Ladies European Thailand Championship

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Ladies European Thailand Championship
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Tournament information
Location Pattaya, Thailand
Established2017
Course(s)Phoenix Gold Golf & Country Club
Par72
Tour(s) Ladies European Tour
Thai LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund 300,000
Month playedJune
Current champion
Flag of Thailand.svg Atthaya Thitikul
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Pattaya
Location in Thailand

The Ladies European Thailand Championship is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour and Thai LPGA Tour, first played in 2017. [1]

Contents

Atthaya Thitikul became the youngest ever winner on the Ladies European Tour by claiming victory in the 2017 championship on 9 July 2017, aged 14 years, 4 months and 19 days, beating the previous record held by Lydia Ko who won the 2013 New Zealand Women's Open as an amateur aged 15 years, 9 months and 17 days. Due to Thitikul's amateur status the top prize of €45,000 went to second placed Ana Menéndez of Mexico. [2]

Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreMargin
of victory
Runner-upWinner's
share ()
2019 Atthaya Thitikul (a) (2)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 266 (−22)5 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Esther Henseleit 45,000
2018 Kanyalak Preedasuttijit Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 273 (−15)1 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Selin Hyun (a)45,000
2017 Atthaya Thitikul (a)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 283 (−5)2 strokes Flag of Mexico.svg Ana Menéndez 45,000

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References

  1. "Ladies European Thailand Championship". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. "Atthaya Thitikul, 14, becomes youngest ever winner on LET". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 2 December 2017.

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