Virada Nirapathpongporn

Virada Nirapathpongporn
วิรดา นิราพาธพงศ์พร
Personal information
Born (1982-04-21) 21 April 1982
Bangkok, Thailand
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Sporting nationality Thailand
Career
CollegeDuke University
Turned professional2004
Former toursLPGA Tour (2006–08)
Futures Tour (2004–10)
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT21: 2003
Women's PGA C'shipT74: 2007
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2002-06, 2008
Women's British OpenCUT: 2006
Achievements and awards
Honda Sports Award2002

Virada Nirapathpongporn (Thai: วิรดา นิราพาธพงศ์พร, born 21 April 1982) is a Thai professional golfer. She is best known for winning the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur.

Early life and amateur career

In 1982, Nirapathpongporn was born in Bangkok, Thailand.

In 2000, she began attending Duke University. She won the 2002 NCAA Division I Championship.[1] She graduated in 2004 with BA degree in psychology. She was voted the 2004 Nancy Lopez Award as the world's top female amateur. She was also runner-up in the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links.

Professional career

Nirapathpongporn turned professional in June 2004 to play on the Futures Tour. In 2005, she won two tournaments. In 2006, she was an LPGA Tour rookie and wrote a blog for lpga.com.

In late February 2011, Nirapathpongporn announced she would be retiring from competitive golf and moving back to Thailand after living in the United States for fifteen years.[2]

Awards and honors

In 2002, she won the Honda Sports Award as the best female collegiate golfer in the nation.[3]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (2)

Futures Tour wins (2)

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Women's Championships final scores". ESPN. 25 May 2002. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Weary Virada decides to hang up her clubs
  3. ↑ "Golf". CWSA. Retrieved 28 March 2020.


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