“It’s going to be a great honour for me to win the Player of the Year award because it is really hard to win,” said Ariya during a pre-tournament press conference interview on Tuesday. It only comes down to between the 20-year-old Thai and the world No 1 Lydia Ko of New Zealand as the only candidates for this award. Ariya is now leading 261-247 points against Ko who needs a victory at the par 74 6,540 Tiburon Golf Club this week to beat the Thai rival for this title. But the trio of Ariya Jutanugarn, Ko and Brooke Henderson of Canada will automatically win the Race with a win at the Tour Championship. “If I win this week, I will dedicate it for the king and make Thai people happy .

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 16, 2016 21:20 UTC