Thitikul wins Ladies EPGA event aged 14

Atthaya Thitikul, aged 14, has become the youngest winner on the Ladies European Tour.

Thai 14-year-old Atthaya Thitikul has become the youngest winner on the Ladies European Tour after claiming a two-shot victory at the Ladies European Thailand golf championship.

The teenage amateur produced a level-par 72 on Sunday to finish the week on five under par - two strokes clear of nearest challenger Ana Menendez.

Australia's Whitney Hillier finished in outright third.

Thitikul began her fourth round one shot behind Menendez after posting rounds of 70, 71 and 70.

But with the Mexican dropping four shots on the front nine on Sunday morning, Thitikul found herself two shots clear at the turn after carding one birdie and two bogeys in her first nine holes.

Menendez closed the gap to a single stroke with a gain at the 11th but Thitikul coolly slotted in her 10-foot birdie putt at the 15th to re-establish her two-shot lead.

And the 14-year-old safely parred her remaining three holes to secure the trophy.


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