Thai teen Atthaya Thitikul, country's rising women golf star, wins playoff to capture first LPGA title


Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand holds the winners trophy after her playoff win over Nana Koerstz Madsen of Denmark during the final round of the JTBC Classic presented by Barbasol at the Aviara Golf Club on March 27, 2022 in Carlsbad, California. - AFP

LOS ANGELES, March 28, 2022 (AFP): Thai teenager Atthaya Thitikul won a playoff over Denmark's Nanna Koerstz Madsen with a bogey on Sunday's (March 27) second extra hole to capture the JTBC Classic for her first LPGA title.

World number 14 Atthaya, an LPGA rookie 19-year-old making only her fifth tour start, fired the low round of the week at eight-under-par 64 at Aviara Golf Club in Carlsbad, California.

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