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2021-22 Women's Golf Roster

Craig Pessman / Illinois Athletics
Craig Pessman / Illinois Athletics
Libby Knight / Illinois Athletics
Libby Knight / Illinois Athletics

Kornkamol Sukaree

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bangkok, Thailand
  • High School Anaheim Discovery Christian Academy

Biography

Career Bests

Best Finish: T-4th -- Trinity Forest Invitational (Oct. 29-30, 2018)
Low Round: 66 (-6) -- Westbrook Invitational (Feb . 25, 2019)
Low 54-Hole Score: 208 (-8) -- ICON Invitational (Feb. 21-22, 2022)

Senior 2021-22

  • All-Big Ten First-Team
  • WGCA All-American Scholar
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played in 36 rounds in 12 events with a 73.94 scoring average
  • 73.84 scoring average ranked second-best on the team
  • Played seven rounds under par
  • Six Top-20 finishes: ICON Invitational (5th), Schooner Fall Classic (T-7th), Lady Buckeye Invitational (T-9th), Big Ten Championships (T-12th), Clemson Invitational (T-19th), Blessings Collegiate Invitational (T-20th)
  • Placed fifth at the ICON Invitational (Feb. 21-22, 2022) with a career-low tournament total of eight-under par 208, highlighted with three-straight under par rounds of 70-68-70.
  • Finished tied for seventh at the Schooner Fall Classic with a 1-over 211 total, including shooting back-to-back one-under 69's in the first two rounds. 

Junior 2020-21

  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Did not compete during the 2021 season due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. 

Sophomore 2019-20

  • All-Big Ten Second Team
  • WGCA All-American Scholar
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Preseason Big Ten Honoree
  • Recorded the sixth-lowest single-season scoring average in program history at 72.78
  • Finished in the top 10 twice in the first three tournaments of the fall
  • Led the Illini in three tournaments
  • Carded five rounds under par and four even-par rounds on the year
  • Invited to play in the Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific
  • Season cut short due to COVID-19 outbreak

Freshman 2018-19

  • All-Big Ten First Team
  • AJGA Rolex Junior Second Team All-American
  • WGCA All-American Scholar
  • Posted the third-lowest single season stroke average in program history (72.62).
  • Tied for 19th during stroke play at the NCAA Championships with a 225 (+6)
  • Tied for sixth-overall at the NCAA East Lansing Regional with a 216 (E)
  • Tied the fifth-best individual 36-hole score in program history with a 144 (E) at the Big Ten Championships
  • Surpassed Grace Park for the best 36-hole tournament finish in program history with 140 (-4) at the Clemson Invitational. She tied for eighth with her fifth top-10 finish for this season
  • In the final round at Westbrook Invitational, she recorded a 66 (-6) tied for the program’s lowest single round score, putting her in the company of fellow teammate and lone senior Bing Singhsumalee
  • Earned a career-best finish at Trinity Forest Invitational tied for fourth
  • Tied the third-best individual 54-hole score in program history with a 210 (-6) twice - at the inaugural hosted Illini Women’s Invitational at Medinah and Westbrook Invitational
  • Tied the 11th best individual round in program history with a 68 (-4) in the second-round of the inaugural hosted Illini Women’s Invitational at Medinah
  • Carded a 70 (-1) second round total in her first collegiate event at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate

High School

  • After her back-to-back AJGA titles in July 2018, she ranked 22nd in the Rolex AJGA rankings
  • In her last junior tournament, she won the 2018 D.A. Points Jr. Championship with 9-under par 207 (72-65-70) and had five birdies in the final round
  • Won the 2018 AJGA Circle K Junior Championship with 10-under par 206 (70-71-65) and a total of 17 brides (including nine in the final round)
  • 16 top-10 AJGA finishes, including 7 victories
  • Six top-five SCPGA Toyota Tour Cup finishes including 3 victories
  • T-4 in 2017 CIF State Championship Girls Individual
  • 2016 SCPGA All Southern California Junior Team
  • Received 2016 SCPGA Howard Smith Award
  • 2016 and 2017 IMG Junior World Championship Qualifier (2016 finished T-7)
  • 2017 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship Qualifier
  • 2017 US Women's Amateur Qualifier
  • National Junior Golf Scoreboard ranking #42/17 (overall/Class of 2018)

Personal

  • Double majoring in supply chain management and information systems
  • Nickname: Stang
  • Dream job: Professional golfer
  • Top item on my bucket list: Travel around the world
  • Favorite golfer: Pornanong Phatlum
  • Favorite activity outside of golf: Listening to music and watching TV series
  • If I could have an endless supply of one food: Boba
  • If I could live anywhere in the world: Thailand
  • Chose Illinois because: “After visiting I felt I could call it home. I love the school, the golf facility and the coaches. I also will be able to experience a different climate. Lastly, I appreciate the many traditions of a university that was established in 1867 and the opportunities that one of the most well-respected colleges in the country will provide.”

Career Statistics

Year Events Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Rd. Low Tour.
2018-19 13 37 2,687 72.62 66 (-6) 210 (-6)
2019-20 6 18 1,310 72.78 70 (-2) 212 (-4)
2021-22 12 36 2,662 73.94 68 (-4) 208 (-8)
Totals 31 91 6,659 73.18 66 (-6) 208 (-8)

Individual Results

2018-19 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 17-18 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate  78-70-72 = 220 (+7)^ T-14th
Sept. 24-25 Coeur d'Alene Collegiate  75-69-73 = 217 (+4) T-13th
Oct. 8-9 Illini Women's Invite at Medinah 73-68-69 = 210 (-6) T-7th
Oct. 20-21 Cardinal Cup 72-72-76 = 220 (+4) T-8th
Oct. 29-30 Trinity Forest Invitational 73-73-72 = 218 (+2) T-4th
Feb. 3-5 UCF Challenge 71-75-72 = 218 (+2) T-42nd
Feb. 24-25 Westbrook Invitational 71-73-66 = 210 (-6)^ T-5th
March 18-19 Briar's Creek Invitational 71-75-73 = 219 (+3) T-20th
Apr. 7-8       Clemson Invitational 69-71 = 140 (-4)^ T-8th
Apr. 13-14 Lady Buckeye Invitational 78-72-80 = 230 (+14) T-32nd
Apr. 19-21 Big Ten Championships 71-73 = 144 (E)^ T-8th
May 6-8 NCAA East Lansing Regional 71-71-74 = 216 (E)^ T-6th
May 17-20 NCAA Championships 79-76-70 =225 (+6)^ T-19th
2019-20 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 16-17 Glass City Invitational 70-75-75 = 220 (+4)^ T-9th
Sept. 27-29 Schooner Fall Classic 74-71-74 = 219 (+9) T-48th
Oct. 7-8 Illini Women's Invitational 70-70-72 = 212 (-4)^ T-8th
Oct. 25-27 Landfall Tradition 77-74-72 = 223 (+7) T-45th
Feb. 23-24 Westbrook Invitational 72-71-71 = 214 (-2) T-24th
March 2-3 Hurricane Invitational 76-74-72 = 222 (+6)^ T-14th
2021-22 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 13-14 Wolverine Invitational 69-77-76 = 222 (+9) T-33rd
Sept. 26-27 Schooner Fall Classic 69-69-73 = 211 (+1)^ T-7th
Oct. 4-6 Blessings Collegiate 75-77-72 = 224 (+8) T-20th
Oct. 11-12 Illini Women's Invitational 74-75-76 = 225 (+9) T-69th
Oct. 29-31 The Landfall Tradition 72-72-76 = 220 (+4) T-30th
Feb. 13-14 Columbia Classic 73-74-75 = 222 (+6) T-12th
Feb. 21-22 ICON Invitational 77-72-67 = 216 (E) T-23rd
Mar. 14-15 Briar's Creek Invitational 75-69-72 = 216 (E) T-8th
Mar. 25-27 Clemson Invitational 70-81-73 = 224 (+8) T-15th
Apr. 15-16 Lady Buckeye Invitational 81-70-78 = 229 (+13) T-12th
Apr. 22-24 Big Ten Championships 70-73-77 = 220 (+7) T-17th
May 9-11 NCAA Tallahassee Regional 77-73-78 = 228 (+12) T-33rd

^ Led the team

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

  • 2019-20Sophomore

  • 2020-21Junior

  • 2021-22Senior