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Player Bio: Moriya Jutanugarn2021 U.S. Women's Open

 

Age: 26
Country: Thailand
College: None
Worldwide professional victories: 1
Road to Olympic: Top 10 and ties from 2020 U.S. Women's Open; Top 30 points leader in LPGA Tour’s 2020 Race to CME Globe; Top 75 in Rolex Rankings as of April 14

Jutanugarn joined her youngster sister Ariya as an LPGA Tour winner when she claimed the 2018 Hugel-JTBC LA Open at Wilshire Country Club by two strokes over Inbee Park and Jin Young Ko. They were the second set of sisters to win on the LPGA Tour, joining Annika and Charlotta Sorenstam, and they have since been joined by Jessica and Nelly Korda. Moriya’s best finish in a major championship is a share of third in the 2017 Evian. She also contended in the 2020 U.S. Women's Open at Champions Golf Club before finishing tied for sixth. As an amateur, Moriya was the runner-up to Danielle Kang in the 2011 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Rhode Island Country Club. 

U.S. Women's Open Playing Record

YEAR

SITE

SCORES

TO PAR

FINISH

2021 The Olympic Club (Lake Course) 78-72 +8 MC
2020 Champions Golf Club 68-72-72-74—286 +2 T-6

2019

Country Club of Charleston

71-70-76-73—290

+6

T-50

2018

Shoal Creek

76-72-75-73—296

+8

T-41

2017

Trump National Golf Club (Old Course)

71-75-71-69—286

-2

T-15

2016

CordeValle

69-77-76-75—297

+9

T-55

2015

Lancaster Country Club

75-72

+7

MC

2014

Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2)

72-77-74-72—295

+15

49th

2012

Blackwolf Run

80-77

+13

MC

2011

The Broadmoor (East Course)

76-69-76-73—294

+10

T-32