Benyapa Niphatsophon (; born 26 June 1997) is a Thai

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playing on the

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. As an amateur, she won a gold medal at the

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in the

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event with

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and

Supamas Sangchan Supamas Sangchan (; born 2 April 1996) is a Thai professional golfer playing on the China LPGA Tour. As an amateur, she won a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in the women's team event with Budsabakorn Sukapan and Benyapa Niphatsophon and a ...

Amateur career

Niphatsophon competed at the

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and won the first ever gold medal in golf for Thailand in the

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Professional career

Niphatsophon turned professional in 2015. In December 2015, she finished tied for 19th place at the final stage

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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

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. 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

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with a tied for sixth place. She missed most of the 2019 LPGA Tour season with a wrist injury.

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:

Professional wins (3)

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (2)

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Singha Classic (as an amateur) *

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Singha Masters (as an amateur)

Thai LPGA Tour wins (1)

Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship (as an amateur)

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

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