Virada Nirapathpongporn
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Virada Nirapathpongporn (Template:Langx, born 21 April 1982) is a Thai former professional golfer who won the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur.
Nirapathpongporn was born in Bangkok, Thailand. She attended Duke University, where she won the 2002 NCAA Division I Championship.[1] She graduated in 2004 with BA degree in psychology. She was voted the 2004 Nancy Lopez Award as the world's top female amateur. She was also runner-up in the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links. In 2002, she also won the Honda Sports Award as the best female collegiate golfer in the nation.[2]
Nirapathpongporn turned professional in June 2004 to play on the Futures Tour. In 2005, she won two tournaments. In 2006, she was an LPGA Tour rookie and wrote a blog for lpga.com.
In late February 2011, Nirapathpongporn announced she would be retiring from competitive golf and moving back to Thailand after living in the United States for fifteen years.[3]
Amateur wins
- 2001 Women's Trans-National Championship
- 2002 NCAA Division I Championship
- 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur
Professional wins (2)
Futures Tour wins (2)
References
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External links
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- Thai female golfers
- Duke Blue Devils women's golfers
- Expatriate golfers in the United States
- LPGA Tour golfers
- Winners of ladies' major amateur golf championships
- Golfers at the 2002 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Thailand
- Golfers from Bangkok
- Golfers from Orlando, Florida
- 1982 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Thai sportswomen