Pajaree Anannarukarn (; ; born 30 May 1999) is a Thai professional golfer who has played on the LPGA Tour since 2019. She won her first LPGA event at the 2021 ISPS Handa World Invitational. She secured her second LPGA Tour title at the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play in 2023. In 2024, she achieved notable finishes in major championships, placing 6th at The Evian Championship and tying for 10th at the Women's British Open.
Early life and amateur career Anannarukarn was born in 1999 in Bangkok, Thailand. She became interested in golf by watching her father, Veerapol, play with his friends and began playing the sport at the age of five. Anannarukarn grew up competing in local tournaments from the age of nine and attended the American School of Bangkok.
During her amateur career, Anannarukarn enjoyed significant success on both domestic and regional levels. She won the Low Amateur trophy at the 2013 Thailand LPGA Masters and captured the 4th Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship on the Thai LPGA Tour in 2014. She represented Thailand internationally, most notably winning a team gold medal at the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore. She also represented her country at the Espirito Santo Trophy in 2014 and 2016.
Professional career In 2017, Anannarukarn turned professional. She joined the LPGA Tour in 2019. On 1 August 2021, she won her first LPGA Tour event at the 2021 ISPS Handa World Invitational in Northern Ireland. She made a 9-foot par putt on a second extra hole to win a playoff against Emma Talley and became the fifth Thai player to win on the LPGA Tour, joining Ariya Jutanugarn, Moriya Jutanugarn, Thidapa Suwannapura, and Patty Tavatanakit.
On 28 May 2023, Anannarukarn captured her second career LPGA Tour title by winning the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play at Shadow Creek in Nevada. She secured a 3-and-1 victory in the championship match against Japan's Ayaka Furue.
In 2024, she achieved notable success in the major championships. In July, she recorded her best major finish to date, claiming 6th place at The Evian Championship in France. The following month, she continued her strong form by finishing tied for 10th at the AIG Women's Open held at St Andrews.
Personal life Anannarukarn is affectionately known by her nickname "Meaw" (). She developed an interest in fashion from an early age and often emphasizes the importance of a good sense of dress and a positive attitude on the golf course.
Amateur wins 2013 TGA-CAT Junior Ranking # 5 2014 TGA-SINGHA Junior Ranking # 5, TGA-SINGHA Junior Championship Q For Asia Pacific 2015 St. Francisville Area Foundation Junior at The Bluffs, Lockton Kansas City Junior, David Toms Foundation Shreveport Junior 2016 Santi Cup
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Professional wins (8) LPGA Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up11 Aug 2021ISPS Handa World Invitational^70-69-66-70=275 −16Playoff Emma Talley228 May 2023Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play3 and 1 Ayaka Furue
^ Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12021ISPS Handa World Invitational Emma TalleyWon with par on second extra hole Source:
Thai LPGA Tour wins (4) 2014 (1) 4th Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship^ 2016 (2) 2nd Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship^, 5th Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship^ 2017 (1) 1st Singha-SAT-Toyata Thai LPGA Championship^ ^ Pajaree won the event as an amateur.
All Thailand Golf Tour wins (2) 2016 Singha E-San Open^ 2017 Singha Masters^ ^ Pajaree won the event as an amateur.
Results in LPGA majors Results not in chronological order. Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026Chevron ChampionshipT32T28T53T37CUTT30CUTU.S. Women's OpenCUTT62T20T33CUTT8Women's PGA ChampionshipT14CUTT64T30T39T52CUTT37The Evian ChampionshipT25 NTT10CUTCUT6T49T35Women's British OpenCUTT52CUT71T10T13CUT
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 0 7 5U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 4Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 6The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 5Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 4Totals 0 0 0 0 4 8 35 24 Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2021 ANA – 2022 WPGA) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2024 Evian – 2024 Women's British)
LPGA Tour career summary Year Tournaments played Cuts made* Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best finish Earnings($) Money list rank Scoring average Scoringrank2017110000T64–n/a73.75n/a201919160000T12249,0497170.923420201160000T2173,8009572.06702021252210161700,7862870.7839202229190004T4612,2975271.0851202324 18 1 0 0 1 1 588,895 50 71.96 98 2024272100046938,7323870.993420252620010221,540,8062270.9145Totals^161 (2019) 120 (2019) 2 1 1 17 1 4,704,365 111 ^ Official as of 2025 season * 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 Source2017 710 2018 377 2019 135 2020 152 2021 76 2022 87 2023 86 2024 61 2025 55
Team appearances Amateur Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Thailand): 2014, 2016
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Professional International Crown (representing Thailand): 2025
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