| Chanettee Wannasaen | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Proud[1] |
| Born | (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)[2] |
| Sporting nationality |  Thailand |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2021 |
| Current tour | LPGA Tour (since 2023) |
| Former tours | Epson Tour LET Access Series Thai LPGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 10 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 2 |
| Other | 8 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T18: 2025 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T2: 2025 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Women's British Open | CUT: 2022, 2024, 2025 |
| Evian Championship | T17: 2024 |
Chanettee Wannasaen (Thai: ชเนตตี วรรณแสน; born 16 April 2004) is a Thai professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour.
Wannasaen turned professional in 2021. In 2022, she won six tournaments in Thailand and one on the LET Access Series. She secured her first LPGA Tour victory at the 2023 Portland Classic as a Monday qualifier. She later won the 2024 Dana Open and tied for second at the 2025 Women's PGA Championship, her best finish in a major championship.
Early life
Wannasaen was born on 16 April 2004 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.[3]
Professional career
Wannasaen turned professional in 2021. She won the national qualifier tournament to play in the Honda LPGA Thailand in both 2021 and 2022.[4][5]
2022
In 2022, Wannasaen won six tournaments in Thailand, including the first three events of the Thailand Mixed series.[6][7] On 8 July, she won the Trust Golf Links Series on the LET Access Series at Ramside Hall Golf Club in Durham, England.[8] Later that month, she tied for 24th at the Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open and earned a place in the Women's British Open.[9] In December, she tied for sixth at the qualifying school to earn her card for the 2023 LPGA Tour.[10]
2023
On 3 September, Wannasaen won her first LPGA Tour title at the Portland Classic. Entering the field as a Monday qualifier, she shot a tournament record 26-under-par 262 to win by four strokes over Lin Xiyu.[11] She became the third Monday qualifier to win on the LPGA Tour, and the first since Brooke Henderson in 2015.[12] Prior to this event, Wannasaen was ranked 367th in the Women's World Golf Rankings; following the victory, her ranking rose to 52nd.[13][14]
2024
In July 2024, Wannasaen won her second LPGA Tour title at the Dana Open in Ohio. She finished at 20-under-par 264, winning by one stroke over Ryu Hae-ran.[15] She concluded the 2024 season with four top-10 finishes and surpassed $1 million in season earnings for the first time.[16]
2025
In June 2025, Wannasaen tied for second place at the 2025 Women's PGA Championship in Texas. She finished at 1-under-par 287, three strokes behind champion Minjee Lee.[17][18] This result marked her first top-10 finish in a major championship. Later in the year, she represented Thailand at the 2025 International Crown and recorded a total of three top-10 finishes over the season.[16]
Amateur wins
- 2019 Singha Thailand Amateur Match Play Championship
- 2020 National Team Ranking #5, National Team Ranking #6
Source:[19]
Professional wins (10)
LPGA Tour wins (2)
| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (0) |
| Other LPGA Tour (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Sep 2023 | Portland Classic | 68-66-65-63=262 | −26 | 4 strokes |  Lin Xiyu |
225,000 |
| 2 | 21 Jul 2024 | Dana Open | 66-65-66-67=264 | −20 | 1 stroke |  Ryu Hae-ran |
262,500 |
LET Access Series wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Jul 2022 | Trust Golf Links Series - Ramside Hall | 71-64-73=208 | −11 | 3 strokes | Arpichaya Yubol |
Thai LPGA Tour wins (2)
- 2022 (2) Singha Pattaya Ladies Open, SAT-NSDF 5th Thai LPGA Championship
Other wins (5)
- 2021 (1) SAT-TWT Open Road to World Ranking[20]
- 2022 (4) Thailand Mixed #1,[21] Thailand Mixed #2,[22] Thailand Mixed #3,[6] SAT-TWT Open Road to World Ranking[23]
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T46 | T18 | CUT | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T2 | CUT | ||
| The Evian Championship | T17 | T43 | |||
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 5 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (2025 Women's PGA – 2025 Evian)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (once)
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made* | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | n/a | n/a | 72.67 | n/a |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T24 | n/a | n/a | 71.10 | n/a |
| 2023 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 387,585 | 73 | 71.24 | 58 |
| 2024 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1,002,989 | 34 | 71.43 | 59 |
| 2025 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | T2 | 1,423,567 | 25 | 71.51 | 72 |
| Totals^ | 74 (2023) | 52 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2,814,141 | 174 |
^Official as of 2025 season[24][25]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
World ranking
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | World ranking | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,134 | [26] |
| 2022 | 363 | [27] |
| 2023 | 43 | [28] |
| 2024 | 46 | [29] |
| 2025 | 54 | [30] |
Team appearances
Amateur
- Queen Sirikit Cup (representing Thailand): 2019
Professional
- International Crown (representing Thailand): 2025
References
- "Eagle Time For Chanettee at Trust Golf Asian Mixed Stableford Challenge". Ladies European Tour. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- "Chanettee Wannasaen - Player Profiles". LET Access Series. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- Dev, Ben (14 April 2022). ""โปรพราว" ชเนตตี วรรณแสน ขึ้นเป็นผู้นำเดี่ยวศึก "ทรัสต์กอล์ฟ เอเชียน มิกซ์ สเตเบิลฟอร์ด ชาลเลนจ์"". Golf Channel Thailand (in Thai). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- "Chanettee qualifies for LPGA Thailand". Bangkok Post. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- "Chanettee wins National Qualifiers to earn a place among world-class field at the Honda LPGA Thailand 2022". The Nation. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- "Brilliant Chanettee Goes Wire-to-Wire to Win 3rd Thailand Mixed". The Nation. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- "Birdie Bonanza for Wannasaen to Lead in England". LET Access Series. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- "Chanettee Wannasaen Wins at Ramside Hall". LET Access Series. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- "Rookie Furue wins Women's Scottish Open". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- "2023 LPGA Tour Rookies". LPGA. 12 December 2022.
- "Aberg claims European Masters; USA rallies to take Walker Cup; qualifier Wannasaen wins on LPGA Tour". Associated Press News. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- Woodard, Adam (3 September 2023). "Monday qualifier and 19-year-old LPGA rookie Chanettee Wannasaen wins 2023 Portland Classic". Golfweek. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 4 September 2023.
- Meyer, Jennifer (6 September 2023). "Making Moves: Chanettee Wannasaen Rockets Up Rankings". LPGA. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- "Chanettee Wannasaen holds off Hae Ran Ryu to win Dana Open". LPGA. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- "Chanettee Wannasaen – Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- "KPMG Women's PGA Championship – Final Results". LPGA. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- Stafford, Ali (23 June 2025). "KPMG Women's PGA Championship: Minjee Lee closes out third major title with impressive three-shot victory at PGA Frisco". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- "Chanettee Wannasaen". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ""ชเนตตี" จบ 11 อันเดอร์แชมป์ไทยวีเมนส์ทัวร์สนามฟีนิกซ์ฯ". Siamsport (in Thai). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- "Chanettee emerges second female Thailand Mixed champ with win at Springfield". The Nation. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- "Whiz-Kid Chanettee Celebrates Back-to-Back Thailand Mixed Wins in Style". The Nation. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- "Teen Chanettee grabs sixth title of season after play-off". Bangkok Post. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- "Chanettee Wannasaen stats". LPGA. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- "Chanettee Wannasaen results". LPGA. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2024.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2025.
External links
- Chanettee Wannasaen at the LPGA Tour official site
- Chanettee Wannasaen at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site