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Player Bio: Moriya Jutanugarn2022 U.S. Women's Open

 

Age: 27
Country: Thailand
College: None
Worldwide professional victories: 2 (Both on LPGA Tour)
Road to Pine Needles: Top 30 points leader in LPGA Tour’s 2021 Race to CME Globe; Top 75 in Rolex Rankings as of April 6

Jutanugarn joined her youngster sister Ariya as an LPGA Tour winner when she claimed the 2018 Hugel-JTBC LA Open at Wilshire Country Club by two strokes over Inbee Park and Jin Young Ko. They were the second set of sisters to win on the LPGA Tour, joining Annika and Charlotta Sorenstam, and they have since been joined by Jessica and Nelly Korda. The Jutanugarn sisters also teamed up to win the 2021 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, the only team event on the circuit. Moriya’s best finish in a major championship is a share of third in the 2017 Evian. She also contended in the 2020 U.S. Women's Open at Champions Golf Club before finishing tied for sixth. As an amateur, Moriya was the runner-up to Danielle Kang in the 2011 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Rhode Island Country Club. 

U.S. Women's Open Playing Record

YEAR

SITE

SCORES

TO PAR

FINISH

2022 Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club 69-68-71-75—283 -1 T-11
2021 The Olympic Club (Lake Course) 78-72 +8 MC
2020 Champions Golf Club 68-72-72-74—286 +2 T-6

2019

Country Club of Charleston

71-70-76-73—290

+6

T-50

2018

Shoal Creek

76-72-75-73—296

+8

T-41

2017

Trump National Golf Club (Old Course)

71-75-71-69—286

-2

T-15

2016

CordeValle

69-77-76-75—297

+9

T-55

2015

Lancaster Country Club

75-72

+7

MC

2014

Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2)

72-77-74-72—295

+15

49th

2012

Blackwolf Run

80-77

+13

MC

2011

The Broadmoor (East Course)

76-69-76-73—294

+10

T-32