What were you doing when you were 16-years-old? Whatever it was, we’re guessing it didn’t involve winning a professional golf tournament for the second time.
But then, not everyone is Thai amateur star Atthaya Thitikul.
The 16-year-old has just won the Ladies European Thailand Championship for the second time in three years.
She finished with a five-under 67 on a weather-interrupted final day to win by five shots from Esther Henseleit.
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Thitikul’s triumph at Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club two years ago – aged just 14 years, four months and three days – made her the youngest-known winner of a professional golf tournament.
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Thitikul Wins in Thailand
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) June 23, 2019
Amateur star Atthaya Thitikul & the youngest ever LET champion, wins her second Ladies European Thailand Championship title in style on -22. Let the celebrations begin
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2019 aged #LETC2019@PhoenixGoldGolfpic.twitter.com/kQSvoSXiRV
She backed up that success with a phenomenal performance at the same venue, posting rounds of 69, 67, 63 (a course record) and 67 for a winning total of 266, 22-under-par.
At 16 years, four months and three days, the No.5 ranked amateur in the world is the youngest player to win two Ladies European Tour titles.
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“It feels unreal,” said Thitikul, who was undistracted by a three-hour weather delay due to storms in the middle of her round. “I’m really pleased with all the things I’ve done in this tournament. I just put the ball where I wanted it.
“Since I won two years ago I’ve kept working hard and I’ve grown in confidence.”
German rookie Henseleit shot a final round of eight-under-par 64 and, as Thitikul is still an amateur, she collected the winner’s cheque for 45,000 Euros, propelling her to second on the LET Order of Merit.
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