Chanettee Wannasaen
{{short description|Thai professional golfer}}
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Chanettee Wannasaen ({{langx|th|ชเนตตี วรรณแสน}}; born 16 April 2004) is a Thai professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour.
Wannasaen turned professional in 2021 and quickly established herself, winning six tournaments in Thailand in 2022. Her success extended to Europe that same year with a victory at the Trust Golf Links Series - Ramside Hall on the LET Access Series.{{cite news |title=Birdie Bonanza for Wannasaen to Lead in England |url=https://letaccess.com/birdie-bonanza-for-wannasaen-to-lead-in-england/ |access-date=9 July 2022 |work=LET Access Series |date=7 July 2022}}{{cite news |title=Chanettee Wannasaen Wins at Ramside Hall |url=https://letaccess.com/chanettee-wannasaen-wins-at-ramside-hall/ |access-date=9 July 2022 |publisher=LET Access Series |date=8 July 2022}} However, her breakout moment came in September 2023 when she secured an victory at the Portland Classic as a Monday qualifier. This win marked her first LPGA Tour title and cemented her status as a rising star in the golfing world.{{cite news |title=Fairy-tale week makes teen Chanette another Thai success story on LPGA Tour |url=https://www.nationthailand.com/lifestyle/sport/40030802 |access-date=27 June 2024 |work=The Nation |date=5 September 2023}}
Early life
Wannasaen was born on 16 April 2004 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.{{cite news |last1=Dev |first1=Ben |title="โปรพราว" ชเนตตี วรรณแสน ขึ้นเป็นผู้นำเดี่ยวศึก "ทรัสต์กอล์ฟ เอเชียน มิกซ์ สเตเบิลฟอร์ด ชาลเลนจ์" |url=https://golfchannel-th.com/ppcntvs/ |access-date=9 July 2022 |work=Golf Channel Thailand |date=14 April 2022 |language=th}}
Professional career
Wannasaen turned professional in 2021. She won the national qualifier tournament to play in the Honda LPGA Thailand twice in 2021 and 2022.{{cite news |title=Chanettee qualifies for LPGA Thailand |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/2092839/chanettee-qualifies-for-lpga-thailand |access-date=11 June 2022 |newspaper=Bangkok Post |date=1 April 2021}}{{cite news |title=Chanettee wins National Qualifiers to earn a place among world-class field at the Honda LPGA Thailand 2022 |url=https://www.nationthailand.com/life/40011330 |access-date=11 June 2022 |work=The Nation |date=20 January 2022}}
=2022=
In 2022, Wannasaen won six tournaments in Thailand, including hat-trick win for the first three Thailand Mixed series events. On 8 July, she won the Trust Golf Links Series on the LET Access Series at Ramside Hall Golf Club in Durham, England. She shot a career-best and course-record round when she carded nine-under-par 64 in the second round. Three weeks later, she finished tied for 24th at the Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open on the LPGA Tour and earned a place in the Women's British Open.{{cite news |title=Rookie Furue wins Women's Scottish Open |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/62372782 |access-date=1 August 2022 |work=BBC Sport}} In December, she earned her card for the 2023 LPGA Tour after finished tied for sixth at the qualifying school.{{cite web |title=2023 LPGA Tour Rookies |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2022/2023-lpga-tour-rookies |publisher=LPGA |date=12 December 2022}}
=2023=
On 3 September, at age 19, Wannasaen, as a Monday qualifier, got her first win on the LPGA Tour at the Portland Classic after shooting a career-low bogey-free round of 9-under 63 in the final round to win by four shots over China's Lin Xiyu. In the final round, she made seven birdies, and also an eagle on the par-5 fifth hole, shooting a 30 on the front nine; 33 on the back nine at Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Oregon. She set the new tournament scoring record by five strokes with a 26-under 262 total and became the third qualifier to win on the tour, first since Canada’s Brooke Henderson won the same event in 2015. Before winning the title, she was ranked 367th in the Women's World Golf Rankings, having missed nine straight cuts, made only two cuts before in her rookie season.{{cite news |title=Aberg claims European Masters; USA rallies to take Walker Cup; qualifier Wannasaen wins on LPGA Tour |url=https://apnews.com/sports/golf-matthew-fitzpatrick-2c28e36242896503ad14d3194dcac029 |access-date=4 September 2023 |work=Associated Press News |date=3 September 2023}}{{cite magazine |last=Woodard |first=Adam |title=Monday qualifier and 19-year-old LPGA rookie Chanettee Wannasaen wins 2023 Portland Classic |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/09/03/lpga-chanettee-wannasaen-2023-portland-classic-monday-qualifier/ |access-date=4 September 2023 |magazine=Golfweek |date=3 September 2023}} Following the event, her world ranking improved 315 places to No. 52.{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2023-09-04 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=4 September 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Meyer |first1=Jennifer |title=Making Moves Chanettee Wannasaen Rockets Up Rankings |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2023/making-moves-chanettee-wannasaen-rockets-up-rankings |access-date=7 September 2023 |publisher=LPGA |date=6 September 2023}}
Amateur wins
- 2019 Singha Thailand Amateur Match Play Championship
- 2020 National Team Ranking #5, National Team Ranking #6
Professional wins (10)
=LPGA Tour wins (2)=
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! Legend |
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|Major championships (0) |
| Other LPGA Tour (2) |
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! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Winning score ! To par ! Margin of ! Runner-up ! Winner's |
| align=center|1
|align=right|3 Sep 2023 |align=right|68-66-65-63=262 |align=center|−26 |4 strokes |{{flagicon|CHN}} Lin Xiyu |225,000 |
| align=center|2
|align=right|21 Jul 2024 |align=right|66-65-66-67=264 |align=center|−20 |1 stroke |{{flagicon|KOR}} Ryu Hae-ran |262,500 |
=LET Access Series wins (1)=
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! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Winning score ! To par ! Margin of ! Runner-up |
| align=center|1
|align=right|8 Jul 2022 |Trust Golf Links Series - Ramside Hall |align=right|71-64-73=208 |align=center|−11 |3 strokes |{{flagicon|THA}} Arpichaya Yubol |
= Thai LPGA Tour wins (2) =
- 2022 (2) Singha Pattaya Ladies Open, SAT-NSDF 5th Thai LPGA Championship
=Other wins (5)=
- 2021 (1) SAT-TWT Open Road to World Ranking{{cite news |title="ชเนตตี" จบ 11 อันเดอร์แชมป์ไทยวีเมนส์ทัวร์สนามฟีนิกซ์ฯ |url=https://www.siamsport.co.th/golf/other/view/257536 |access-date=11 June 2022 |work=Siamsport |date=5 November 2021 |language=th}}
- 2022 (4) Thailand Mixed #1,{{cite news |title=Chanettee emerges second female Thailand Mixed champ with win at Springfield |url=https://www.nationthailand.com/life/40012291 |access-date=9 July 2022 |work=The Nation |date=13 February 2022}} Thailand Mixed #2,{{cite news |title=Whiz-Kid Chanettee Celebrates Back-to-Back Thailand Mixed Wins in Style |url=https://www.nationthailand.com/life/40013883 |access-date=9 July 2022 |work=The Nation |date=27 March 2022}} Thailand Mixed #3,{{cite news |title=Brilliant Chanettee Goes Wire-to-Wire to Win 3rd Thailand Mixed |url=https://www.nationthailand.com/life/40015133 |access-date=9 July 2022 |work=The Nation |date=1 May 2022}} SAT-TWT Open Road to World Ranking{{cite news |title=Teen Chanettee grabs sixth title of season after play-off |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/2333453/teen-chanettee-grabs-sixth-title-of-season-after-play-off |access-date=9 July 2022 |newspaper=Bangkok Post |date=25 June 2022}}
Results in LPGA majors
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!! Tournament !2022 !! 2023 !! 2024 |
| align=left|Chevron Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T46 |
| align=left|U.S. Women's Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |
| align=left|Women's PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |
| align=left|The Evian Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T17 |
| align=left|Women's British Open
|CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |
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CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
LPGA Tour career summary
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! Year !! Tournaments |
| 2021
|2 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |T57 |n/a |n/a |72.67 |n/a |
| 2022
|3 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |T24 |n/a |n/a |71.10 |n/a |
| 2023
|21 |12 |1 |0 |0 |1 |1 |align=right|387,585 |73 |71.24 |58 |
| 2024
|29 |22 |1 |0 |2 |4 |1 |align=right|1,002,989 |34 |71.43 |59 |
| Totals^
!50 (2023) !34 !2 !0 !2 !5 !1 !1,390,574 !264 ! ! |
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^Official as of 2024 season{{cite web|title=Chanettee Wannasaen stats |publisher=LPGA |url=https://www.lpga.com/athletes/chanettee-wannasaen/100925/stats |access-date=2 December 2024}}{{cite web |access-date=2 December 2024 |title=Chanettee Wannasaen results |publisher=LPGA |url=https://www.lpga.com/athletes/chanettee-wannasaen/100925/results}}
World ranking
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
References
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External links
- {{LPGA player|chanettee-wannasaen/100925}}
- {{WWGR|9935}}
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