Teenage prodigy Atthaya Thitikul continued her rise last week when she won the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific championship in Singapore.
The Thai, who turned 15 last Tuesday, burst onto the international stage last July when she won the Ladies European Thailand Championship in Pattaya and claimed individual and team gold medals at the SEA Games in Malaysia the following month.
Here are five things about the rising star:
Early life
Unlike several golfers, no one in her family plays golf and she took up golf because her father Montri wanted her to play sports.
"My family do not play golf. When I was younger, aged six, my father told me to play sports and he suggested tennis or golf and I watched golf on TV and I liked it," she said.
Shortly after she began playing golf, she won a competition.
While her father claims that was the first time she played a full round of 18 holes, Atthaya is unsure, saying that it may be the second time.
Golfing idols
Nicknamed Jean, Atthaya watched the Honda LPGA Thailand at Siam Country Club in 2012 when she was nine.
She followed Michelle Wie, one of her favourite players.
Her father took her to the tournament again the following year and she saw compatriot Ariya Jutanugran come so close to becoming the first Thai to win the tournament.
Ariya had a two-shot advantage with one hole left. However, a final-hole meltdown handed the title to South Korea's Park In-Bee.
Since then Ariya has become one of Atthaya's idols. Ariya, on the other hand, has since won seven LPGA Tour titles.
Atthaya now also likes two-time major champion Ryu So-Yeon of South Korea.
Atthaya, meanwhile, returned to Siam Country Club last year, this time as a player at the Honda LPGA Thailand.
Record setter
Atthaya became the youngest winner of a professional golf tournament in July last year when she won the Ladies European Thailand Championship in Pattaya.
At 14 years and four months, Atthaya's victory beat the previous record set by Canada's Brooke Henderson who won in her home country in June 2012 aged 14 years, nine months and three days.
She also beat the Ladies European Tour record previously held by Lydia Ko who won the 2013 New Zealand Open when she was 15 years, nine months and 17 days.
Atthaya defeated Mexico's Ana Menendez by two shots for the Thailand Championship crown at the Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club in Pattaya.
Nerves of steel
Atthaya was one shot behind Menendez, 25, after three rounds at the Thailand Championship.
She didn't start well in the final round but was helped by Menendez' poor start.
The Mexican tried to pile the pressure on Atthaya but the teenager held her nerve to win by two shots.
Atthaya held a four-shot lead midway through the final round at the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific championship.
But a double bogey at the 12th hole and a bogey at 17 forced a play-off battle.
She then won at the third extra hole in a four-way play-off.
"When I made the double bogey, I didn't think it would mean that I wouldn't win. It didn't affect me because there were a lot of holes to go. I was a bit nervous, but I just talked with my caddie and stayed relaxed," she said.
Major appearances
With the win at the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific, Atthaya earned spots at two majors -- the ANA Inspiration later this month and Women's British Open in August, as well as this week's HSBC Women's World Championship.
Atthaya made her major debut at the 2017 Women's British Open at Kingsbarns where she failed to reach the weekend.
She then played in her second major at the Evian Championship where she made the cut.
She will return to the Women's British Open at Royal Lytham and St Annes and her target is to make the cut.
"I'm so excited to play in two more majors. I'm really looking forward to returning to the Women's British Open and I would like to make the cut this time, but my main objective is always to enjoy the game and gain more experience," she said.
She also wants to win a medal at the Asian Games to be held in Indonesia in August.
Her ultimate target is to become a member of the LPGA Tour.
