The national qualifying round provides the opportunity for Thai and foreign female golfers, both professional and amateur, to compete for the right to join the tournament round. The top three female golfers in individual classifications last Sunday were selected to compete at the Blue Canyon Ladies Championship 2025 between March 13-16.
The Blue Canyon Ladies Championship 2025 carries a total prize pot of US$800,000 (approximately B27.65 million) and this year comes with added prestige as the Korean LPGA (KLPGA) Tour’s season opener and an expanded format from three rounds (54 holes) to a four-day, 72-hole contest.
Louise was in red hot form last Sunday as she scored 4 under par 68 from 5 birdies and 1 bogey, for a total score of 3 under par 141. This was equal to Saranporn Ketsuwan, a rising professional golfer from Satun Province, who was the leader from the first day.
It meant Louise won the international golfer quota and Saranporn the Thai golfer quota for the March 13-16 event. Thanrada Pitdon, a rising star, scored a total of 4 over par 148, earning her the right to also qualify under the Thai quota.
“I am very happy and proud of myself for making it, especially having to face a professional golfer with skills from South Korea, which is one of the world’s leading women’s professional golf tours,” a naturally delighted Louise said afterwards.
“It is a great opportunity to gain experience to further develop myself,” she added.
However, despite her qulification for the March event at Blue Canyon, Louise will not be able to participate as she had already accepted to play at the Sage Invitational 20-23 at Sage Valley Golf Club, Graniteville, South Carolina, USA, between March 20-23 where she will go head-to-head with the top 24 female players under the age of 18 in the world.
MASTERCLASS
Dual Thai-French, Louise, who turned 16 years of age in January, competes for France at international level, the country of her father Marc, although she still lives in Phuket where she is a student at the British International School, Phuket (BIS).
Prior to last Sunday’s victory she was celebrating success after she won the Portugal Ladies Amateur Golf Championships 2025 at Penina Hotel & Golf Resort on the weekend of Jan 29 to Feb 1.
Louise was imperious once again as she delivered a masterclass final round 67 (-5) to earn a two-shot victory over French teammate, Sara Brentcheneff to lift the trophy.
It was a fine start to the year that followed on from a stellar 2024 when Louise was ranked number one in the French Girls Under-16 age group, number 10 in European Girls’ Open Age and 112th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
In 2023 Louise made history by becoming the youngest ever female winner on the professional tour when she triumphed at the Terre Blanche Ladies Open, part of the Ladies European Tour Access Series, at the age of 14 years, 2 months and 18 days.
In doing so she broke the record previously set by young Thai sensation Atthaya Thitikul who won the Ladies European Thailand Open in 2017, aged 14 years, 4 months and 19 days old.
Next up for the rising star is the Spanish Ladies Amateur Championships between Feb 25 and March 2 at Real Club de Golf El Prat in Barcelona before she heads to the US for the Sage Invitational. Outside of that, she has confirmed she will mostly play all the main amateur events across Europe this year.