Ariya Jutanugarn

Thailand

2021 Honda LPGA Thailand, Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
2018 Kingsmill Championship presented by GEICO, U.S. Women's Open Conducted by the USGA, Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open
2017 Manulife LPGA Classic, CME Group Tour Championship
2016 Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic, Kingsmill Championship presented by JTBC, LPGA Volvik Championship, RICOH Women's British Open, CP Women's Open

2018 Rolex Player of the Year, Vare Trophy Award, Money Title, Race to the CME Globe, Rolex ANNIKA Award
2016 Rolex Player of the Year, Race to CME Globe, Money Title

2023 in a Nutshell

24 events, 18 cuts made, $923,884 (30)
Recorded five top-10 finishes in 2023, including a season-best runner-up result at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give
Member of Team Thailand at the Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown

2022:

27 events, 19 cuts made, $405,384 (63)
Recorded two top-10 finishes in 2022, including a season-best seventh place result at the BMW LADIES Championship

2021:

23 events, 20 cuts made, $1,260,430 (8)
Recorded seven top-10 finishes in 2021, including wins at the Honda LPGA Thailand and Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
Represented Thailand in the Tokyo Olympics

2020:

13 events, 10 cuts made, $368,414 (32)
Recorded three top-10 finishes in 2020, including a season-best T6 at LPGA Drive On Championship - Reynolds Lake Oconee

2019:

29 events, 28 cuts made, $1,242,838 (11)
Recorded 10 top-10 finishes, including a runner-up performance at Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic
Crossed the $8 million mark with a T3 finish at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational alongside playing partner and sister, Moriya
Led the Tour in Birdies (418), eagles (23), sub par holes (441) and total rounds played (111)
Ranked sixth in putts per GIR (1.76), ninth in putting average (29.29) and rounds in the 60s (51)
Finished second in the inaugural Aon Risk Reward Challenge (-.833)

2018:

28 events, 28 cuts made, $2,743,949 (1)
Enjoyed the best season of her LPGA career, earning her second major victory at the U.S Women's Open and also taking wins at the Kingsmill Championship presented by GEICO and the Aberdeen Standard
Shot a career-low 62 in the final round of the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give
Swept all five major season-ending awards - Rolex Player of the Year (clinched with three events lefts in the season), the Vare Trophy, the Money Title, the Race to the CME Globe and the Rolex ANNIKA Award; she is the first person to win all five awards since the latter two were introduced in 2014
Also won the inaugural LEADERS Top 10s competition, which she captured with 17 top-10 finishes
Set single-season records in birdies (470, 56 more than Minjee Lee), and rounds in the 60s (57 of 106, six more than Minjee Lee)
Led the LPGA in earnings ($2,743,949) and was second in eagles (13)
Crossed the $7 million mark in career earnings following her win at the Buick LPGA Shanghai
Crossed the $6 million mark in career earnings following her win at the U.S. Women's Open
Crossed the $5 million mark in career earnings following her T3 finish at the LPTTE Championship presented by Hershey
Recorded her second consecutive multi-win season
Member of Team Thailand at the UL International Crown

2017:

27 events, 21 cuts made, $1,549,858 (5)
Recorded her second consecutive multi-win season with two victories and eight additional top-10 finishes
Crossed the $4 million mark in career earnings following her T22 finish at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give

2016:

28 events, 27 cuts made, $2,550,947 (1)
Led the Tour with five wins and recorded 11 additional top-10 finishes
Following her T4 finish at the CME Group Tour Championship, became the second player to win the Rolex Player of the Year, Race to the CME Globe and the LPGA Official Money Title in the same season, joining Lydia Ko (2015)
Won the Rolex Player of the Year by 20 points over Ko to become the second-youngest winner in the 50-year history of the award trailing only Ko in 2015
With her win at the RICOH Women's British Open, became first-ever major champion (male or female) from Thailand
Led the Tour with 469 birdies and broke the all-time birdies in a season record previously set by Stacy Lewis in 2014 (451)

2015:

29 events, 17 cuts made, $482,527 (35)
Finished sixth in the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year race
Four top-10 finishes with a season best of a tie for a runner-up finish at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic

Earned LPGA Tour status with a tie for third finish at the 2014 LPGA Qualifying Tournament
Earned her first professional win on the LET at the 2013 Lalla Meryem Cup
Was a member of Team Thailand at the inaugural International Crown and posted a 1-2-1 record

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