Benyapa Niphatsophon

Benyapa Niphatsophon (Thai: เบญญาภา นิภัทร์โสภณ; born 26 June 1997[1]) is a Thai professional golfer playing on the Ladies European Tour. As an amateur, she won a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in the women's team event with Budsabakorn Sukapan and Supamas Sangchan.[2]

Benyapa Niphatsophon
Personal information
NicknameGift
Born (1997-06-26) 26 June 1997
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sporting nationality Thailand
Career
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s)Ladies European Tour
Thai LPGA Tour
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour
Symetra Tour
Professional wins2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipCUT: 2016, 2018
U.S. Women's OpenDNP
Women's British OpenDNP
Evian ChampionshipT61: 2018
Achievements and awards
Symetra Tour Player of the Year2017
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonWomen's team
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2015 SingaporeWomen's team
Bronze medal – third place2013 MyanmarWomen's team

Amateur career

Niphatsophon competed at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon and won the first ever gold medal in golf for Thailand in the women's team event with Budsabakorn Sukapan and Supamas Sangchan.

Professional career

Niphatsophon turned professional in 2015. In December 2015, she finished tied for 19th place at the final stage LPGA Qualifying Tournament to earn LPGA Membership for the 2016 season. On the 2016 LPGA Tour, she played 18 events and made eight cuts.

In 2017, Niphatsophon mainly played in the Symetra Tour. She finished second in five tournaments and was on the top of the money list at the end of the season. Her total Symetra Tour career prize money was $124,492 which made her become the third player in Symetra Tour history to surpass $100,000 in a single-season earnings. Niphatsophon was named 2017 Symetra Tour Player of the Year and secured the LPGA Tour card for the 2018 season.

In 2018, Niphatsophon played in 22 LPGA Tour events and made 10 cuts. She recorded her best LPGA Tour finish at the Cambia Portland Classic with a tied for sixth place. She missed most of the 2019 LPGA Tour season with a wrist injury.[3][4]

Amateur wins
  • 2011 Truevisions International Junior, Enjoy Jakarta World Junior Class B, TGA-CAT Junior Ranking 2
  • 2012 TrueVisions International Junior, Seletar Junior Open, Callaway Junior World Championship, Thailand Amateur Open, Albatross International Junior Girls Championship
  • 2013 TGA-CAT Junior Championship (Asia Pacific), Seletar Junior Open, Santi Cup
  • 2014 Bishops Gate Golf Academy Junior Classic

Source:[5]

Professional wins (3)

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (2)
  • 2014 Singha Classic (as an amateur)
  • 2015 Singha Masters (as an amateur)

Thai LPGA Tour wins (1)
  • 2014 Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship (as an amateur)[5]

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order

Tournament 2016 2017 2018
ANA Inspiration
U.S. Women's Open
Women's PGA Championship CUT CUT
The Evian Championship T61
Women's British Open
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

References
  1. "Benyapa Niphatsophon". China LPGA. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. Rutherford, Peter (28 September 2014). "Games-Team Thailand halt Korea's golden golf streak". Reuters. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. "Benyapa Niphatsophon Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. Amsa-ngiam, Lerpong (9 January 2019). "Benyapa books Honda spot". The Nation. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. "Benyapa Niphatsophon". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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