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2014-15 Women's Golf Roster

Pimploy Thirati

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bangkok, Thailand
  • High School International School Bangkok

Biography

Career Bests

Best Finish: T-17th - Hoosier Fall Invitational (Oct. 17-19, 2014)
Low Round: 71 (Round 3) - Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite (Oct. 28-30, 2012)
Low 54-Hole Score: 225 - Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite (Oct. 28-30, 2012)

Senior - 2014-15

  • Competed in seven events for the Illini, five as an individual
  • Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree
  • Set a career-best when she tied for 17th place at the Hoosier Fall Invitational
  • Season-low round of 74 (+2) came at the Westbrook Invitational
  • Played 19 rounds for the Illini
  • Registered a season stroke average of 78.84

Junior - 2013-14

  • Did not compete

Sophomore - 2012-13

  • Participated in 10 tournaments as a sophomore, averaging 79.63 strokes over 30 rounds
  • Shot under par for the first time in the third round of the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite, hitting a 71 (-1) to move into 37th place with a team-leading 225 (+9), the best Illini tournament total of the fall
  • Finished a season-high 26th at the Hoosier Fall Invitational, shooting a 233 (+17)
  • Posted another 26th-place finish at the Westbrook Spring Invitational, shooting a team-best 227

Freshman - 2011-12

  • Did not compete

High School

  • Four-year IASAS (Interscholastic Association of Southeast Asia School) Championship participant
  • Won an individual gold medal freshman year, an individual silver medal sophomore year and individual bronze medal at the IASAS Championship
  • Team won gold medal during both her junior and senior year
  • Four-year ISB (International School Bangkok) letterwinner
  • Runner-up at Dove Mountain Arizona Challenge in 2009
  • Earned a Thailand Golf Association Junior Ranking from 2009-10

Personal

  • Born May 20, 1993
  • Daughter of Boonchai and Buppa Thirati
  • Born in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Has one older sister named Ploy Thirati
  • Received honor roll in 7 out of 8 semesters of her high school career
  • Majoring in economics and communications

Career Statistics

Year Events Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Rd. Low Tour.
2014-15 7 19 1,498 78.84 74 227 (+14)
2012-13 10 30 2,389 79.63 71 225 (+9)
Totals 17 49 3,887 79.33 71 225 (+9)

Individual Results

2014-15 Tournament Score Finish
Oct. 4-5 Diane Thomason Invitational* 84-77-77 = 238 T-24th
Oct. 17-19 Hoosier Fall Invitational* 78 = 78 (+6) T-17th
Nov. 2-3 Jim West Challenge* 78-81-82 = 241 (+25) T-59th
Feb. 22-23 Westbrook Invitational* 74-81-77 = 232 (+16) T-75th
March 2-4 Hurricane Invitational* 77-76-74 = 227 (+14) T-56th
April 18-19 Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational 81-84-84 = 247 (+31) T-68th
April 24-26 Big Ten Championships 78-78-79 = 235 (+19) 65th
2012-13 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 10-11 Colonel Wollenberg's Ram Classic 81-78-79 = 238 T-69th
Sept. 17-18 Dale McNamara Invitational 78-81-80 = 239 T-66th
Sept. 22-23 Wolverine Invitational (Par 71) 82-82-81 = 245 T-40th
Oct. 13-14 Hoosier Fall Invitational 76-77-80 = 233 T-26th
Oct. 28-30 Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite 73-81-71 = 225^ T-37th
Feb. 24-25 Westbrook Spring Invitational 76-78-73 = 227^ T-26th
March 8-10 Clover Cup 82-83-80 = 245 85th
March 15-17 Insperity Lady Jaguar 80-83-81 = 244 T-75th
April 20-21 Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational 82-82-83 = 247 T-52nd
April 26-28 Big Ten Championships 79-83-84 = 246 T-64th

^ Led the team
* Competed as an individual

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

  • 2012-13Sophomore

  • 2013-14Junior

  • 2014-15Senior