# Patty Tavatanakit

Paphangkorn "Patty" Tavatanakit (Thai: ปภังกร ธวัชธนกิจ; born 11 October 1999) is a Thai professional golfer who began competing on the LPGA Tour in January 2020. On 4 April 2021, Tavatanakit accomplished her first win on the LPGA Tour – the 2021 ANA Inspiration, a major championship in women's professional golf. In October 2021, Tavatanakit was named the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year for the LPGA Tour in 2021.

## Early life

Born in Bangkok, Thailand, she graduated from Keerapat International School, a high school in Bangkok.

## Amateur career

She start playing golf during her teen years while at Keerapat International School, which had no golf team. In 2014, Tavatanakit won the Callaway Junior World Golf Championship for girls. She was named the 2015–2016 Thailand Amateur Ladies Golf Association Player of the Year, having won the Asian Junior Golf Association Rolex Tournament of Champions and Ping Invitational.
Over 2016–17, she played on the varsity golf team of the UCLA Bruins, winning seven collegiate tournaments. Tavatanakit was named the WGCA and Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year, WGCA First Team All-American twice, and All-Pac-12 First Team member. In 2018, she was the lowest scoring amateur at the U.S. Women's Open.

## Professional career

Tavatanakit won three times in eight tournaments on the 2019 Symetra Tour, earning the Gaëlle Truet Rookie of the Year award.
Tavatanakit played her first tournament on the LPGA Tour at the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio in January 2020, finishing in a tie for 35th; she competed in 14 LPGA events during 2020.
On 4 April 2021, she won her first LPGA tour event – the 2021 ANA Inspiration – a major LPGA 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 event (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
| 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)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Winner's share (€) |
| 1 | 18 Feb 2024 | Aramco Saudi Ladies International | 66-70-69-65=270 | −18 | 7 strokes | Esther Henseleit | 697,743 |

### Symetra Tour wins (3)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
| 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 |

### Other wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| 1 | 15 Dec 2024 | Grant Thornton Invitational (with Jake Knapp) | 58-66-65=189 | −27 | 1 stroke | Tom Kim and Atthaya Thitikul |

## 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 |
| Chevron Championship | CUTLA | | T26LA | T64 | 1 | T4 | T41 | CUT |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUTLA | T5LA | T34 | CUT | T26 | CUT | T27 | CUT |
| Women's PGA Championship | | | | 74 | T5 | CUT | CUT | T24 |
| Evian Championship | CUTLA | | | NT | | CUT | T48 | 3 |
| Women's British Open | | | | CUT | T7 | CUT | CUT | T60 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 16 |
* Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2021 ANA – 2022 Chevron)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2021 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 | Scoring rank |
| 2020 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T9 | 84,923 | 92 | 72.93 | 104 |
| 2021 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1,393,437 | 6 | 69.83 | 11 |
| 2022 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T4 | 429,664 | 60 | 71.75 | 90 |
| 2023 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | T3 | 497,303 | 57 | 71.45 | 71 |
| 2024 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1,231,694 | 21 | 70.94 | 29 |
| Totals^ | 94 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 3,637,021 | 128 | | |
^Official as of 2024 season

## World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings for each calendar year.
| Year | World ranking |
| 2018 | 237 |
| 2019 | 152 |
| 2020 | 162 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 54 |
| 2023 | 72 |
| 2024 | 26 |

## 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