Pornanong Phatlum Biography
Pornanong Phatlum is a Thai professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She started playing golf at the age of 9 and credits her father as the individual most influencing her career.
Phatlum was competitive on the pro circuit as an amateur. She competed on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour (LAGT), finishing tied for 16th at the 2005 Phuket Ladies Masters and winning the 2006 Hong Kong Ladies Open prior to turning professional.
She turned professional in February 2006.
In 2008, she won the DLF Women’s Indian Open and Thailand Ladies on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour (LAGT). She tied for 34th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn Priority List Category 20 for the 2009 LPGA season.
In 2009, she successfully defended her title at the DLF Women’s Indian Open for her fourth career international victory. She carded a career-low 67 in the first round of the Navistar LPGA Classic Presented by Monaco RV. She carded her first LPGA career hole-in-one during the third round of the Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-Cola.
In 2011, her best finish was a tie for 13th at the Honda LPGA Thailand and the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup. Se also tied for 18th at the Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-Cola. She tied for 19th at the LPGA State Farm Classic; tied for 24th at the Kia Classic. She also tied for 25th at the Wegmans LPGA Championship. She then won the Hitachi Ladies Classic in Taiwan.
In 2012, she recorded a career-best T12 at the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic. She also won the HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup, an unofficial event on the LPGA Tour. She won the Hero Women’s Indian Open in December 2012 beating Caroline Hedwall by four strokes.
In 2013, she recorded a career-best runner-up finish at the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic and finished 10th in fairways hit (0.80), ninth in putts per GIR (1.78), and 10th in sand saves (0.59). She then recorded a career-low 63 in the final round of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.
In 2014, she tied her career-best runner-up finish at the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia.
She passed the $2 million mark in career earnings at the Cambia Portland Classic and tied her career-best finish of T2 at the Cambia Portland Classic in 2015.
She posted five top-10 finishes and four top-5 finishes and tied her career-best finish at the HSBC Women’s Champions with a solo second in 2016.
In 2017, she posted three top-10 finishes including a season-best fourth-place result at the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic. Se ranked sixth on Tour in driving accuracy (82.42%). She crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings with her fourth-place finish at the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic.
In 2018, she posted two top-10 finishes including a season-best second-place finish at the Ricoh Women’s British Open.
In 2019, she posted four top-20 finishes including three T14 results at the Bank of Hope Founders Cup, KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, and Volunteers of America Classic.
In 2021, she recorded a season-best T6 at the Pelican Women’s Championship.
In 2022, she recorded a season-best fourth-place result at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.
Pornanong Phatlum Age
She was born on 4 December 1989 in Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Pornanong Phatlum Husband
Is Pornanong Phatlum married? The LPGA golfer marriage is unclear.
Pornanong Phatlum Parents
Her parents are of Thai origin. They are Dusit Phatlum, and Plernput Phatlum.She has a sibling, Pornpong Phatlum.
Pornanong Phatlum Career Earnings
The Thai golfer has earned $4,849,881 in career earnings.
Pornanong Phatlum Net Worth
Pornanong Phatlum’s net worth is estimated to be $2 million. She represents Singha, Volvik, Callaway, Loudmouth, and Bangchak.
Height
Phatlum stands at a height of 5 feet 3 inches (1.60 m) tall.
Nationality
She is Thai.
Her Instagram handle is @waen_pornanong.
