Ratchanon “TK” Chantananuwat – ©Paul Lakatos/Asian Tour

The 15-year-old was impressive throughout his week on the Waterside Course at Siam Country Club, recording laps of 63, 70, 70 and 65 to finish with a 20-under par total.

Chantananuwat, who started the day at -13, started her round well with three birdies on the first nine holes.

A stray shot on the 10th hole didn't matter as the teenager birdied four times in five holes before birdying another on the 18th hole to secure the victory.

With this victory at the Trust Golf Asian Mixed Cup, Chantananuwat surpasses the previous record for the youngest winner which was held by Japanese Ryo Ishikawa, who was 15 years and eight months old when he won the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup 2007 of Japan's Tour. .

And the previous best on the Asian circuit was Thailand's Chinnarat Phadungil who won the 2005 Double A International Open when he was 17 years and five days old.

The absolute record is held by Thailand's Atthaya Thitikul who won the Ladies European Thailand Open on the LET in 2017 at the age of 14 years, four months and 19 days.

 

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"I'm very excited, but I felt a lot of pressure," said the 15-year-old. “I have to be honest, I was very lucky, I had hit two or three terrible drives.

“I saw that [Kim made an eagle at 18] and I wasn't surprised, he does that all the time. It put pressure on me, but I tried not to think about it too much. I definitely have a lot of people to thank. »

But the Thai sensation has no plans to turn professional anytime soon and will complete his education at Bangkok's Shrewsbury International School.

He added: “That's what I planned from the start. I like going to university and learning everything. I spoke to a lot of players, and they all told me to go to university. »

Korea's Joohyung Kim sits in second place after setting the fastest lap of the day with a 64 (-8) that propelled him to the top of the standings.

The 19-year-old birdied on the third and fifth holes before birdying four on holes 8-11.

Another birdi on the 14 put the Korean in excellent position before he unleashed a shot on the 17, but he didn't regret it as he eagled on the 18 to end the tournament on 18 under. the by.

American Paul Peterson and Korea's Bio Kim finished tied for third place at 17 under par, while American John Catlin was one stroke further at 16 under par.

Four players finished in sixth place, including Chanokhan Angurasaranee, who was the highest-placed woman in the Trust Golf Asian Mixed Cup.

Angurasaranee, known as April, shot rounds of 67, 70, 67 and 69 to finish at 15 under par, alongside Korea's Taehee Lee, South Africa's Ian Snyman and Thailand's Phachara Khongwatmai.

She said: "It was very tense the first two holes, I was really nervous, and it was still until I got my first birdie, which allowed me to relax and relax. release to put me in the bath.

“My driver was incredibly good all week, my irons were good today too, but I missed a few greens, but luckily my ups and downs were good saving pars too.

“My goal is to get into the top 10 on the Epson Tour and try to get into the LPGA. Seeing other Thai girls doing well motivates me to keep going and makes me believe that I can go out there and do it too. »

Six players finished the Trust Golf Asian Mixed Cup tied for 10th place with Thai women's trio Arpichaya Yubol, Jaravee Boonchant and Chanettee Wannasaen alongside Scotland's Michele Thomson, American Sihwan Kim and India's Rashid Khan.

In the Race to Costa del Sol 2022, Michele Thomson achieved the biggest progression of the week, rising from 22nd to 6th place. She now has 385,21 points, compared to 681,87 for leader Lee-Anne Pace.

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