Pornanong Phatlum

Pornanong Phatlum
Phatlum in 2013
Personal information
NicknameWaen (แหวน)
Born (1989-12-04) 4 December 1989
Khon Kaen, Thailand[1]
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Sporting nationality Thailand
ResidenceChaiyaphum, Thailand
Career
CollegeChaiyaphum Rajabhat University
Turned professional2006
Current tourLPGA Tour (joined 2009)
Former tourLadies Asian Golf Tour
Professional wins22
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour2
Ladies Asian Golf Tour9
Epson Tour1
Other11
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT13: 2013
Women's PGA C'shipT14: 2019
U.S. Women's OpenT7: 2014
Women's British Open2nd: 2018
Evian ChampionshipT20: 2015

Pornanong Phatlum (Thai: พรอนงค์ เพชรล้ำ; born 4 December 1989) is a Thai professional golfer who has played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, the Ladies European Tour, the Ladies Asian Golf Tour and the Epson Tour. She joined the LPGA Tour in 2009 and has won twice on the Ladies European Tour, including the 2013 Omega Dubai Ladies Masters. Her best finish in a major championship was runner-up at the 2018 Women's British Open.

Phatlum won the 2006 Hong Kong Ladies Masters as an amateur before turning professional later that year. She developed her early professional career on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour, later recording wins on the Ladies European Tour and Epson Tour. She has also represented Thailand at the 2016 Olympic Games and in the International Crown.

Early life and amateur career

In 1989, Phatlum was born in Khon Kaen, Thailand. She attended Chaiyaphum Rajabhat University.[1] She began playing golf at the age of nine and has credited her father as the person who most influenced her career.[1]

As an amateur, Phatlum competed on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour, finishing tied for 16th at the 2005 Phuket Ladies Masters and winning the 2006 Hong Kong Ladies Masters.[1][2] At the Hong Kong event, she finished on 216, three-under-par, one stroke ahead of Russamee Gulyanamitta and Zhong Xiaolong.[2] She also represented Thailand at the Queen Sirikit Cup in 2005.[1]

Professional career

Ladies Asian Golf Tour

In 2006, Phatlum turned professional.[1] Her early professional wins came mainly on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour. In February 2008, she won the Thailand Ladies Open at The Vintage Club, finishing on 208, eight-under-par, two strokes ahead of Frances Bondad and Kim Hae-jung.[3] The following month, she won the DLF Women's Indian Open with a total of 212, four-under-par.[4] Later in 2008, Phatlum tied for 34th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, earning status on the LPGA Tour for the 2009 season.[1]

LPGA Tour

In 2009, Phatlum joined the LPGA Tour.[1] That year, she successfully defended her title at the DLF Women's Indian Open, defeating Kim Hae-jung by two strokes.[5] During her rookie LPGA season, she also recorded a career-low round of 67 in the first round of the Navistar LPGA Classic and made her first LPGA hole in one during the third round of the Safeway Classic.[1] In 2009 and 2010, she also competed on the Futures Tour, finishing 10th on the 2010 money list with six top-10 finishes.[6]

In January 2011, Phatlum won the Hitachi Ladies Classic in Taiwan, finishing eight strokes ahead of Miki Saiki.[7] She also finished tied for 13th at the 2011 Honda LPGA Thailand.[1]

In 2012, Phatlum won the Hero Women's Indian Open, a tournament co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour and the Ladies Asian Golf Tour. She finished on 203, thirteen-under-par, four strokes ahead of Caroline Hedwall.[8] She also won the HSBC Brazil Cup, an unofficial LPGA Tour event, by four strokes over Amy Hung.[9]

Phatlum won her second Ladies European Tour title at the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters in December 2013. She closed with a final-round 66 and finished at 15-under-par, one stroke ahead of Stacy Lewis.[10] On the Ladies Asian Golf Tour, she also won the Hitachi Ladies Classic three more times from 2013 to 2015.[11][12][13]

Domestically, Phatlum won five events on the Thai LPGA Tour between 2012 and 2016. She won the 6th Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship in 2012, followed by three consecutive Thailand LPGA Masters titles from 2013 to 2015, and added the Bangchak Thai LPGA Open in 2016.[14][15][16][17][18]

At the 2018 Women's British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Phatlum held the 36-hole and 54-hole leads before finishing second, two strokes behind Georgia Hall.[19][20] It remains her best finish in a major championship.

Phatlum represented Thailand at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where she finished tied for 25th.[21] She also represented Thailand in the International Crown in 2014, 2016 and 2018.[22]

In 2024, Phatlum returned to the Epson Tour and won the Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic, her first Epson Tour title. She finished at 21-under-par 195 and won by two strokes over Amy Lee.[23]

Professional wins (22)

Ladies European Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up Ref.
1 2 Dec 2012 Hero Women's Indian Open1 72-65-66=203 −13 4 strokes Sweden Caroline Hedwall [8]
2 7 Dec 2013 Omega Dubai Ladies Masters 68-70-69-66=273 −15 1 stroke United States Stacy Lewis [10]

1 Co-sanctioned by the Ladies Asian Golf Tour.

Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (9)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up Ref.
1 10 Feb 2006 Hong Kong Ladies Masters
(as an amateur)		 70-73-73=216 −3 1 stroke Thailand Russamee Gulyanamitta, China Zhong Xiaolong [2]
2 22 Feb 2008 Thailand Ladies Open 65-73-70=208 −8 2 strokes Australia Frances Bondad, South Korea Kim Hae-jung [3]
3 26 Mar 2008 DLF Women's Indian Open 70-70-72=212 −4 4 strokes Taiwan Wei Yun-jye, Japan Yuki Sakurai [4]
4 27 Feb 2009 DLF Women's Indian Open (2) 68-72-68=208 −8 2 strokes South Korea Kim Hae-jung [5]
5 23 Jan 2011 Hitachi Ladies Classic 69-72-70=211 −5 8 strokes Japan Miki Saiki [7]
6 2 Dec 2012 Hero Women's Indian Open1 (3) 72-65-66=203 −13 4 strokes Sweden Caroline Hedwall [8]
7 20 Jan 2013 Hitachi Ladies Classic (2) 67-72-71=210 −6 2 strokes Thailand Patcharajutar Kongkraphan [11]
8 12 Jan 2014 Hitachi Ladies Classic (3) 70-69-69=208 −8 5 strokes Taiwan Pei-Yun Chien [12]
9 11 Jan 2015 Hitachi Ladies Classic (4) 71-71-72=214 −2 3 strokes Taiwan Chen Meng-chu, Taiwan Teresa Lu [13]

1 Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.

Epson Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up Ref.
1 18 Aug 2024 Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic 65-66-64=195 −21 2 strokes United States Amy Lee [23]

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (5)

  • 2006 Singha Pattaya Open, Singha E-San Open
  • 2011 Singha Masters, Singha Classic
  • 2013 Singha Hua Hin Open

Thai LPGA Tour wins (5)

No. Date Tournament Winning
score		 To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up Ref.
1 28 Dec 2012 6th Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship 202 −14 2 strokes Thailand Nontaya Srisawang [14]
2 16 Aug 2013 Thailand LPGA Masters 207 −9 1 stroke Thailand Thidapa Suwannapura [15]
3 5 Sep 2014 Thailand LPGA Masters (2) 207 −9 4 strokes Thailand Rungthiwa Pangjan, Thailand Nontaya Srisawang [16]
4 18 Sep 2015 PTT Thailand LPGA Masters (3) 207 −9 2 strokes Thailand Budsabakorn Sukapan [17]
5 19 Feb 2016 Bangchak Thai LPGA Open 205 −11 1 stroke Thailand Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong [18]

Other wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Chevron Championship 72 T56 T13 T39 T64 CUT T27 15 T26
Women's PGA Championship T25 T36 T44 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT T14
U.S. Women's Open CUT T28 T46 T7 CUT T32 T39 CUT T16
The Evian Championship ^ T52 CUT T20 T55 T26 T61 CUT
Women's British Open CUT CUT CUT T27 CUT CUT CUT 2 T44
Tournament2020202120222023202420252026
Chevron Championship CUT T50 T44 CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT CUT
Women's PGA Championship T48 CUT T54 T39 CUT CUT T53
The Evian Championship ^ NT T54 T31 CUT
Women's British Open CUT

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship0000021510
Women's PGA Championship000002168
U.S. Women's Open000012126
The Evian Championship000001107
Women's British Open010111103
Totals0101286334
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2018 British – 2019 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2009 5 4 0 0 0 0 T37 16,113 n/a 72.38 n/a
2010 1 0 0 0 0 0 MC 0 n/a 79.00 n/a
2011 17 15 0 0 0 0 T13 149,657 57 72.55 43
2012 26 20 0 0 0 0 T12 217,557 55 72.43 52
2013 25 22 0 0 2 7 3 600,210 23 71.36 27
2014 26 22 0 1 1 7 2 735,031 20 71.36 20
2015 28 21 0 1 1 3 T2 445,383 38 71.56 38
2016 27 24 0 1 0 5 2 617,724 30 71.15 32
2017 28 22 0 0 0 3 4 447,393 45 71.39 51
2018 27 21 0 1 0 2 2 534,304 43 71.66 62
2019 24 17 0 0 0 0 T14 318,027 64 71.49 67
2020 12 7 0 0 0 0 T25 58,924 102 72.30 81
2021 25 14 0 0 0 1 T6 167,410 89 71.77 84
2022 27 21 0 0 0 1 4 438,951 59 71.45 76
2023 21 13 0 0 0 1 T10 189,480 100 71.97 99
2024 10 5 0 0 0 0 T29 45,129 164 71.60 n/a
2025 15 9 0 0 0 1 T10 189,723 108 71.58 78
  • Official through the 2025 season[24]

Epson Tour summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2009 13 10 0 1 0 2 T2 16,981 35 72.83 28
2010 15 12 0 1 1 6 T2 39,261 10 70.76 4
2024 10 9 1 1 0 4 1 88,458 10 69.58 1

Source: [25][26]

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Hong Kong Ladies Masters – Results". Ladies Asian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Pornanong Rules At The Vintage". Ladies Asian Golf Tour. 22 February 2008. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 "DLF Women's Indian Open 2008 – Results". Ladies Asian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
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  8. 1 2 3 "Hero Women's Indian Open – Final Result". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Phatlum of Thailand tops Hung to win LPGA HSBC Brazil Cup exhibition". PGA of America. Associated Press. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Pornanong Phatlum wins in Dubai". ESPN. Associated Press. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  11. 1 2 "2013 Hitachi Ladies Classic – Final results" (PDF). Ladies Asian Golf Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  12. 1 2 "2014 Hitachi Ladies Classic – Final results" (PDF). Ladies Asian Golf Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  13. 1 2 "Hitachi Ladies Classic – Results". TLPGA. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
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  17. 1 2 "In-form Pornanong claims Thai LPGA Masters crown again". Bangkok Post. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  18. 1 2 Amsa-ngiam, Lerpong (19 February 2016). "Pornanong Beats Sherman By One Stroke for Bangchak Open Title". The Nation. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "2018 RICOH Women's British Open". Women's World Golf Rankings. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "What You Missed From the Weekend at Ricoh Women's British Open". LPGA. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "Rio 2016 – Women's Scoring". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "Pornanong Phatlum – Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  23. 1 2 "Phatlum Secures First Epson Tour Victory After Breaking the 54-Hole Tournament Scoring Record". Epson Tour. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Pornanong Phatlum results". LPGA. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  25. ↑ "Pornanong Phatlum". Duramed Futures Tour. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  26. ↑ "Pornanong Phatlum – Statistics". Epson Tour. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
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