Major champ ends emotional week in home country with tears—and a much-needed victory
Patty Tavatanakit celebrates victory following win at the Honda LPGA Thailand in her home country, her first LPGA title since claiming the 2021 Chevron Championship.
What appeared like a crowning day for Patty Tavatanakit in her home country turned into the Thai escaping with victory at the Honda LPGA Thailand. She squandered a five-stroke lead on the back nine but recovered with a pair of crucial birdies down the stretch for a closing 67 at Siam Country Club to win by one over Albane Valenzuela with a 21-under-par 267 total. Here’s how Tavatanakit earned her second career LPGA title.
Patty tavatanakit celebrates Victory following win at the Honda LGA Thailand in her home country her first LGA title since claiming the 2021 Chevron Championship what appeared like a crowning day for Patty tavatanakit in her home country turned into the taii escaping with victory at the Honda LGA Thailand she squandered a five-stroke
Lead on the back nine but recovered with a pair of crucial birdies down the stretch for a closing 67 at Siam country club to win by one over albane valenzula with a 21 under par 267 total here’s how tavatanakit earned her second career LGA title leaderboard win Patty tavatanakit
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Saudi ladies open last week the 24-year-old’s dominant stretch is partly due to her choice last year to focus on strengthening her body to handle the strain of four rounds of competitive golf she struggled on the course including a last place finish at the Honda last year earning only two top 10
Finishes on the LGA in 2023 tavat tonic had improved 29 Strokes from last year’s eight over par performance she also further etched herself into igal Flor as tavatanakit became the second native to win the Honda in the tournament’s 17-year history alongside Aria jutan Garn to o
To one those are also the country’s only two major Champions how it happened despite all eyes on tavatanakit Sunday she appeared in total control through the opening side tavatanakit held a three- shot 50 for whole lead and expanded it to five Strokes after a birdie birdie start it took the
Ridiculously hot pudding of valenzula 24 to put heat on tavatanakit lead the Swiss player Sear ing for a first career LGA Title One puted her final 11 holes to charge up the leaderboard Siam country club old courses drivable 261 yard par for 15th proved near calamitous
For taton hit the long bomber chunked a three wood off the te with her ball almost dribbling into the penalty area she scrambled to save a bogey one of only three scores of Bogies or Worse made on the hole in the final round to end up only a stroke ahead of valenzula
The major Champions League dissipated before her next hole as valenzula birdied the 17th to tie the lead albane valenzula got hot with her putter on Sunday at Siam country club which helped her Tai Patty tatan at during the final round after trailing by 5 early in the day
