Pimnipa Panthong

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
Prev School:
Satri Nakhon Sawan

2018-19 JUNIOR YEAR
• All-MAC First Team
• Played in 13 tournaments with a 72.79 scoring average
• Finished Top-10 in four tournaments throughout the year (Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship, ICON Invitational, BYU Entrada Classic and the Lady Buckeye Invitational)
• Helped Kent State finish first in the East Lansing Regionals finishing 2nd overall shooting 4-under-par, 212 total

2017-18 SOPHOMORE YEAR
• MAC Golfer of the Year
• First Team All-MAC
• Academic All-MAC Team Honors
• Set a MAC record with a score of 8-under, 208 total at the Women's Golf MAC Championship to help Kent State receive their 20th straight MAC Championship
• Placed 1st overall (8-under, 208) at the BYU Entrada Classic to help Kent State finish second overall
• Finished with three straight rounds under par at the Jim West Challenge which was good enough for 8th place overall (6-under, 207)
• Named the tournament champion (6-under, 210) to help Kent State take first place for the second year in a row at the Henssler Financial Intercollegiate
• Played in 12 tournaments while averaging a career and team-best 71.26 average score

2016-17 FRESHMAN YEAR
• 2017 Mid-American Conference Golfer of the Year and Freshman of the Year.
• 2017 All-MAC Tournament Team Honoree.
• WGCA Second Team All-American.
• Owner of the following single-season records: scoring average of 71.49, ninth national scoring rating, 39 rounds of par or better, 139 birdies (ranking No. 1 in the nation), 4.0159 par 4 average and 4.798 par 5 average.
• Claimed eight top-5 finishes, including a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Lubbock Regional.
• Set multiple Kent State records over her first four collegiate tournaments, including the best three-round score in relation to par and the best round in relation to par. She broke both records twice in the fall
• Finished in the top three in three of her four tournaments in the fall
• Won the Mercedes-Benz Championship in her collegiate debut
• Two time MAC Golfer of the Week in the fall

AMATEUR
• Member of Thailand national team from 2015-2016
• Finished in first place Singapore Junior Golf Championship in 2015
• Won the 100 Plus Malaysian Junior Open in 2015
• Won the Dutch Junior Open in 2015
• Finished in fifth place at The APGC Junior Championship in 2015

PERSONAL
• Daughter of Nittaya and Charoenchai Panthong
• Has one sibling, Chanikan
• Lists Patong Beach in Thailand as her favorite vacation destination
• Majoring in business administration
• Lists Na Yoen Choi as her favorite pro athlete