Chanettee Wannasaen

Chanettee Wannasaen
Personal information
NicknameProud[1]
Born (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20)
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)[2]
Sporting nationality Thailand
Career
Turned professional2021
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (since 2023)
Former tour(s)Epson Tour
LET Access Series
Thai LPGA Tour
Professional wins10
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour2
Other8
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT46: 2024
Women's PGA C'shipCUT: 2024
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2024
Women's British OpenCUT: 2022, 2024
Evian ChampionshipT17: 2024

Chanettee Wannasaen (Thai: 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.[3][4] 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.[5][6]

Early life

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Wannasaen was born on 16 April 2004 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.[7]

Professional career

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Wannasaen turned professional in 2021. She won the national qualifier tournament to play in the Honda LPGA Thailand twice in 2021 and 2022.[8][9]

2022

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In 2022, Wannasaen won six tournaments in Thailand, including hat-trick win for the first three Thailand Mixed series events.[10][3] On 8 July, she won the Trust Golf Links Series on the LET Access Series at Ramside Hall Golf Club in Durham, England.[4] She shot a career-best and course-record round when she carded nine-under-par 64 in the second round.[3] 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.[11] In December, she earned her card for the 2023 LPGA Tour after finished tied for sixth at the qualifying school.[12]

2023

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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.[13][5] Following the event, her world ranking improved 315 places to No. 52.[14][15]

Amateur wins

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  • 2019 Singha Thailand Amateur Match Play Championship
  • 2020 National Team Ranking #5, National Team Ranking #6

Source:[16]

Professional wins (10)

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LPGA Tour wins (2)

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Legend
Major championships (0)
Other LPGA Tour (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up Winner's
share ($)
1 3 Sep 2023 Portland Classic 68-66-65-63=262 −26 4 strokes China Lin Xiyu 225,000
2 21 Jul 2024 Dana Open 66-65-66-67=264 −20 1 stroke South Korea Ryu Hae-ran 262,500

LET Access Series wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 8 Jul 2022 Trust Golf Links Series - Ramside Hall 71-64-73=208 −11 3 strokes Thailand Arpichaya Yubol

Thai LPGA Tour wins (2)

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  • 2022 (2) Singha Pattaya Ladies Open, SAT-NSDF 5th Thai LPGA Championship

Other wins (5)

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Results in LPGA majors

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Tournament 2022 2023 2024
Chevron Championship T46
U.S. Women's Open CUT
Women's PGA Championship CUT
The Evian Championship T17
Women's British Open CUT CUT
  Did not play

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

LPGA Tour career summary

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Year Tournaments
played		 Cuts
made*		 Wins 2nd 3rd Top
10s		 Best
finish		 Earnings
($)		 Money
list rank		 Scoring
average		 Scoring
rank
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 1 387,585 73 71.24 58
Totals^ 21 (2023) 21 1 0 0 1 1 387,585 465

^ Official as of 2023 season[21][22][23]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

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Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year World
ranking		 Source
2021 1,134 [24]
2022 363 [25]
2023 43 [26]
2024 33^ [27]

^As of 22 July 2024

References

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  1. ^ "Eagle Time For Chanettee at Trust Golf Asian Mixed Stableford Challenge". Ladies European Tour. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Chanettee Wannasaen - Player Profiles". LET Access Series. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Birdie Bonanza for Wannasaen to Lead in England". LET Access Series. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Chanettee Wannasaen Wins at Ramside Hall". LET Access Series. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b Woodard, Adam (3 September 2023). "Monday qualifier and 19-year-old LPGA rookie Chanettee Wannasaen wins 2023 Portland Classic". Golfweek. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Fairy-tale week makes teen Chanette another Thai success story on LPGA Tour". The Nation. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  7. ^ Dev, Ben (14 April 2022). ""โปรพราว" ชเนตตี วรรณแสน ขึ้นเป็นผู้นำเดี่ยวศึก "ทรัสต์กอล์ฟ เอเชียน มิกซ์ สเตเบิลฟอร์ด ชาลเลนจ์"". Golf Channel Thailand (in Thai). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Chanettee qualifies for LPGA Thailand". Bangkok Post. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Chanettee wins National Qualifiers to earn a place among world-class field at the Honda LPGA Thailand 2022". The Nation. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Brilliant Chanettee Goes Wire-to-Wire to Win 3rd Thailand Mixed". The Nation. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Rookie Furue wins Women's Scottish Open". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  12. ^ "2023 LPGA Tour Rookies". LPGA. 12 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Aberg claims European Masters; USA rallies to take Walker Cup; qualifier Wannasaen wins on LPGA Tour". Associated Press News. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 4 September 2023.
  15. ^ Meyer, Jennifer (6 September 2023). "Making Moves Chanettee Wannasaen Rockets Up Rankings". LPGA. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Chanettee Wannasaen". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  17. ^ ""ชเนตตี" จบ 11 อันเดอร์แชมป์ไทยวีเมนส์ทัวร์สนามฟีนิกซ์ฯ". Siamsport (in Thai). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Chanettee emerges second female Thailand Mixed champ with win at Springfield". The Nation. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Whiz-Kid Chanettee Celebrates Back-to-Back Thailand Mixed Wins in Style". The Nation. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Teen Chanettee grabs sixth title of season after play-off". Bangkok Post. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Chanettee Wannasaen stats". LPGA. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  22. ^ "Chanettee Wannasaen results". LPGA. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  23. ^ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  24. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
  25. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
  26. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.
  27. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 22 July 2024.
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