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Wingate University Athletics

2020-21 Women's Golf Roster

Hugh Patton
Jim Killian
Fran Ruchalski
Fran Ruchalski
Scott Erland
Todd Anderson
Kristen Overton
Kristen Overton
Kristen Overton
Stacey Wylie Fields

Warissara Puangcharoen

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Bowin Sriracha, Chonburi, Thailand

Biography


2020-21 (GRADUATE STUDENT)

  • Named All-SAC second team by the league’s coaches
  • Averaged 76.58 strokes per round in five events (12 rounds)
  • Opened final season with a season-best 69 at the Spring Kickoff
  • Finished third in the SKI event with her 69-78=147 scorecard
  • Tied for fourth place at Wingate’s Hargett Memorial (73-78=151)
  • Bulldogs finished first, fourth, second, fifth and tied for second in five 2021 events
  • First two-time All-American in program history

2019-20 (SENIOR)

  • Division II All-American honorable mention, as named by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association
  • Won the Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate in February for her third career title
  • Completed 36 holes at 149 (75-74) to outlast two competitors by one stroke, boosting Bulldogs to team crown
  • Started season tying for sixth place at the SAC Preview (State Farm Intercollegiate)
  • Posted scores of 75-72=147 at the SAC Preview to help the ‘Dogs win the team title
  • Finished in the top 15 in six of Wingate’s seven events
  • Capped fall semester with back-to-back, ninth-place finishes at the Flagler Fall Slam and the Rollins Legends Invitational
  • Recorded a 69 in the Legends Invite third round for her season-best score
  • The three-under-par 69 was only one stroke away from her career-best 18 holes
  • Tied for fourth place at Wingate’s Low Country Invitational
  • Top Division II finisher in the Low Country Invite with her 71-77=148 tally
  • Recorded a 74.75 strokes per round average with 15/16 rounds in the 70s (plus her aforementioned 69)

2018-19 (JUNIOR)

  • Division II All-American second team, as named by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association
  • Won the Flagler Fall Slam on the first playoff hole, notching second career individual title
  • Recorded back-to-back scores of even-par 72 for a 144 in the 36-hole Flagler event
  • At next tourney, finished tied for second at the Rollins Legends Invitational
  • Shot an even-par total of 216 (54 holes) at Rollins event with career-best 68 in the first round
  • Posted a 69 in the second round of the Sunoco/Campbell Oil Classic in the spring
  • Recorded four top-five finishes, seven top-10 showings and nine top-20 placements
  • Tied for 11th place at the SAC women’s golf championships with a 54-hole score of 228

2017-18 (SOPHOMORE)
  • Second team All-SAC selection
  • SAC Tournament champion
  • Finished second on the team with a 77.2 stroke average
  • Posted seven top-20 finishes in 11 events
  • Had five top-10 finishes and four top-five showings
  • Wrapped up the fall season with a 10th-place finish at the Newberry College Invitational (79-77)
  • Finished third at Barton Invitational at Kiawah with rounds of 77 and 76
  • Had back-to-back fourth-place showings at the Women’s Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate and Low Country Invitational
  • Shot 74 and 73 in the first event, while capping the two-tourney run with a round of 72
  • Posted rounds of 77, 77 and 78 at the SAC Championship to take home the title and lead the ‘Dogs to a 26-stroke victory

PERSONAL
  • Born November 25 in Sakaeo, Thailand
  • Daughter of Phanthep Puangcharoen and Jeerunee Phavo
  • Has a sibling, Warintorn
  • Majoring in CCR
  • Favorite athletes are Joe Kelly, Auntrell Mack, Rory McIlroy, Ariya Jutanugarn and herself! 
  • Favorite sports team is the Chelsea F.C.
  • Favorite sports other than golf are football, soccer and polo

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

  • 2017-18Sophomore

  • 2018-19Junior

  • 2019-20Senior

  • 2020-21Graduate Student