Paphangkorn "Patty" Tavatanakit (; born 11 October 1999) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. She won her first major championship at the 2021 ANA Inspiration during her rookie season.
After turning professional in 2020, Tavatanakit earned the 2021 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year and the Rolex Annika Major Award. In 2024, she secured victories at the Ladies European Tour's Aramco Saudi Ladies International and the Honda LPGA Thailand.
Early life Tavatanakit was born in Bangkok, Thailand. She attended Keerapat International School, a high school in Bangkok, and graduated before moving to the United States for her collegiate career. Amateur career Tavatanakit started playing golf during her teen years while attending Keerapat International School in Bangkok, which did not have a dedicated golf team. Her junior career gained momentum in 2014 when she won the girls' division of the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships. She was later named the 2015–2016 Thailand Amateur Ladies Golf Association Player of the Year, a recognition bolstered by her victories at the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Rolex Tournament of Champions and the PING Invitational.
Tavatanakit played collegiate golf for the UCLA Bruins from 2017 to 2019, securing seven tournament victories during her tenure. She earned numerous accolades, including being named the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) and Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. Furthermore, she was recognized as a two-time WGCA First Team All-American and an All-Pac-12 First Team member.
In 2018, while still an amateur, she competed in the U.S. Women's Open and finished tied for fifth, earning low amateur honors.
Professional career Tavatanakit began her professional career in 2019 on the Symetra Tour. She won three titles in her first eight tournament starts: the Donald Ross Classic, the Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic, and the Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge. These performances earned her the Symetra Tour Rookie of the Year award and secured her card for the LPGA Tour.
During her 2020 rookie season, which was shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic, Tavatanakit made her LPGA debut at the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio in January, finishing tied for 35th. She competed in 14 LPGA events throughout the year, retaining her tour status.
On 4 April 2021, Tavatanakit won her first LPGA Tour and major championship title at the 2021 ANA Inspiration. She held off a final-round charge by Lydia Ko, finishing at 18-under-par. She was later named the 2021 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year.
After going winless on the LPGA Tour in 2022 and 2023, Tavatanakit won two consecutive tournaments in early 2024. In February, she won the Aramco Saudi Ladies International on the Ladies European Tour by seven strokes. The following week, she won her second career LPGA Tour title at the Honda LPGA Thailand, edging out Albane Valenzuela by a single stroke. In December 2024, she partnered with Jake Knapp to win the mixed-team Grant Thornton Invitational. Tavatanakit maintained consistent form into 2026, highlighted by a tie for second at the 2026 Chevron Championship.
In April 2026, she continued her strong play in major championships by tying for second at the 2026 Chevron Championship.
Amateur wins 2013 TehBotol International Junior 2014 TrueVisions Singha Junior #3, TrueVisions International Junior Championship, LA Junior Open, TrueVisions Singha Junior #9 2015 LA Junior Open 2016 Rolex Tournament of Champions, The PING Invitational 2017 Stanford Intercollegiate 2018 Silverado Showdown, Pac-12 Championship, NCAA San Francisco Regional, ANNIKA Intercollegiate 2019 NCAA East Lansing Regional
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Professional wins (7) LPGA Tour wins (2) Legend Major championships (1) Other LPGA Tour (1)
Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin ofvictory Runner-up Winner'sshare ($) 1 4 Apr 2021 ANA Inspiration 66-69-67-68=270 −18 2 strokes Lydia Ko 465,000 2 25 Feb 2024 Honda LPGA Thailand 67-67-66-67=267 −21 1 stroke Albane Valenzuela 255,000
Ladies European Tour wins (1)
Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin ofvictory Runner-up Winner'sshare ($) 1 18 Feb 2024 Aramco Saudi Ladies International 66-70-69-65=270 −18 7 strokes Esther Henseleit 750,000
Symetra Tour wins (3)
Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin ofvictory Runner(s)-up Winner'sshare ($) 1 13 Jul 2019 Donald Ross Classic 66-70-64=200 −13 3 strokes Ssu-Chia Cheng 33,750 2 21 Jul 2019 Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic 69-67-65-67=268 −20 7 strokes Jenny Coleman 26,250 3 1 Sep 2019 Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge 70-65-70-62=267 −13 Playoff Yujeong Son 33,750
Symetra Tour playoff record (1–0) Year Tournament Opponent Result 1 2019 Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge Yujeong Son Won with birdie on first extra hole
Other wins (1)
Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin ofvictory Runner(s)-up Winner'sshare ($) 1 15 Dec 2024 Grant Thornton Invitational(with Jake Knapp) 58-66-65=189 −27 1 stroke Tom Kim and Atthaya Thitikul 500,000
Major championships Wins (1) Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner-up 2021 ANA Inspiration 5 shot lead −18 (66-69-67-68=270) 2 strokes Lydia Ko
Results timeline Results not in chronological order. Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Chevron Championship CUT T26LA T641T4 T41 CUT CUTT2 U.S. Women's Open CUTT5LA T34 CUT T26 CUT T27 CUT CUT T22 Women's PGA Championship 74T5 CUT CUT T24 T52 T37 Evian Championship CUTNT CUT T483 T43 T26 Women's British Open CUTT7 CUT CUT T60 T63 T23
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 made Chevron Championship 1 1 0 3 3 3 9 6 U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 1 1 2 10 5 Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 5 The Evian Championship 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 4 Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 4 Totals 1 1 1 6 7 10 39 24 Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2025 Women's PGA – 2026 Women's BritishOpen, current) Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2021 Women's PGA – 2022 Chevron)
LPGA Tour career summary Year Tournaments played Cuts made Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best finish Earnings($) Money list rank Scoring average Scoringrank20201470001T984,9239272.93104202118161021011,393,437669.8311202221120002T4429,6646071.7590202323180012T3497,3035771.457120241815101411,231,6942170.9429202522180003T4602,7586070.8142Totals^116862042214,239,779123 ^Official as of 2025 season
World ranking Position in Women's World Golf Rankings for each calendar year.
Year Worldranking Source 2018 237 2019 152 2020 162 2021 13 2022 54 2023 72 2024 26 2025 56
Team appearances Amateur Patsy Hankins Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2016 (winners), 2018 (winners) Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the International team): 2018 Queen Sirikit Cup (representing Thailand): 2015, 2016
Professional International Crown (representing Thailand): 2023 (winners)
Awards 2021 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year, LPGA Tour 2021 Rolex Annika Major Award 2019 Gaëlle Truet Rookie of the Year, Symetra Tour
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