Playoff Victory for LPGA Rookie With 8-under Round at Aviara

Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand holds the winner's trophy after her playoff victory over Nana Koerstz Madsen of Denmark during the final round of the JTBC Classic at Aviara Golf Club, in Carlsbad, Calif., on March 27, 2022. Nhat Hoang/The Epoch Times

CARLSBAD, Calif.—Atthaya Thitikul, a 19-year-old rookie, won her first LPGA Tour title, shooting the tournament low score in the final round Sunday to eventually win in a play-off over Nanna Koerstz Madsen in the 2022 JTBC Classic at Park Hyatt Aviara Resort & Spa in north San Diego.

With a field full of the world’s top players, Thitikul began the day six strokes behind Nanna Koerstz Madsen at 8–under, scoring nine birdies and a bogey to tie for the lead at 16-under and advance into a two-person playoff.