2018-19 Women's Golf Roster
Roster
Tavatanakit, Patty

Patty Tavatanakit
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Keerapat International School
- Hometown:
- Bangkok, Thailand
Bio
2018-2019
Tavatanakit earned WGCA and Golfweek First Team All-American accolades ... was also named All-Pac-12 Conference First Team and a member of the Watch List for the PING WGCA Division I Player of the Year and ANNIKA Awards ... won a second-straight, NCAA Regional title in May, shooting an 8-under 208 in East Lansing for her seventh career victory and third of the season (ANNIKA Intercollegiate, Dual Match Versus Denver) ... led the Bruins with a 72.2 scoring average, finishing inside the Top 10 on six occasions ... had 11 under-par rounds, with seven of those being in the 60s, shooting a 9-under 63 in the final round of the ANNIKA ... shot a 13-under 203 in her three rounds at the ANNIKA and an 11-under 205 in her second-place finish at the Golfweek Conference Challenge ... also tied for fourth at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, tied for 10th at the PING/ASU Invitational and tied for 22nd at the Pac-12 Championship.
SUMMER 2018
Was the low amateur at the U.S. Women's Open, and was one of just nine players to finish under par ... fired four rounds of 70-73-72-71 to tie for fifth (-2, 286) ... competed for the International squad at the Arnold Palmer Cup, winning two points (one in four-ball, half points in mixed foursomes and singles) ... tied for 22nd at the U.S. Women's Amateur stroke play (-2, 140), reaching the Round of 32 in match play ... tied for 26th at the Canadian Women's Amateur Championship.
2017-2018
Was named the WGCA and Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year, as well as WGCA First Team All-American and All-Pac-12 First Team ... tied a UCLA single-season record for victories with four, also setting a new freshman mark for wins in one season ... was second on the team with a 70.8 scoring average, the third-lowest, full-season scoring average in program history ... posted six Top 10s, 18 under-par rounds and 10 rounds in the 60s ... was a combined 27-under on the year, going 8-under in round ones, 16-under in round twos and 5-under in round threes ... finished under par in six tournaments ... won the Pac-12 Championships in a playoff over teammate Lilia Vu ... shot an 8-under 208 with a pair of 3-under 69s and a 2-under 70 ... claimed the NCAA San Francisco Regional (-8, 208), opening with a 4-under 68 and closing with a 5-under 67 ... shared medalist honors at the Silverado Showdown (-8, 208) with three under-par rounds, concluding with rounds of 3-under 69 and 4-under 68 ... was named Pac-12 Golfer of the Month for April after her wins at Silverado and Pac-12s ... also tied for first at the Stanford Intercollegiate (-6, 207), posting a 4-under 67 in the final round and shooting under par in each round ... was second in her first collegiate tournament, the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, finishing under par in all three rounds ... was solo third at the rain-shortened Nanea Pac-12 Preview (-5, 141), firing a 5-under 68 in the second round ... tied for 11th at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (+6, 219), tied for 15th in the single round of stroke play at the SDSU March Mayhem (+2, 74), tied for 16th at the Battle at the Beach (+2, 215) and tied for 19th in stroke play at the NCAA Championship (+3, 291) ... in March, helped the Asia-Pacific team to victory at the Patsy Hankins Trophy, scoring 4.5 points.
SUMMER 2017
Was second in stroke play at the U.S. Girls Junior (-4, 138), reaching the round of 16 in match play ... was third at the Rolex Girls Junior Championship (-8, 280) and tied for 17th at the Thunderbird International Junior (+6, 222) ... won all three of her team and individual matches at the Wyndham Cup ... played in three of the LPGA Tour's five majors in 2017 (ANA Inspiration, U.S. Women's Open, Evian Championship).
AMATEUR GOLF
Tavatanakit attended Keerapat International School, which did not have a golf team, in Bangkok, Thailand ... was named 2016 AJGA Rolex Junior Player of the Year and Rolex Junior First Team All-American ... won a pair of AJGA Tournaments in 2016 (Rolex Tournament of Champions and Ping Invitational), while tying for fifth at the Yani Tseng Invitational ... reached the round of 16 in both the 2016 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship and the U.S. Women's Amateur ... made the round of 32 at the Australian Amateur Championship and tied for 42nd at the LPGA Tour's stop in Thailand ... named the 2015-2016 Thailand Amateur Ladies Golf Association Player of the Year ... runner-up at the Thailand Ladies Amateur Championship ... helped the Asia-Pacific Team to the 2016 Patsy Hankins Trophy in Portugal ... was a two-time TJGF "Best Player of the Year" (2014-2015) ... tied for fifth at the 2016 Queen Sirikit Cup ... won the 2015 Los Angeles Junior Open at Hillcrest Country Club and was runner-up at the IMG Junior World Golf Championship ... won the Callaway Junior World Golf Championship in 2014, breaking the tournament's 54-hole record (-23, 193).
PERSONAL
Born Paphangkorn Tavatanakit in Bangkok, Thailand ... chose to attend UCLA because she loves the team environment ... hobbies include being outdoors, shopping, working out and traveling ... things she likes the most about golf are the competitiveness, the opportunity to meet new people and to get to travel the world ... favorites include the television show "Riverdale", actor Zac Efron, eating Korean food and golfer Lexi Thompson ... undeclared major.
Patty Tavatanakit's Career Statistics
Tavatanakit earned WGCA and Golfweek First Team All-American accolades ... was also named All-Pac-12 Conference First Team and a member of the Watch List for the PING WGCA Division I Player of the Year and ANNIKA Awards ... won a second-straight, NCAA Regional title in May, shooting an 8-under 208 in East Lansing for her seventh career victory and third of the season (ANNIKA Intercollegiate, Dual Match Versus Denver) ... led the Bruins with a 72.2 scoring average, finishing inside the Top 10 on six occasions ... had 11 under-par rounds, with seven of those being in the 60s, shooting a 9-under 63 in the final round of the ANNIKA ... shot a 13-under 203 in her three rounds at the ANNIKA and an 11-under 205 in her second-place finish at the Golfweek Conference Challenge ... also tied for fourth at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, tied for 10th at the PING/ASU Invitational and tied for 22nd at the Pac-12 Championship.
SUMMER 2018
Was the low amateur at the U.S. Women's Open, and was one of just nine players to finish under par ... fired four rounds of 70-73-72-71 to tie for fifth (-2, 286) ... competed for the International squad at the Arnold Palmer Cup, winning two points (one in four-ball, half points in mixed foursomes and singles) ... tied for 22nd at the U.S. Women's Amateur stroke play (-2, 140), reaching the Round of 32 in match play ... tied for 26th at the Canadian Women's Amateur Championship.
2017-2018
Was named the WGCA and Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year, as well as WGCA First Team All-American and All-Pac-12 First Team ... tied a UCLA single-season record for victories with four, also setting a new freshman mark for wins in one season ... was second on the team with a 70.8 scoring average, the third-lowest, full-season scoring average in program history ... posted six Top 10s, 18 under-par rounds and 10 rounds in the 60s ... was a combined 27-under on the year, going 8-under in round ones, 16-under in round twos and 5-under in round threes ... finished under par in six tournaments ... won the Pac-12 Championships in a playoff over teammate Lilia Vu ... shot an 8-under 208 with a pair of 3-under 69s and a 2-under 70 ... claimed the NCAA San Francisco Regional (-8, 208), opening with a 4-under 68 and closing with a 5-under 67 ... shared medalist honors at the Silverado Showdown (-8, 208) with three under-par rounds, concluding with rounds of 3-under 69 and 4-under 68 ... was named Pac-12 Golfer of the Month for April after her wins at Silverado and Pac-12s ... also tied for first at the Stanford Intercollegiate (-6, 207), posting a 4-under 67 in the final round and shooting under par in each round ... was second in her first collegiate tournament, the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, finishing under par in all three rounds ... was solo third at the rain-shortened Nanea Pac-12 Preview (-5, 141), firing a 5-under 68 in the second round ... tied for 11th at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (+6, 219), tied for 15th in the single round of stroke play at the SDSU March Mayhem (+2, 74), tied for 16th at the Battle at the Beach (+2, 215) and tied for 19th in stroke play at the NCAA Championship (+3, 291) ... in March, helped the Asia-Pacific team to victory at the Patsy Hankins Trophy, scoring 4.5 points.
SUMMER 2017
Was second in stroke play at the U.S. Girls Junior (-4, 138), reaching the round of 16 in match play ... was third at the Rolex Girls Junior Championship (-8, 280) and tied for 17th at the Thunderbird International Junior (+6, 222) ... won all three of her team and individual matches at the Wyndham Cup ... played in three of the LPGA Tour's five majors in 2017 (ANA Inspiration, U.S. Women's Open, Evian Championship).
AMATEUR GOLF
Tavatanakit attended Keerapat International School, which did not have a golf team, in Bangkok, Thailand ... was named 2016 AJGA Rolex Junior Player of the Year and Rolex Junior First Team All-American ... won a pair of AJGA Tournaments in 2016 (Rolex Tournament of Champions and Ping Invitational), while tying for fifth at the Yani Tseng Invitational ... reached the round of 16 in both the 2016 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship and the U.S. Women's Amateur ... made the round of 32 at the Australian Amateur Championship and tied for 42nd at the LPGA Tour's stop in Thailand ... named the 2015-2016 Thailand Amateur Ladies Golf Association Player of the Year ... runner-up at the Thailand Ladies Amateur Championship ... helped the Asia-Pacific Team to the 2016 Patsy Hankins Trophy in Portugal ... was a two-time TJGF "Best Player of the Year" (2014-2015) ... tied for fifth at the 2016 Queen Sirikit Cup ... won the 2015 Los Angeles Junior Open at Hillcrest Country Club and was runner-up at the IMG Junior World Golf Championship ... won the Callaway Junior World Golf Championship in 2014, breaking the tournament's 54-hole record (-23, 193).
PERSONAL
Born Paphangkorn Tavatanakit in Bangkok, Thailand ... chose to attend UCLA because she loves the team environment ... hobbies include being outdoors, shopping, working out and traveling ... things she likes the most about golf are the competitiveness, the opportunity to meet new people and to get to travel the world ... favorites include the television show "Riverdale", actor Zac Efron, eating Korean food and golfer Lexi Thompson ... undeclared major.
Patty Tavatanakit's Career Statistics
YEAR | STARTS | ROUNDS | WINS | TOP 10 | TOP 20 | UNDER PAR | UNDER 70 | AVG. | LOW |
2017-2018 | 10 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 70.8 | 67 |
2018-2019 | 10 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 72.2 | 66 |
TOTALS | 20 | 56 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 17 | 71.5 | 66 |
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