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Chonlada Chayanun
Personal information
Born (1992-12-05) 5 December 1992 (age 33)
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sporting nationality Thailand
Career
CollegeIowa State University
Turned professional2015
Current toursChina LPGA Tour
Taiwan LPGA Tour
Thai LPGA Tour
Former tourEpson Tour
Professional wins6
Achievements and awards
Thai LPGA Tour Order of Merit2019

Chonlada Chayanun (Thai: ชลดา ชยณรรย์; born 5 December 1992) is a Thai professional golfer. She played college golf at Iowa State University, where she was a two-time First-Team All-Big 12 selection and tied for seventh at the 2014 NCAA Championship.[1]

Chayanun has won six individual professional events across the China LPGA Tour, Taiwan LPGA Tour and Thai LPGA Tour.[2][3][4][5][6] She was also part of Team Hillier, which won the team competition at the 2022 Aramco Team Series – Bangkok.[7]

Amateur career

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Chayanun attended Iowa State University and played for the Iowa State Cyclones women's golf team. In the 2014–15 season, she played in all 11 tournaments, led the team with a 73.38 stroke average, recorded four top-10 finishes and was named First-Team All-Big 12 and First-Team Academic All-Big 12.[1]

At the 2014 NCAA Championship, Chayanun tied for seventh after rounds of 72-69-69-72. Iowa State described the result as the best NCAA postseason finish by a player in the program's history at the time. She was also named Iowa State Female Athlete of the Year and was listed by Iowa State as holding school records including season stroke average, career stroke average, 54-hole score and 18-hole score.[1]

Professional career

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Chayanun turned professional in 2015.[8] In March 2018, she won her first professional victory at the Hengqin Phoenix Tree Building Orient Golf Challenge on the China LPGA Tour. She finished at 211, five-under-par, after rounds of 70, 72 and 69, and won in a playoff at Phoenix Tree Orient Golf Club in Zhuhai, Guangdong.[2][9][10]

In September 2018, she won the CTBC Ladies Open on the Taiwan LPGA Tour at Tong Hwa Golf & Country Club in Taiwan. She finished at 209, seven-under-par, one stroke ahead of Vivian Hou and Hana Wakimoto.[3][11]

Chayanun won twice on the Thai LPGA Tourin 2019. In April, she won the 4th Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship at Rancho Charnvee Resort & Country Club in Nakhon Ratchasima, finishing four strokes ahead of Chorphaka Jaengkit.[4][12] In August, she won the 8th Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship at Watermill Golf Club and Resort in Nakhon Nayok with a score of 205, 11-under-par. The victory moved her to the top of the Thai LPGA Tour Order of Merit for the 2019 season.[13][14]

In November 2021, Chayanun won the BGC-Betagro Thai LPGA Super Six Match Play at Royal Hua Hin Golf Club in Prachuap Khiri Khan, defeating Yupaporn Kawinpakorn 1 up in the final.[5]

In May 2022, Chayanun was part of Team Hillier, captained by Whitney Hillier, which won the team competition at the Aramco Team Series – Bangkok. The team finished at 31-under-par, three strokes ahead of Team Simmermacher.[7]

In September 2023, Chayanun won the Kenda Tire TLPGA Open on the Taiwan LPGA Tour at Taifong Golf Club. She finished at 209, seven-under-par, two strokes ahead of Huang Ching and Chen Tzu-han.[6][15]

Professional wins (6)

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China LPGA Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up Ref.
1 24 Mar 2018 Hengqin Phoenix Tree Building Orient Golf Challenge 70-72-69=211 −5 Playoff China Ying Luo,
Thailand Wanchana Poruangrong,
South Korea Seo Ji-hyun,
China Xiang Sui 		[9][10]

Taiwan LPGA Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up Ref.
1 1 Sep 2018 CTBC Ladies Open 70-71-68=209 −7 1 stroke Taiwan Vivian Hou (a),
Japan Hana Wakimoto 		[3][11]
2 22 Sep 2023 Kenda Tire TLPGA Open 69-69-71=209 −7 2 strokes Taiwan Chen Tzu-han,
Taiwan Huang Ching 		[6][15]

Thai LPGA Tour wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up Ref.
1 26 Apr 2019 4th Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship 68-66-69=203 −13 4 strokes Thailand Chorphaka Jaengkit [4][12]
2 9 Aug 2019 8th Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship 65-71-69=205 −11 1 stroke Thailand Panchalika Arphamongkol (a),
Thailand Patcharajutar Kongkraphan,
Thailand Onkanok Soisuwan 		[13][14]
3 12 Nov 2021 BGC-Betagro Thai LPGA Super Six Match Play 1 up Thailand Yupaporn Kawinpakorn [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Chonlada Chayanun – Women's Golf". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Chayanun Wins First Professional Event". Iowa State University Athletics. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "CTBC Ladies Open: Results". The LPGA of Taiwan. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  4. ^ a b c “ชลดา” หวด 13 อันเดอร์ ซิวแชมป์โปรสตรีสนาม 4 ที่แรนโชฯ [Chonlada shoots 13 under to win fourth women's professional event at Rancho]. MGR Online (in Thai). 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  5. ^ a b c “ชลดา” คว้าแชมป์ ไทยแอลพีจีเอ ซูเปอร์6 แมตช์เพลย์ ที่หัวหิน [Chonlada wins the Thai LPGA Super Six Match Play in Hua Hin]. MGR Online (in Thai). 13 November 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  6. ^ a b c "2023 Kenda Tire TLPGA Open: Results". The LPGA of Taiwan. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  7. ^ a b "Team Hillier Victorious As Tavatanakit Holds Two-Shot Individual Lead In Bangkok". Ladies European Tour. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  8. ^ "Chonlada Chayanun". China LPGA Tour. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  9. ^ a b "Thailand's Chonlanda wins Zhuhai play-off". Xinhua. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  10. ^ a b "Hengqin Phoenix Tree Building Orient Golf Challenge". Rolex Rankings. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  11. ^ a b 2018中國信託女子公開賽：泰國選手喬雷達後來居上奪冠 [2018 CTBC Ladies Open: Thailand's Chonlada comes from behind to win]. Golf Digest Taiwan (in Chinese). 3 September 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  12. ^ a b "Home and hosed – Chonlada breaks her Thai duck". The Nation. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  13. ^ a b "Chollada does Korat proud as top Thai LPGA earner with Bt1-m Singha-SAT win". The Nation. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  14. ^ a b ชลดาคว้าแชมป์สนามที่ 8 พร้อมรั้งมือ 1 ไทยแอลพีจีเอ 2019 [Chonlada wins the eighth event and takes the Thai LPGA money-list lead]. Kom Chad Luek (in Thai). 9 August 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  15. ^ a b TLPGA建大輪胎盃高球賽 泰國選手喬雷達封后 [TLPGA Kenda Tire Cup golf tournament: Thailand's Chonlada wins title]. TSNA (in Chinese). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
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