Jaravee Boonchant

Jaravee Boonchant
Personal information
NicknameWann
Born (1999-05-23) 23 May 1999 (age 25)
Bangkok, Thailand
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Sporting nationality Thailand
Career
CollegeDuke University
Turned professional2021
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Epson Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour1
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipCUT: 2023
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2023
Women's British OpenT50: 2023
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2023

Jaravee Boonchant (Thai: จารวี บุญจันทร์; born 23 May 1999) is a Thai professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour.

Early life

Boonchant was born on 23 May 1999.[1] She started playing golf at the age of 6 years old.[2]

Amateur career

From 2017 to 2021, Boonchant played for the Duke Blue Devils of the Duke University. She was named All-ACC member three times in 2018, 2019, and 2021. She was also named All-American for four times. She helped lead Duke to win the ACC Championships in 2018 and 2021 as well as win the 2019 NCAA Championship.[3] She was named Honda Sports Award finalist in 2019.[4]

In 2021, Boonchant won the Juki Inkster Senior Award, an award given to the highest-ranked women's senior collegiate golfer.[5]

Professional career

2021

Boonchant turned professional in June 2021. On 3 December, She won her maiden professional title at the BGC Thailand LPGA Masters, the season-ending tournament of the Thai LPGA Tour.[6] She earned the Epson Tour membership for the 2022 season by completing 72 holes at Stage II of the LPGA Tour Qualifying Tournament.[7]

2022

In October, Boonchant got her first Epson Tour win at season finale Epson Tour Championship.[8]

Boonchant made 13 cuts from 16 events in the rookie year on the Epson Tour and was ranked 13th on the money list. She finished tied for 21st at the LPGA Q-Series to earn her LPGA Tour membership for the 2023 season.[7]

Amateur wins

  • 2016 ANNIKA Invitational

Source:[9]

Professional wins (2)

Epson Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory 		Runner-up
1 9 Oct 2022 Epson Tour Championship 67-64-68-66=265 −23 1 stroke United States Riley Rennell

Thai LPGA Tour wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

! Tournament 2023
Chevron Championship
Women's PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT
The Evian Championship CUT
Women's British Open T50
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ "Jaravee Boonchant". Fox Sports. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. ^ "จับตา 'โปรว่าน' จารวี บุญจันทร์ ฝันให้ไกลเเล้วไปให้ถึงมือ 1 ของโลก". Daily News (in Thai). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Jaravee Boonchant - 2020-21 - Women's Golf". Duke University. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Golf". CWSA. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  5. ^ Williams, Julie (7 September 2021). "Duke graduate Jaravee Boonchant scores leg up in transition to pro golf with Juli Inkster Senior Award presented by Workday". Golfweek. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Caption Jaravee Boonchant claims her maiden professional trophy". The Nation. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Jaravee Boonchant - Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Jaravee Boonchant goes bogey-free to win Epson Tour Championship at LPGA International". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Jaravee Boonchant". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 4 September 2023.