Under par, I’m really happy.”While South Korea remains the dominant Asian nation in women's golf, Thailand has emerged as a clear second, overtaking more traditional golf nation Japan. Paphangkorn is one of seven Thai players in the 156-player field at the US Women’s Open. Ariya, currently ranked fifth in the world, has been as high as No.1, while Moriya is also highly-ranked at ninth. Pornanong has been on the LPGA Tour for nearly a decade and did not have any Thai role models to follow. “Lorena Ochoa, she was my idol,” Pornanong said of the former No.1 from Mexico, who won 27 times on the LPGA Tour before retiring eight years ago aged 28.

Source: Bangkok Post June 01, 2018 23:03 UTC