Patcharajutar Kongkraphan (; born 14 February 1992), also known as P.K. Kongkraphan, is a Thai professional golfer. She has competed on the LPGA Tour, Epson Tour, China LPGA Tour, Taiwan LPGA Tour and Thai LPGA Tour. Kongkraphan was the Symetra Tour Player of the Year in 2013 and has represented Thailand at the Asian Games and SEA Games, winning team gold at the 2022 Asian Games and individual and team gold medals at the 2007 SEA Games.
Early life Kongkraphan was born on 14 February 1992. She started playing golf at the age of 5 years old.
Amateur career As an amateur, Kongkraphan represented Thailand at the 2006 Asian Games, where the Thai women's team finished seventh. At the 2007 SEA Games, she won gold medals in the women's individual and team events.She also represented Thailand at the 2008 Espirito Santo Trophy.
Professional career Kongkraphan turned professional in November 2009. In 2011, she finished tied for 29th at the LPGA Qualifying Tournament to earn LPGA membership for the 2012 season.
In 2012, she played three events on the LPGA Tour, with her best finish being tied for 45th at the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic. She also won the Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Ladies Open on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour.
In 2013, she competed mainly on the Symetra Tour. She won the Northeast Delta Dental International and recorded five top-10 finishes. Kongkraphan topped the tour's money list, was named Symetra Tour Player of the Year, and earned LPGA Tour status for the 2014 season.
In 2014, Kongkraphan made 11 cuts from 24 starts on the LPGA Tour. She recorded her first two LPGA top-10 finishes, tying for seventh at both the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic and the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, and carded a career-low round of 64 in the final round of the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic.
In 2015, she played 21 LPGA Tour events and made 11 cuts. She made the cut in a major championship for the first time at the 2015 Women's PGA Championship, finishing 73rd. In 2016, she made 11 cuts from 23 LPGA starts, with a season-best finish of tied for ninth at the Meijer LPGA Classic. She continued to play on the LPGA Tour through 2019.
After her LPGA Tour tenure, Kongkraphan returned mainly to Asian professional circuits. In 2021, she won the SAT-NSDF 1st Thai LPGA Championship and finished first on the Thai LPGA Tour Order of Merit.
In 2022, she won three consecutive events on the Thai LPGA Tour, including the season-ending BGC Thailand LPGA Masters, and retained the Order of Merit title. She remained among the leading players on the Thai LPGA Tour, winning further events in 2023 and 2024.
Kongkraphan also had success on the Taiwan LPGA Tour, including a win at the 2024 ICTSI Luisita Ladies International. In 2025, she won six Taiwan LPGA Tour events, including the CTBC Ladies Open, TrustGolf Asian Mixed #3 and Taiwan Mobile Ladies Open. At the Trust Golf Asian Mixed Match 3 at Lake View Resort and Golf Club in Cha-am, she closed with a final-round 61 and finished at 21-under-par 192, two strokes ahead of Poom Saksansin.
Professional wins (37)
Epson Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner-up121 Jul 2013Northeast Delta Dental International68-68-71=207−9Playoff Michelle Shin
Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner-up120 Oct 2012Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Ladies Open209−73 strokes Hsieh Yu-ling
All Thailand Golf Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner-up15 Jul 2009Singha Classic220 Dec 2009Singha Championship31 Jul 2011Singha E-San Open208−83 strokes Panuma Wittayakorrakomol
Thai LPGA Tour wins (12) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner(s)-up114 Jul 20112nd SAT-Thai LPGAChampionship207−9227 Apr 20121st Singha-SATThai LPGA Championship68-70-69=207−93 strokes Thidapa Suwannapura38 Feb 20131st Singha-SATThai LPGA Championship68-73-66=207−91 stroke Chantima Galyanamitta42 Jul 2021SAT-NSDF 1stThai LPGA Championship67-67-71=205−111 stroke Natthakritta Vongtaveelap (a)522 Jul 2022Muang Thai Insurance 7thThai LPGA Championship69-65-63=197−193 strokes Chonlada Chayanun65 Aug 2022Central Group 8thThai LPGA Championship67-68-71=206−10Playoff Chonlada Chayanun79 Sep 2022BGC Thailand LPGA Masters168-64-66=198−181 stroke Chonlada Chayanun85 May 2023Singha-BGC Classic66-72-68=206−102 strokes Supamas Sangchan911 Aug 2023Thai LPGA Championship70-70-73=213−3Playoff Phannarai Meesom-us1023 Aug 2024Singha-NSDF LamphunLadies Championship68-70-69=207−93 strokes Pattharat Rattanawan1121 Sep 2024Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Masters69-67-68=204−125 strokes Kamonwan Lueamsri1211 Apr 2025Singha-NSDF ChonburiLadies Championship70-69-70=209−7Playoff Prima Thammaraks, Thanita Muangkhumsakul 1Co-sanctioned by the Taiwan LPGA Tour
China LPGA Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner(s)-up15 Jun 2010Orient Shanghai Classic72-72-65=209−72 strokes Li Jiayun23 Jul 2010Orient Beijing Pearl Championship69-76-69=214−21 stroke Yu Pei Lin328 May 2011Beijing Pearl Challenge70-70-68=208−84 strokes Porani Chutichai, Yao Hsuan-yu424 Jun 2011Caofeidian Challenge71-72-69=212−41 stroke Thidapa Suwannapura
Taiwan LPGA Tour wins (14) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner(s)-up19 Sep 2022BGC Thailand LPGA Masters168-64-66=198−181 stroke Chonlada Chayanun220 May 2023WPG Ladies Open67-71-68=206−103 strokes Shih Cheng-hsuan329 Jun 2023Friends of TLPGA Open74-75-64=213−32 strokes Wenny Chang, Samaporn Khangkhun, Chen Ing-Jie44 Aug 2023GRIN Cup Charity Open68-72-68=208−810 strokes Kornkamol Sukaree525 Apr 2024ICTSI LuisitaLadies International71-66-74=211−53 strokes Harmie Constantino, Wu Chih-yun, Chen Hsuan618 May 2024WPG Ladies Open67-74-69-67=277−114 strokes Yuna Arakawa, Wang Li-ning, Shih Cheng-hsuan, An Ho-yu718 Oct 2024Jing-Mao Ladies Open69-69-70=208−112 strokes An Ho-yu, Wannasiri Sirisampant88 Nov 2024Sampo Ladies OpenXiu Ju Cup70-68-71=209−71 stroke Jessica Peng917 May 2025CTBC Ladies Open270-68-68=206−103 strokes Chonlada Chayanun, Chayanit Wangmahaporn106 Jun 2025Taiwan ProsperityLadies Open70-70-70=210−91 stroke Prima Thammaraks, Nanthikarn Raksachat1122 Aug 2025Trust Golf Asian Mixed #3367-64-61=192−212 strokes Poom Saksansin1217 Oct 2025Jing-Mao Ladies Open66-68-68=202−14Playoff Yu Han-hsuan, Chang Ya-chi1312 Dec 2025Taya Group Ladies Open67-70-69=206−10Playoff Tsai Pei-ying1419 Dec 2025Taiwan MobileLadies Open70-69-70=209−71 stroke Jeong Seul-gi 1Co-sanctioned by the Thai LPGA Tour 2Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Japan Step Up Tour 3Mixed event with the Taiwan PGA Tour
JLPGA Step Up Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner(s)-up117 May 2025CTBC Ladies Open170-68-68=206−103 strokes Chonlada Chayanun, Chayanit Wangmahaporn 1Co-sanctioned by the Taiwan LPGA Tour
Thai WPGA Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner(s)-up115 Jul 20224th SAT−TWT OpenRoad To World Ranking68-69-69=206−105 strokes Ornnicha Konsunthea229 Jul 20225th SAT−TWT OpenRoad To World Ranking70-70-65=205−112 strokes Aunchisa Utama, Princess Mary Superal32 Sep 20227th SAT−TWT OpenRoad To World Ranking68-65-65=198−185 strokes Arpichaya Yubol
Results in LPGA majors Results not in chronological order. Tournament2013201420152016201720182019The Chevron ChampionshipCUTCUTU.S. Women's OpenCUTWomen's PGA Championship73CUTCUTCUTThe Evian ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTWomen's British OpenCUTWD
CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew T = tied
Team appearances Asian Games (representing Thailand): 2006, 2022 (winners) SEA Games (representing Thailand): 2007 (winners) Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Thailand): 2008
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