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Patcharajutar Kongkraphan
Personal information
NicknamePK
Born (1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 32)
Khon Kaen, Thailand
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sporting nationality Thailand
Career
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s)China LPGA Tour
Taiwan LPGA Tour
Thai LPGA Tour
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour (2012–2019)
Epson Tour
Professional wins30
Number of wins by tour
Ladies Asian Golf Tour1
Epson Tour1
Other28
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipCUT: 2015, 2016
Women's PGA C'ship73rd: 2015
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2013
Women's British OpenCUT: 2014
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2014, 2015, 2016
Achievements and awards
Symetra Tour Player of the Year2013
Thai LPGA Tour Order of Merit2021, 2022, 2023
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Individual
Gold medal – first place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Team

Patcharajutar Kongkraphan (Thai: พัชรจุฑา คงกระพันธ์; born 14 February 1992), also known as P.K. Kongkraphan, is a Thai professional golfer.

Early life

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Kongkraphan was born on 14 February 1992. She started playing golf at the age of 5 years old.[1]

Professional career

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Kongkraphan turned professional in November 2009. In 2011, finished tied for 29th at the LPGA Qualifying Tournament to earn LPGA membership for the 2012 season.[1]

In 2012, she played three events on the LPGA Tour. Her best finish was tied for 45th at the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic.[1] She also won the Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Ladies Open on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour.[2]

In 2013, she mainly played on the Symetra Tour and had five top-10 finishes, including her first win at the Northeast Delta Dental International. She won Symetra Tour's money title, as well as Player of the Year award, and secured the LPGA Tour card for 2014 season.[3][4]

In 2014, she made 11 cuts from 24 starts on the LPGA Tour. She carded a career-low round of 64 in the final round at the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic. She recorded career-best finishes, tied for seventh, at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic and the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, the first two top-10 finishes of her LPGA career.[1][5]

In 2015, she played in 21 events and recorded 11 cuts made on the LPGA Tour. She also made the cut in the major championships for the first time at the 2015 Women's PGA Championship at Westchester Country Club in Harrison, New York and finished in 73rd place.[1][6]

In 2016, she made 11 cuts from 23 events on the LPGA Tour. Her season-best finish was tied for ninth at the Meijer LPGA Classic in June.[1]

In 2017, she played nine tournaments on the LPGA Tour and made only one cut.

In 2021, she won the SAT-NSDF 1st Thai LPGA Championship on the Thai LPGA Tour. She ranked first on the money list and won the season-long Order of Merit.[7]

In 2022, she won three straight events on the Thai LPGA Tour, including the season finale BGC Thailand LPGA Masters, to make her became the Order of Merit winner for the second consecutive year.[8]

Professional wins (30)

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Epson Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory 		Runner-up
1 21 July 2013 Northeast Delta Dental International 68–68–71=207 −9 Playoff United States Michelle Shin

Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (1)

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All Thailand Golf Tour wins (3)

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  • 2009 (2) Singha Classic, Singha Championship
  • 2011 (1) Singha E-San Open

Thai LPGA Tour wins (11)

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  • 2011 (1) 2nd SAT-Thai LPGA Championship
  • 2012 (1) 1st Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship
  • 2013 (1) 1st Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship
  • 2021 (1) SAT-NSDF 1st Thai LPGA Championship
  • 2022 (3) Muang Thai Insurance 7th Thai LPGA Championship, Central Group 8th Thai LPGA Championship, BGC Thailand LPGA Masters1
  • 2023 (2) Singha-BGC Classic, Thai LPGA Championship
  • 2024 (2) Singha-NSDF Lamphun Ladies Championship, Singha-SAT Thailand LPGA Masters

1Co-Sanction by the Taiwan LPGA Tour

China LPGA Tour wins (4)

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  • 2010 (2) Orient Shanghai Classic, Orient Beijing Pearl Championship
  • 2011 (2) Beijing Pearl Challenge, Caofeidian Challenge

Taiwan LPGA Tour wins (8)

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  • 2022 (1) BGC Thailand LPGA Masters1
  • 2023 (3) WPG Ladies Open, Friend of TLPGA Open, GRIN Cup Charity Open
  • 2024 (3) ICTSI Luisita Ladies International,[9] WPG Ladies Open, Jing Mao Ladies Open, Sampo Ladies Open Xiu Ju Cup

1Co-Sanction by the Thai LPGA Tour

Other wins (3)

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  • 2022 (3) 4th SAT−TWT Open Road To World Ranking, 5th SAT−TWT Open Road To World Ranking, 7th SAT−TWT Open Road To World Ranking

Results in LPGA majors

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Results not in chronological order.

!Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
The Chevron Championship CUT CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT
Women's PGA Championship 73 CUT CUT CUT
The Evian Championship CUT CUT CUT
Women's British Open CUT WD
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
T = tied

Team appearances

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "P.K. Kongkraphan – Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Patcharachuta wins Ladies Indonesia Open". Ladies European Tour. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Popular Patcharajutar claims LPGA card". Bangkok Post. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. ^ "P.K. Kongkraphan – Bio". Epson Tour. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  5. ^ "P.K. Kongkraphan – 2014 Results". LPGA. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  6. ^ "KPMG Women's PGA Championship 2015 Results". GolfLive24. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  7. ^ "ปิดฤดูกาลไทยแอลพีจีเอ 'โปรปลาย' นั่งมือ1 'โปรแพรว' ป๊อปปูล่าโหวต". Matichon (in Thai). 4 December 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  8. ^ "BGC Thailand Ladies Masters 2022 7 – 9 Sep Final-Round Recap". Taiwan LPGA Tour. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Kongkraphan edges Chen, wins ICTSI Luisita Ladies International by 3". The Philippine Star. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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