2023 Honda LPGA Thailand Preview
Prepare to witness some of the best golfers in the world compete at the 2023 Honda LPGA Thailand tournament. The LPGA Tour is back after a month off since the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament. The Honda has been playing on the LPGA Tour since 2006. This tournament will feature some of the best players around, including world #1 Lydia Ko. Held in Chonburi, Thailand at the Siam Country Club. The LPGA Tour players will be playing for a 1.7 Million Dollar Purse.
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History and Previous Winners
The Honda LPGA Thailand is an LPGA Tour event that is played in Thailand every year. The title sponsor of the event is Honda the Japanese-based manufacturer of automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, scooters, and robots. Honda has been the sponsor since the tournament’s inception in 2006.
It was the first LPGA Tour event held in Thailand and it increased the number of countries on the 2006 LPGA schedule to eight, including the United States. In 2006 the tournament was played at the Amata Spring Country Club, then in 2007 the tournament moved to the Siam Country Club. The tournament is played on the old course at Siam Country Club.
This event is a limited-field event that does not have a cut.
Honda LPGA Thailand Past Winners
2022 – Nanna Koerstz Madsen – 262 (-26) 2021 – Ariya Jutanugarn – 266 (-22) 2019 – Amy Yang – 266 (-22) 2018 – Jessica Korda – 263 (-25) 2017 – Amy Yang – 266 (-22) 2016 – Lexi Thompson – 268 (-20) 2015 – Amy Yang – 273 (-15) 2014 – Anna Nordqvist – 273 (-15) 2013 – Inbee Park – 276 (-12) 2012 – Yani Tseng – 269 (-19) 2012 – Yani Tseng – 273 (-15) 2010 – Ai Miyazato – 267 (-21) 2009 – Lorena Ochoa – 274 (-140 2007 – Suzann Pettersen – 267 (-21) 2006 – Hee-Won Han – 202 (-14)
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Siam Country Club – Old Course Review
Siam Country Pattaya Old Course is the first privately owned 18-hole golf club in Thailand. Founded by Dr. Thaworn Phornprapha, Siam Country Club Old Course was opened in 1971. It was originally designed by Mr. I. Izumi in 1969 and was completely renovated in 2006 by Schmidt-Curley Design Inc. and opened up in 2007.
The course will play at 6,576 yards for the LPGA and is a par 72. One of the holes to watch is hole #15 a drivable par 4 coming down the stretch on the back nine.
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How to Watch the 2023 Honda LPGA Thailand
All rounds of the 2023 Honda LPGA Thailand can be watched on the golf channel. The tournament will be running February 22nd-25th from 10:30 p.m. – 3:30 a.m.
Notable Players to Watch
The Honda LPGA Thailand tournament brings in a lot of local talent to the tournament to compete against some of the world’s best players. We are going to highlight some of the players to watch this week.
Lydia Ko
Lydia took some extended time off in the off-season to celebrate her marriage and enjoy her honeymoon. So we missed her at the Hilton Grand TOC the first LPGA Tour event of the season. However, she did play in a Ladies European Tour event at Aramco Saudi Ladies International which of course she won! The current #1 player in the world is proving once again that she is the one to beat. She is looking to copy her season from last year where she went on to win LPGA Tour Championship and stay at world #1.
Atthaya Thitikul
Atthaya Thitikul had a very strong 2022 campaign and she saw herself move all the way up to #4 in the Rolex Women’s world golf rankings. She also finished #5 in the LPGA CME Global Rankings last year. She has been our preseason pick to have a great 2023 and this being a home game for her we marked her as a notable player to watch at the LPGA Thailand.
Minjee Lee
Minjee Lee is one of the most entertaining players on the LPGA Tour and she had a stellar 2022 season. She does not look like she is going to be stopped and could see herself in the talks for world #1 this year. Minjee Lee is one to watch this week.