P.K. KONGRAPHAN (KLPGA)

Patcharajutar Kongkraphan, also known as P.K. Kongkraphan, is a Thai professional golfer. She has competed on the LPGA Tour, Epson Tour, China LPGA Tour, Taiwan LPGA Tour and Thai LPGA Tour. Kongkraphan was the Symetra Tour Player of the Year in 2013 and has represented Thailand at the Asian Games and SEA Games, winning team gold at the 2022 Asian Games and individual and team gold medals at the 2007 SEA Games.

She started playing golf at the age of 5 years old.

As an amateur, Kongkraphan represented Thailand at the 2006 Asian Games, where the Thai women's team finished seventh.  At the 2007 SEA Games, she won gold medals in the women's individual and team events.  She also represented Thailand at the 2008 Espirito Santo Trophy.

Kongkraphan turned professional in November 2009. In 2011, she finished tied for 29th at the LPGA Qualifying Tournament to earn LPGA membership for the 2012 season.

In 2012, she played three events on the LPGA Tour, with her best finish being tied for 45th at the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic.  She also won the Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Ladies Open on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour.

In 2013, she competed mainly on the Symetra Tour. She won the Northeast Delta Dental International and recorded five top-10 finishes. Kongkraphan topped the tour's money list, was named Symetra Tour Player of the Year, and earned LPGA Tour status for the 2014 season.

In 2014, Kongkraphan made 11 cuts from 24 starts on the LPGA Tour. She recorded her first two LPGA top-10 finishes, tying for seventh at both the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic and the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, and carded a career-low round of 64 in the final round of the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic.

In 2015, she played 21 LPGA Tour events and made 11 cuts. She made the cut in a major championship for the first time at the 2015 Women's PGA Championship, finishing 73rd.  In 2016, she made 11 cuts from 23 LPGA starts, with a season-best finish of tied for ninth at the Meijer LPGA Classic.[1] She continued to play on the LPGA Tour through 2019.

After her LPGA Tour tenure, Kongkraphan returned mainly to Asian professional circuits. In 2021, she won the SAT-NSDF 1st Thai LPGA Championship and finished first on the Thai LPGA Tour Order of Merit.

In 2022, she won three consecutive events on the Thai LPGA Tour, including the season-ending BGC Thailand LPGA Masters, and retained the Order of Merit title.  She remained among the leading players on the Thai LPGA Tour, winning further events in 2023 and 2024.

Kongkraphan also had success on the Taiwan LPGA Tour, including a win at the 2024 ICTSI Luisita Ladies International.  In 2025, she won six Taiwan LPGA Tour events, including the CTBC Ladies Open, TrustGolf Asian Mixed #3 and Taiwan Mobile Ladies Open.