Ariya Jutanugarn - © Wikimedia Commons

With three events to compete on the 2018 LPGA circuit calendar, Ariya Jutanugarn leads the standings with 219 points, 83 more than second-placed Sung Hyun Park and cannot be caught. Minjee Lee is third with 122 points and Brooke Henderson is fourth with 110 points.

"It feels good to win this award for the second time, and I'm really excited about it"said Ariya Jutanugarn, 10-time winner of the LPGA tour, who returned to first place in the Rolex world women's golf ranking on Monday.

“I've played well this season and it's a great honor for me to be on this trophy again. I would also like to thank my entire team. I am grateful to be able to work with each of them. to have my family and my sponsors who believe in me. I would also like to thank all my fans in Thailand. I am really proud to be Thai and to win this prestigious award. "

Ariya Jutanugarn was in electrifying form on the LPGA Tour this year, taking three wins and 12 more top-10 caps in 25 starts. She claimed her first victory of the season in May at the Kingsmill Championship presented by GEICO, then added a second at the US Women's Open, where she edged Hyo Joo Kim after four more holes to secure the second major title of her career. . In July, Ariya Jutanugarn claimed another victory at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open, where she signed a 66 (-5) card in the last round to win one shot ahead of Minjee Lee.

Ariya Jutanugarn, who has three events to play this season, leads the LPGA circuit in several statistical categories. She tops the official win list with seasonal winnings at $ 2. She is first in the points classification with an average of 459 and sets the tone for the CME Race to the Globe classification with 240 points. She also leads with a total of 69,379 birdies and 4 Top 002 in the championships.

Ariya Jutanugarn will receive the Rolex Female Player of the Year award at the 2018 Rolex LPGA Awards, to be held on Thursday, November 15 at Tiburon Golf Club during the CME Group Tour Championship week which concludes the season.

In 2016, Ariya Jutanugarn won the title of player of the year for the first time after a dominant season in which she led the Tour with five wins and recorded 11 more top 10. She became the second player to win Rolex Player of the Year, Race to the CME Globe, and LPGA Tour Biggest Winner in the same season, like Lydia Ko (2015).

Since its creation in 1966, the Rolex female player of the year award has been awarded several times: Kathy Whitworth (1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973); Joanne Carner (1974, 1981, 1982); Judy Rankin (1976, 1977); Nancy Lopez (1978, 1979, 1985, 1988); Beth Daniel (1980, 1990, 1994); Betsy King (1984, 1989, 1993); Pat Bradley (1986, 1991); Annika Sorenstam (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005); Karrie Webb (1999, 2000); Lorena Ochoa (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009); Yani Tseng (2010, 2011); Stacy Lewis (2012; 2014); Ariya Jutanugarn (2016, 2018).