Wonderkid leads Thailand, hopes for third time lucky
Teenage sensation Atthaya Thitikul will spearhead Thailand’s bid to secure a maiden team triumph in the 40th Queen Sirikit Cup at the Thana City Country Club in Bang Na, Bangkok, next month.
The 15-year-old prodigy, who made history as the youngest Ladies European Tour winner in Chon Buri last year, will represent Thailand alongside Tundara Piddon 17, and Natthakritta Vongtaveelap, 15, in the Asia-Pacific Amateur Ladies Golf Team competition.
“It’s an honour to be given another chance to represent Thailand in this tournament. I finished third in the individual event and fourth in the team last year,” said Atthaya, who further enhanced her standing by winning the Amateur Asia Pacific Championship in Singapore in February.
Atthaya will be making her third appearance in tournament where she missed the cut in her first attempt in 2016. She hoped it would be “Third time lucky.”
“I hope to win this year because it is taking place on home soil. We have Tundara, who has a good short game, while Natthakritta is a big hitter, which makes us a strong team,” the teenager added.
A total of 14 nations: Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Philippines, Japan, South Korea and Thailand will take part in the event.
This will be the fifth time that Thailand has hosted the event after 1975, 1988, 1996, and 2005.
The Kingdom never won the team title and Suppamas Sangchan was the only individual
