Golf: Thai teen star Atthaya Thitikul no longer shies away from the limelight

With her rapid rise, Thai world No. 3 Atthaya Thitikul has realised that it may not be possible to stay away from the spotlight. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
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SINGAPORE – To get a peek into Atthaya Thitikul’s psyche, one only needs to read her response to a question posed to her in April about what she wanted people to know about her.

Then ranked fifth in the world after a phenomenal rise from 308th a year ago, the Thai teenager said: “Nothing. Just keep me this way. Keep it low key.”

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