| Virada Nirapathpongporn วิรดา นิราพาธพงศ์พร | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born | (1982-04-21) 21 April 1982 (age 42) Bangkok, Thailand | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Thailand | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Duke University | ||
| Turned professional | 2004 | ||
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (2006–08) Futures Tour (2004–10) | ||
| Professional wins | 2 | ||
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| Epson Tour | 2 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| Chevron Championship | T21: 2003 | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T74: 2007 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2002-06, 2008 | ||
| Women's British Open | CUT: 2006 | ||
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Virada Nirapathpongporn (Thai: วิรดา นิราพาธพงศ์พร, born 21 April 1982) is a Thai former professional golfer who won the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur.
Nirapathpongporn was born in Bangkok, Thailand. She attended Duke University, where she won the 2002 NCAA Division I Championship. She graduated in 2004 with BA degree in psychology. She was voted the 2004 Nancy Lopez Award as the world's top female amateur. She was also runner-up in the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links. In 2002, she also won the Honda Sports Award as the best female collegiate golfer in the nation.
Nirapathpongporn turned professional in June 2004 to play on the Futures Tour. In 2005, she won two tournaments. In 2006, she was an LPGA Tour rookie and wrote a blog for lpga.com.
In late February 2011, Nirapathpongporn announced she would be retiring from competitive golf and moving back to Thailand after living in the United States for fifteen years.
Amateur wins
- 2001 Women's Trans-National Championship
- 2002 NCAA Division I Championship
- 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur
Professional wins (2)
Futures Tour wins (2)
References
- "NCAA Women's Championships final scores". ESPN. 25 May 2002. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "Golf". CWSA. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- Weary Virada decides to hang up her clubs
External links
- Virada Nirapathpongporn at the LPGA Futures Tour official site (archived)
- Rookie blog
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