April Angurasaranee

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April Angurasaranee
Personal information
Full nameChanoknan Anugrasaranee
NicknameApril
Born (2004-04-23) 23 April 2004 (age 20)
Bangkok, Thailand
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
ResidenceThailand
Career
Turned professional2020
Current tour(s) Ladies European Tour (joined 2023)
Former tour(s) Epson Tour (joined 2022)
Thai LPGA Tour

Chanoknan "April" Anugrasaranee (born 23 April 2004) is a Thai professional golfer on the Ladies European Tour. She turned professional in 2020, when she was 16 years old. [1]

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Career

Anugrasaranee started playing golf at 11 years old and turned pro at 16 years old. [2]

In 2022, she played on the Epson Tour where she made four cuts in 15 events, and recorded a season-best finish of tied fourth at the Twin Bridges Championship. [3] She finished as the top female in the Trust Golf Asian Mixed Cup on the Ladies European Tour (LET). [4] Later in the year, the 18-year-old went to LET Q-School at La Manga Club and earned status in Category 16. [2]

Anugrasaranee was runner-up in her first LET event as a member, the 2023 season-opener Magical Kenya Ladies Open. [5] She led the 2023 LET Rookie of the Year race through six events, ultimately finishing 5th. [2]

In 2024, she held the overnight lead in the Joburg Ladies Open at Modderfontein Golf Club before finishing solo 9th. [6]

Personal life

Anugrasaranee was born in Bangkok, Thailand. Her nickname is April because of her birth month. She also has a brother named August because of the same reason. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "'April' Springs Into Life". Ladies European Tour. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Getting to Know… April Angurasaranee". Ladies European Tour. 27 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Chanoknan Angurasaranee Bio". Epson Tour. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Thai teen sets world record with win". Golf Australia Magazine. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Golf: Aditi Ashok wins Kenya Ladies Open". ESPN. 5 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Angurasaranee leads Joburg Ladies Open". Compleat Golfer. Retrieved 6 June 2024.


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