Wassawan Sangkapong
| Wassawan Sangkapong | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Mim |
| Born | 29 May 1997[1] Nonthaburi, Thailand |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  Thailand |
| Career | |
| College | Gardner–Webb University North Carolina State University |
| Turned professional | 2020[2] |
| Current tours | Ladies European Tour Thai LPGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
Wassawan Sangkapong (Thai: วรรษวัลย์ สังขพงษ์; born 29 May 1997), also known as Mim Sangkapong, is a Thai professional golfer. She has played on the Ladies European Tour and has won twice on the Thai LPGA Tour.[2][3]
Amateur career
Sangkapong is from Nonthaburi, Thailand. She attended Mahidol University International Demonstration School in Nakhon Pathom province.[2][4] She began playing golf after discovering a driving range during the 2011 Thailand floods.[5]
She attended Gardner–Webb University as a freshman in 2016–17 and during the fall of 2017, before transferring to North Carolina State University in the spring of 2018.[2][4][6] At NC State, she competed for the NC State Wolfpack women's golf team through the 2019–20 season.[7]
Professional career
Sangkapong turned professional in 2020 after graduating from college and returning to Thailand during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][5] At 2021 Ladies European Tour Q-School, she finished tied for 37th at the Final Qualifier to earn Category 15 status for the 2022 season.[2]
In March 2023, Sangkapong won the SAT–NSDF Thai LPGA Classic on the Thai LPGA Tour at Royal Hills Golf Resort and Spa in Nakhon Nayok province. She finished at eight-under-par and won by four strokes.[8]
In September 2023, Sangkapong won the BGC Thailand LPGA Masters, a Thai LPGA Tour and Taiwan LPGA Tour co-sanctioned event. She finished at 11-under-par and won by one stroke.[9][10]
Professional wins (2)
Thai LPGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Mar 2023 | SAT–NSDF Thai LPGA Classic | 69-70-69=208 | −8 | 4 strokes | Cholcheva Wongras |
[8] |
| 2 | 8 Sep 2023 | BGC Thailand LPGA Masters1 | 72-67-66=205 | −11 | 1 stroke | Thanita Muangkhumsakul |
[9][10] |
1 Co-sanctioned by the Taiwan LPGA Tour
Taiwan LPGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Sep 2023 | BGC Thailand LPGA Masters1 | 72-67-66=205 | −11 | 1 stroke | Thanita Muangkhumsakul |
[9][10] |
1 Co-sanctioned by the Thai LPGA Tour
References
- ↑ "Mim Sangkapong". European Tour. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mim Sangkapong". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Wassawan Sangkapong". Women's World Golf Rankings. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Wassawan Sangkapong (Mim) – Women's Golf". Gardner–Webb University Athletics. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- 1 2 'โปรมิ้ม' วรรษวัลย์ สังขพงษ์ [Pro Mim Wassawan Sangkapong]. Golftime (in Thai). 1 December 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sangkapong Joins Women's Golf Program". NC State University Athletics. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Mim Sangkapong – Women's Golf". NC State University Athletics. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- 1 2 วรรษวัลย์ ซิวโทรฟี่ Stone Shape ไทยแอลฯ รอยัลฮิลส์ฯ [Wassawan wins Stone Shape trophy at Thai LPGA event at Royal Hills]. Siamsport (in Thai). 10 March 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 "โปรมิ้ม-วรรษวัลย์" ปิดซีซั่นคว้าถ้วยแชมป์สวิงไทยแอลฯ มาสเตอร์ส [Pro Mim Wassawan closes season with Thai LPGA Masters title]. Siamsport (in Thai). 8 September 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 “วรรษวัลย์” คว้าแชมป์ปิดฤดูกาลไทยแอลพีจเอ [Wassawan wins Thai LPGA season-ending event]. MGR Online (in Thai). 8 September 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
External links
- Wassawan Sangkapong at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Wassawan Sangkapong at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site