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 |