Moriya Jutanugarn
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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 | (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 29) 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]