Moriya Jutanugarn (Thai: โมรียา จุฑานุกาล; RTGS: Moriya Chuthanukan; born 28 July 1994) is a Thai professional golfer.
| Moriya Jutanugarn โมรียา จุฑานุกาล | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | Mo | ||
| Born | 28 July 1994 Bangkok, Thailand | ||
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)[1] | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Thailand | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2012 | ||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2013) | ||
| Professional wins | 2 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| LPGA Tour | 2 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| Chevron Championship | T6: 2018 | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T11: 2018 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T6: 2020 | ||
| Women's British Open | 9th: 2021 | ||
| Evian Championship | T3: 2017 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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In 2009, Jutanugarn became the first female to win the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy. In 2013, she was named LPGA Rookie of the Year. She has played on the LPGA Tour since 2013.[2]
Her sister, Ariya, also plays on the LPGA Tour. Moriya won her first event in her 156th start at the 2018 Hugel-JTBC LA Open. Moriya and Ariya are the second set of sisters to win on the LPGA, after Charlotta and Annika Sörenstam.[3] In July 2021, she secured her second LPGA win alongside her sister, Ariya, at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational in Michigan.[4]
Amateur wins
editthis list may be incomplete
- 2008 Junior Open Championship
- 2009 Duke of York Young Champions Trophy
- 2012 South Atlantic Ladies Amateur
Source:[2]
Professional wins (2)
editLPGA Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Apr 2018 | Hugel-JTBC LA Open | 68-66-70-68=272 | −12 | 2 strokes |  Ko Jin-young, Inbee Park |
| 2 | 17 Jul 2021 | Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (with Ariya Jutanugarn) | 67-59-71-59=256 | −24 | 3 strokes |  Cydney Clanton and Thidapa Suwannapura |
Results in LPGA majors
editResults not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T44 | T13 | CUT | T11 | CUT | T47 | T6 | T12 | T18 | |
| Women's PGA Championship | T64 | T40 | T34 | T26 | T20 | T11 | T26 | T18 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T32 | CUT | T49 | CUT | T55 | T15 | T41 | T50 | T6 | |
| The Evian Championship ^ | CUT | T10 | 77 | T30 | T3 | T44 | T6 | NT | ||
| Women's British Open | T52 | CUT | T43 | T16 | T42 | T11 | T56 |
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T10 | T44 | CUT | T62 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T11 | 73 | CUT |
| Women's PGA Championship | T27 | T54 | T57 | |
| The Evian Championship ^ | T19 | T31 | T28 | |
| Women's British Open | 9 | CUT | T56 |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Summary
edit| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 10 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 47 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 23 (2016 U.S. Open – 2021 ANA Inspiration)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2020 U.S. Open – 2021 ANA Inspiration)
LPGA Tour career summary
edit| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made * | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T32 | 0 | n/a | 73.20 | n/a |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T44 | 0 | n/a | 74.88 | n/a |
| 2013 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T4 | 293,158 | 47 | 72.09 | 53 |
| 2014 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T5 | 295,473 | 56 | 72.34 | 72 |
| 2015 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T8 | 281,940 | 64 | 72.15 | 66 |
| 2016 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 446,948 | 40 | 71.75 | 60 |
| 2017 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1,320,900 | 9 | 69.75 | 7 |
| 2018 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1,003,169 | 14 | 70.55 | 20 |
| 2019 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | T2 | 785,105 | 25 | 70.78 | 31 |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | T3 | 551,475 | 16 | 70.62 | 10 |
| 2021 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 948,950 | 16 | 70.16 | 19 |
| 2022 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T5 | 615,048 | 51 | 71.11 | 55 |
| 2023 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T7 | 302,209 | 80 | 71.63 | 80 |
| Totals | 290 | 233 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 6,844,375 | 53 |
- As of 2023 season[5]
* Includes matchplay and other events without a cut.
Team appearances
edit- Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Thailand): 2008
- Professional
- International Crown (representing Thailand): 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023 (winners)
- Amata Friendship Cup (representing Thailand): 2018 (winners)
References
edit- ^ Profile on Yahoo! Sports Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Moriya Jutanugarn bio". LPGA. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ "Moriya Jutanugarn wins LPGA L.A. tourney for first tour win". ESPN. Associated Press. 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Ariya Jutanugarn, Moriya Jutanugarn shoot 11-under 59 to win LPGA's Great Lakes Bay Invitational". ESPN. Associated Press. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Moriya Jutanugarn stats". LPGA. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
External links
edit- Moriya Jutanugarn at the LPGA Tour official site
- Moriya Jutanugarn at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Moriya Jutanugarn profile at Yahoo! Sports
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