tournaments played Cuts made Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best finish Earnings($) Money list rank Scoring average Scoringrank2009540000T3716,113n/a72.38n/a2010100000MC0n/a79.00n/a201117150000T13149,6575772.5543201226200000T12217,5575572.43522013252200273600,2102371.36272014262201172735,0312071.3620201528210113T2445,3833871.56382016272401052617,7243071.15322017282200034447,3934571.39512018272101022534,3044371.6662201924170000T14318,0276471.496720201270000T2558,92410272.3081202125140001T6167,4108971.77842022272100014438,9515971.4576202321130001T10189,48010071.979920241050000T2945,12916471.60n/a20251590001T10189,72310871.5878 Official through the 2025 season
Epson Tour summary Year Tournaments played Cuts made Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best finish Earnings($) Money list rank Scoring average Scoring rank200913100102T216,9813572.8328201015120116T239,2611070.76420241091104188,4581069.581
Source:
Team appearances Amateur Queen Sirikit Cup (representing Thailand): 2005
Professional International Crown (representing Thailand): 2014, 2016, 2018 Amata Friendship Cup (representing Thailand): 2018 (winners)
References
External links
Pornanong Phatlum at the Ladies Asian Golf Tour official site (archived)