Photos: Patty Tavatanakit through the years

View photos of major champion Patty Tavatanakit throughout her young career.

At just 23 years of age, is it too early to say that Patty Tavatanakit is having a career resurgence?

As one of the most highly touted juniors in recent memory, Tavatanakit got out to a scorching hot start to her professional career in 2019. Winning three times in just eight starts on the now-Epson Tour, Tavatanakit ran away with Rookie of the Year honors and jumped up to the LPGA in 2020.

After a COVID-19-hindered rookie season, the Thai broke through for her first LPGA win in 2021.

Tavatanakit joined a shortlist of golfers whose first win on tour was a major championship, winning the ANA Inspiration by five strokes over Lydia Ko.

In her eight major starts since that win, Tavatanakit locked down three top-10 finishes but rode a cold streak of four straight missed cuts heading into the 2023 major season.

After briefly being in contention at the Chevron, it will be interesting to see how Tavatanakit continues her search for her second major title.

10 players to watch at the 2021 ANA Inspiration

These 10 players are worth watching at the 2021 ANA Inspiration, the LPGA’s first major of the year.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — As a major championship on the LPGA, the ANA Inspiration annually boasts one of the strongest fields in women’s golf.

And like some other majors, the ANA seems to reward some players with strong performances over and over again, with multiple wins or constant appearances in the top 10 of the event year after year.

The ANA Inspiration has been played at Mission Hills Country Club’s Dinah Shore Tournament Course in Rancho Mirage, California, since the tournament was founded in 1972. The event will be played at 6,769 yards with a par of 72.

Here are 10 players to pay attention to this week as the tournament begins for the 50th time: