Ariya Jutanugarn (, , ; born 23 November 1995) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the American-based LPGA Tour. She was born in Bangkok. She is the first golfer, male or female, from Thailand to win a major championship. She became the number one ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings in June 2017.
Family Jutanugarn has an older sister, Moriya, who is also a professional golfer. Their parents are father Somboon and mother Narumon and they have four older half-siblings through their father. The two sisters often play matches together and travel with their parents, who handle their business and financial affairs. The parents own a professional golf shop at the Rose Garden Golf Course near Bangkok.
Career Jutanugarn qualified for the 2007 Honda LPGA Thailand at age 11, making her the youngest player ever to qualify for an LPGA Tour event. As of early May 2013, she had played in three LPGA tournaments and four Ladies European Tour (LET) tournaments and had five top-4 finishes. In 2012, she was 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.
Jutanugarn has an aggressive and fearless playing style. 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 placed 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, which was performed in Bangkok.
Jutanugarn 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, Jutanugarn earned her first LPGA Tour win and became the first Thai winner on this tour. She went on 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 Jutanugarn 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, Jutanugarn 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 bringing her career total to $4,583,332. This was the second consecutive season where she earned more than $1,500,000.
In 2018, Jutanugarn won three times, including the U.S. Women's Open on 3 June 2018. On 18 November 2018, Jutanugarn won the season-long Race to the CME Globe and the $1,000,000 bonus. For the 2018 season, Jutanugarn 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 $2,743,949. She also set single-season records in rounds in the 60s (57) and birdies (470). She ended the 2018 season ranked number one in the world.
In May 2021, Jutanugarn won the Honda LPGA Thailand in her home country. It was her first victory since 2018. After the win, she told media that she had considered quitting golf during her winless seasons in 2019 and 2020.
Amateur wins 2011 U.S. Girls' Junior, AJGA Rolex Girls Junior, Junior PGA Championship, Junior orange bowl international 2012 Canadian Women's Amateur, AJGA Rolex Girls Junior, Junior PGA Championship, AJGA Polo Golf Junior Classic, Women's Western Amateur, Thunderbird international Junior
Professional wins (13) LPGA Tour wins (12) Legend Major championships (2) Other LPGA Tour (10) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upWinner'sshare ($)18 May 2016Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic70-69-63-72=274−141 stroke Stacy Lewis Morgan Pressel Amy Yang195,000222 May 2016Kingsmill Championship69-69-65-67=270 −141 stroke Su-Hyun Oh195,000329 May 2016LPGA Volvik Championship65-68-73-67=273 −155 strokes Christina Kim195,000431 Jul 2016Ricoh Women's British Open65-69-66-72=272 −163 strokes Mirim Lee Mo Martin412,047528 Aug 2016Canadian Pacific Women's Open68-64-67-66=265 −234 strokes Kim Sei-young337,500611 Jun 2017Manulife LPGA Classic67-70-65-69=271−17Playoff Chun In-gee Lexi Thompson255,000719 Nov 2017CME Group Tour Championship68-71-67-67=273 −151 stroke Jessica Korda Lexi Thompson500,000820 May 2018Kingsmill Championship (2)66-67-66=199 −14Playoff Chun In-gee Nasa Hataoka195,00093 Jun 2018U.S. Women's Open67-70-67-73=277 −11Playoff Kim Hyo-joo900,0001029 Jul 2018Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open67-65-73-66=271 −131 stroke Minjee Lee225,000119 May 2021Honda LPGA Thailand65-69-69-63=266−221 stroke Atthaya Thitikul240,0001217 Jul 2021Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (with Moriya Jutanugarn)67-59-71-59=256−243 strokes Cydney Clanton and Thidapa Suwannapura279,500 (each)
Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.
LPGA Tour playoff record (3–3) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12015Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic Kim Sei-young Yoo Sun-youngKim won with birdie on first extra hole 22016Marathon Classic Lydia Ko Mirim LeeKo won with birdie on fourth extra hole32017Manulife LPGA Classic Chun In-gee Lexi ThompsonWon with birdie on first extra hole42018Kingsmill Championship Chun In-gee Nasa HataokaWon with birdie on second extra holeChun eliminated by birdie on first hole52018U.S. Women's Open Kim Hyo-jooTied two-hole aggregate playoff Won with par on second hole of sudden-death playoff:Jutanugarn : 4-4-4-4=16 (E), Kim : 3-5-4-5=17 (+1)62025Chevron Championship Lindy Duncan Kim Hyo-joo Mao Saigo Yin RuoningSaigo won with birdie on first extra hole
Ladies European Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up131 Mar 2013Lalla Meryem Cup69-67-67-67=270−143 strokes Beth Allen, Charley Hull231 Jul 2016Ricoh Women's British Open65-69-66-72=272 −163 strokes Mirim Lee, Mo Martin329 Jul 2018Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open67-65-73-66=271 −131 stroke Minjee Lee
Major championships Wins (2) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner(s)-up 2016 Women's British Open 2 shot lead −16 (65-69-66-72=272) 3 strokes Mirim Lee, Mo Martin 2018 U.S. Women's Open 4 shot lead −11 (67-70-67-73=277) Playoff1 Kim Hyo-joo 1 Defeated Kim in a two-hole aggregate playoff followed by a sudden-death playoff: Jutanugarn (4-4-4-4=16) and Kim (3-5-4-5=17)
Results timeline Results not in chronological order. Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019Chevron ChampionshipT25LAT22LAT204T8T4T61Women's PGA ChampionshipCUT3CUTT40T10U.S. Women's OpenCUTCUTCUTT17CUT1T26The Evian Championship ^ T46T9CUT365Women's British OpenT45CUT1CUTT4T11 Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026Chevron ChampionshipT11T60T53T14CUTT2CUTU.S. Women's OpenT9T7CUTCUTCUTT9T60Women's PGA ChampionshipT37T46T54T24T32T52CUTThe Evian Championship ^NTT19CUTT28T35T7T16Women's British OpenT22T10T28CUT6T23T53 ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
LA = low amateur 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 1 0 3 4 9 13 11U.S. Women's Open 1 0 0 1 4 5 14 7Women's PGA Championship 0 0 1 1 2 3 12 9The Evian Championship 0 0 0 1 3 5 11 9Women's British Open 1 0 0 2 4 7 13 10Totals 2 1 1 8 17 29 62 45 Most consecutive cuts made – 20 (2018 ANA – 2022 Chevron) Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (twice)
LPGA Tour career summary YearStartsCuts made*Wins (Majors)2nd 3rd Top-10Best finishEarnings($)Money list rankScoring averageScoringrank2007a110000T510n/a74.25n/a2011a320001T80n/a73.00n/a2012a430001T90n/a71.24n/a2013n55012520n/a68.55n/a2014n1080000160n/a72.46n/a201529170104T2482,5273572.1064201628275 (1)121612,550,928169.873201727212311011,549,858570.6628201828283 (1)321712,743,949169.411201929280121021,242,8381170.0011202013100003T6368,4143271.946520212320201711,260,430870.08152022271900027405,3846371.34692023241801152923,8843070.8035202426200015T31,079,0763171.0437202517150116T21,528,2092470.7638Totals^271 220 12 (2) 12 13 85 1 14,135,516 17 a Competed as an amateur n Not a member of the LPGA Tour until 2015 ^ Official as of 2025 season, excluding events played as an amateur and non-member *Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
World ranking Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Year Worldranking Source 2014 106 2015 63 2016 2 2017 6 2018 1 2019 12 2020 21 2021 24 2022 73 2023 53 2024 43 2025 21
Team appearances Amateur Asian Games (representing Thailand): 2010
Professional International Crown (representing Thailand): 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023 (winners) Amata Friendship Cup (representing Thailand): 2018 (winners)
Royal decorations 2016 – Companion (Fourth Class) of The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhornประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่สรรเสริญยิ่งดิเรกคุณาภรณ์เป็นกรณีพิเศษ (นางสาวเอรียา จุฑานุกาล) ราชกิจจานุเบกษา เล่ม 133 ตอน 19 ข หน้า 1 8 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2559 2017 – Commander (Third Class) of The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn
See also List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins
References
External links
Career stats at cbssports.com