CGN Player Highlight: Pinky Chaisilprungruang Standout at Charlotte
Pimchompoo “Pinky” Chaisilprungruang, a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte from Phitsanulok, Thailand, has quickly established herself as one of the rising stars in Division I golf. She finished her freshman season ranked No. 46 nationally in Division I.
Career at Charlotte
Since arriving in Charlotte, Pinky has elevated her game to new heights. Career highlights include:
2025 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year: the first Charlotte golfer to win both in the same season (second in conference history)
Qualified for the U.S. Women’s Amateur at Bandon Dunes, Oregon
Recorded a top 10 finish in every event of her freshman season, including six top-five results
Set the program scoring record of 203 (13 under par) at the Daniel Island Invitational, and tied Charlotte’s single-round scoring record with a 66
Holds Charlotte’s best single-season stroke average (71.07)
Shot even or under par in 20 of 29 rounds during the 2024–25 season
Earned three AAC Golfer of the Week awards and was named AAC Golfer of the Month
Most recently captured individual medalist honors at the Tiger Classic
Signature Victories
Pinky also built on her success with a strong summer, highlighted by:
Winner of the Southwestern Amateur
Stroke Play Medalist at the North and South Amateur
Co-Medalist in stroke play at the Women’s Western Amateur with Texas’ Farah O’Keefe
Advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Bandon Dunes
Interview Highlights
We recently sat down with Pinky for an exclusive CGN interview, where she shared:
How she first got into golf and found early success as a junior
Why UNC Charlotte was the perfect fit for her college career
The challenges of adjusting to life in the U.S. and how her coaches and teammates supported her
Her breakthrough freshman season was what made it memorable
The mindset and goals driving her sophomore year on and off the course
