Chirapat Jao-Javanil

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Chirapat Jao-Javanil
Personal information
Full nameChirapat Jao-Javanil
NicknameJa
Born (1993-02-14) 14 February 1993 (age 31)
Bangkok, Thailand
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
ResidenceCha am, Thailand
SpouseNat Bhanthumachinda
Career
College University of Oklahoma
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s) Thai LPGA Tour
Taiwan LPGA Tour
Former tour(s) Symetra Tour
Professional wins5

Chirapat "Ja" Jao-Javanil (born 14 February 1993) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Symetra Tour, Thailand LPGA Tour, and LPGA Tour. On 25 May 2012, she became the first women's golfer in University of Oklahoma history to win the NCAA Golf Championship as an individual. [1] [2] She turned professional in May 2014 at age 21.

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Family and education

Chirapat is the only daughter of Chiravid and Chanasthorn Jao-Javanil. [1] She graduated high school from Somtawin Witead Suksa Huaymongkhon School. [1] In May 2014, she received a bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Oklahoma. In December 2015, she married Nat Bhanthumachinda in Bangkok, Thailand.

Amateur career

Chirapat became the first women's golfer in school history to win the NCAA title, shooting a 282 (−6) at the NCAA Championships. [1] She also became the first Oklahoma golfer to win three tournament titles in a single season (NCAA Championships, Central District Invitational, Golfweek Conference Challenge). [1] She has earned two first-team All-American honors, one honorable mention All-American honor, and four All-Big 12 honors. She ranks first in school history with 73.07 career scoring average (+1.42 versus par) and recorded four of the six best single-season averages in OU history. [1] She has won an OU-record six tournaments, including the 2012 NCAA individual title and the 2014 Big 12 Championship. She competed in all 44 team events during her career and finished in the top five in 32% of her career collegiate events (in top 10 in 50%). [1]

At the end of her junior season, she was ranked No. 6 nationally by Golfstat and No. 7 by Golfweek. She also won the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic by two strokes in October with school-record-tying −7 performance (209), and won the SunTrust Gator Invitational by five shots in March with school-record 206 (−4). [1] She finished in second place at Clover Cup in March (4-under 212) and the SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational (1-over 217). Other notable finishes included a tie for third at the Florida State Match-Up Invitational (even-par 216), a tie for fifth at the season-opening Golfweek Conference Challenge (1-under 215), a tie for sixth out of 126 competitors at NCAA Central Regional in Norman with three-round 211 (−5), and a team leading tie for 17th place at NCAA Championships with four-round total of 293. [1]

Junior Accomplishments: She had the overall low gross of the TrueVisions International Junior Golf Championships in 2009 and 2010 in Thailand. She also won the team portion of the 2010 Enjoy Jakarta World Junior Golf Championship in Indonesia. In 2009, she finished seventh in the Callaway Junior World Golf Championship in 2009 and was named to the Senior National Team of Thailand. In 2008, she won the DRB-Hicom ASEAN Junior Golf Championship in Malaysia. [1]

Amateur highlights

Professional highlights

Professional career

2014

Jao-Javanil announced that she had turned professional in May 2014. She signed a sponsorship deal with the Singha Corporation.

In only her second professional event, Chirapat claimed the 2014 Golf Capital of Tennessee Women's Open title following her exceptional performance at Stonehenge Golf Club. [3] [4] Only her first time to play in the Tennessee Women's Open, Jao-Javanil navigated Stonehenge like a seasoned veteran, posting 73-70-71, overall 2-under-par 214—the only player to post a sub-par 54-hole total. [3] [4]

Chirapat made it past first and second stage of LPGA Qualifying school. During the final stage of LPGA qualifying school, she did not earn her LPGA Tour card. With her finish, she earned a full exempt status of the Symetra Tour for 2015.

2015

In the summer of 2015, Jao-Javanil finished runner-up at the Texas Women's Open. She captured the low professional award with a two-round score of 74-70=144, 2-over-par. [5] Jao-Javanil sustained an injury during the middle of the year that resulted in some time off for rehab and recovery.

2016

In the beginning of 2016, Jao-Javanil finished tied for 15th at the first Thai LPGA Tour event of the year. After flying back to the US, she has competed in one Cactus Tour event and finished tied for 2nd with a three-round score of 77-72-70, 3-over par. In early May, Jao-Javanil qualified for the LPGA Yokohama Classic in Prattville, Alabama with a score of 70 (−2). [6] This marks the LPGA event that she has played in for her career. Shortly after this event, on May 11, 2016, she took home the title at the Cactus Tour Las Colinas Event in Arizona. Her three-day total for the event was −17 under par (69-66-64) and the final round 64 marks her career low. On May 25, 2016, she won her second consecutive Cactus Tour event at Lookout Mountain Golf Club with a three-day total of -6 under par (72-68-70). Her most recent victory came at the Cactus Tour event at Walnut Creek CC where she shot 71-72-67 = 210 (-6 under par).

2017

In her season opener, Jao-Javanil finished tied for 12th at the Symetra Tour's Florida's Natural Charity Classic shooting -3 under (69-74-70). In July 2017, she claimed her fifth professional win at the 2017 Texas Women's Open in Dallas, TX. She finished the tournament at -5 under (70-71-67) with a one shot victory over defending champion Savannah Vilaubi. The first six holes of her final round included at eagle and 4 birdies. [6] [7]

College wins (6)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
121 Sep 2011Golfweek Conference Challenge70-75-72=217+13 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Grace Na
221 Feb 2012Central District Invitational68-70-74=212−42 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tessa Teachman
325 May 2012 NCAA Division I Championship 69-73-70-70=282−64 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brooke Pancake
417 Oct 2012Susie Maxwell Berning Classic70-71-68=209−72 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Weaver
517 Mar 2013Suntrust Gator Invitational69-68-69=206−45 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Portland Rosen
627 Apr 2014Big XII Championship69-72-68=209−72 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Yupaporn Kawinpakorn

Professional wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-upWinner's
share (US$)
12 Aug 2014Tennessee Women's Open73-70-71=214−25 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Ashli Bunch5,000
211 May 2016Cactus Tour Las Colinas69-66-64=199−176 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Mikado Nagatori3,000
325 May 2016Cactus Tour Lookout Mountain72-68-70=210−61 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Hahn2,800
42 July 2016Cactus Tour Walnut Creek CC71-72-67=210−61 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Park2,700
514 July 2017 Texas Women's Open 70-71-67=208−51 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Savannah Vilaubi5,000

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