CEDAR CITY, Utah -- Southern Utah's Chanikan (Pluem) Yongyuan has qualified to participate in the 120th U.S. Women's Amateur, which will be played at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Maryland from August 3-9. 

"This is an extremely impressive accomplishment for Pluem and we're really excited that she'll be representing Southern Utah in the U.S. Amateur," SUU Director of Golf Richard Church said. "She's worked really hard to get to this point, and she's in a great position to have a successful tournament in August." 

Yongyuan qualified for the event based on her WAGR (World Amateur Golf Ranking), where she is currently ranked 142nd in the world. 

The Thailand native is a two-time member of the Big Sky All-Conference First Team, and was named Big Sky Freshman of the Year following her first season at SUU. 

She has claimed three individual titles and 14 top-10 finishes in just two seasons as a T-Bird. She's also the only member of the T-Bird women's golf team to ever qualify for NCAA Regional competition.  

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