Ariya, Patty lead Thai charge at PGA

Ariya, Patty lead Thai charge at PGA

Southeast Asian stars eye more major glory

Atlanta: Major winners Ariya Jutanugarn and Patty Tavatanakit will lead the Thai challenge at the Women’s PGA Championship this week.

The other five Thais in the field are Moriya Jutanugarn, Jasmine Suwannapura, Pornanong Phatlum, Pajaree Anannarukarn and Wichanee Meechai.

Patty won her maiden LPGA Tour title at the ANA Inspiration, the year’s first major, in April and is now the country’s highest-ranked golfer at No.12.

The 21-year-old has since had two third-place finishes in Singapore and Thailand.

Ariya has won 11 LPGA tournaments including two major championships at the 2016 Women’s British Open and the 2018 US Women’s Open.

The former world No.1 ended her title drought when she became the first local champion at the Honda LPGA…