Atthaya Thitikul follows Tiger Woods and Lydia Ko to become the youngest golfer to dominate the world rankings 08:34, 01/11/2022

In the last season, the dominant position in the Rolex Rankings was the confrontation between Nelly Korda and Jin Young Ko, and it seems that fans can't think of any other name capable of dethroning these two female superstars. But at this point, with only 1 month left for the 2022 season to officially end, both Jin Young and Korda can no longer stand at the top, and the new queen of the golf village is just a rookie LPGA.

Although he has just "wet feet" to play professional golf, Thitikul quickly established his name when he won his first title on the LPGA Tour at the JTBC Classic in March. After that, a series of achievements. Thitikul's was extended with 7 top 10 finishes and 1 more championship at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. In the next 3 tournaments, she finished in the top 10. And the most recent event Atthaya Thitikul attended was the BMW Ladies Championship - the tournament she took the lead after 3 rounds, but unfortunately lost to Lydia. Ko and sadly ended up in the top 6.

Before the end of the BMW Ladies Championship 2022, Thitikul is in the Top 2 of the World Women's Golf Ranking and is expected to usurp Ko Jin Young to become the new queen. But with that final result, the Thai female golfer has not been able to realize her dream.

However, according to the latest update from Rolex Rankings, Atthaya Thitikul has officially risen and occupied the top seat in the world.

“Getting to the top is very special, but staying there is a much bigger challenge. I still have a lot to learn from all the legendary golfers and veterans who went before. I will continue to work and play hard for my family, teammates, fans and country," Thitikul shared after becoming the world's No.

Atthaya Thitikul fell in love with golf when he was 6. 14 years old, Atthaya Thitikul won the Thailand Championship. After the 2nd title in his career as an amateur, Thitikul started to turn professional, went on to reap 2 more victories on LET and received the LPGA Tour 2022 membership card.