Prima Thammaraks (Thai: พริมา ธรรมมารักษ์; born 12 January 1992[1]) is a Thai professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based Epson Tour.

Prima Thammaraks
Personal information
NicknamePrim
Born (1992-01-12) 12 January 1992 (age 32)
Bangkok, Thailand
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sporting nationality Thailand
Career
CollegeIowa State University
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s)Epson Tour
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
ALPG Tour1
Epson Tour1
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2019
Women's British Open72nd: 2017
Evian ChampionshipDNP

Early life

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Thammaraks was born on 12 January 1992. She started playing golf at the age of 8 years old. Hobbies include the classical guitar, drawing, and movies.[2]

Amateur career

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From 2010 to 2014, Thammaraks played for the Iowa State Cyclones of the Iowa State University. She was named All-Big 12 First Team member three times from 2012 to 2014. She was also named Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year for women's golf following the 2013–14 season.[1]

Professional career

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Thammaraks played on the China LPGA Tour and the Thai LPGA Tour in 2015. In December 2015, she finished tied for 26th at the final stage LPGA Qualifying Tournament to earn LPGA Tour membership for the 2016 season. On the 2016 LPGA Tour, she played eight events and made two cuts.[2]

In 2017, Thammaraks captured her first professional win at the RACV Gold Coast Challenge on the ALPG Tour.[3] She also claimed her first China LPGA Tour win at the Xiamen Orient Masters in September.[4] She made the cut at the 2017 Women's British Open and finish in 72nd place.

In 2021, Thammaraks earned her first Symetra Tour victory at season finale Symetra Tour Championship. She carded a score of 22-under par 266 setting the 72-hole scoring record for the championship to win by two strokes.[5]

Professional wins (3)

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Epson Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory
Runner-up
1 10 Oct 2021 Symetra Tour Championship 69-63-69-65=266 −22 2 strokes   Casey Danielson

ALPG Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory
Runner-up
1 4 Feb 2017 RACV Gold Coast Challenge 71-69-73=213 −6 1 stroke   Sarah Jane Smith

China LPGA Tour wins (1)

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Results in LPGA majors

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Results not in chronological order.

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
The Chevron Championship
U.S. Women's Open CUT
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian Championship NT
Women's British Open 72 CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

References

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  1. ^ a b "Prima Thammaraks - Women's Golf". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Prima Thammaraks Bio". Symetra Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Thai stays calm as Smith surge falls just short". Courier Mail. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ ""พริมา"ผงาดแชมป์สวิงเซียะเหมิน" (in Thai). Siamsport. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Symetra Tour Championship Final Round News and Notes". Symetra Tour. 10 October 2021. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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