Thai Teen Atthaya Thitikul Now No. 1 in Women’s Rolex Golf Ranking

Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand holds the winners 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

Thai teenager Atthaya Thitikul reached No. 1 in the women’s world ranking on Monday, Oct. 31, the 16th player and second-youngest to get to the top since the ranking began in 2006.

Thitikul had a chance to reach No. 1 by winning any of her last three tournaments on the LPGA Tour. Instead, the 19-year-old replaced Jin Young Ko of South Korea on a week in which she didn’t play.