Duke University graduate Jaravee Boonchant will lead the Thai challenge at the Hana Financial Group Championship in South Korea this week.
The other two Thais in the US$1.2 million tournament are Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong and Onkanok Soisuwan.
The event at the Adonis Country Club in Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do tees off today.
It is part of the Ladies Asian Tour (LAT) Series, organised by the Asia Golf Leaders Forum, a non-profit organisation founded last year to help advance women's golf in Asia.
Jaravee is among the six "Asian prospects" who will compete against some of the biggest names in the sport led by major winners Lydia Ko of New Zealand and Minjee Lee of Australia.
"I am very excited to play in the 2021 Hana Financial Group Championship. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, I haven't had a chance to go back to Asia after my graduation. So, I'm really looking forward to playing in Korea this week," said the 22-year-old Jaravee, who recently graduated from Duke University in the US with a bachelor of science degree in statistics.
"This will be my first time playing as a professional outside of the US."
Ko said: "Women's golf in Asia has been growing and growing over generations. We've had so many influential role models in the past, and as players, we are trying to make it a little bit better for our future generations too. Women's golf in Asia is only going to keep becoming more popular and stronger."
Ko has been enjoying a good run of form this year, winning the Lotte Championship in April along with securing eight top 10s so far.
The 24-year-old also clinched the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Having won her first major title in July, Lee is also grateful for the opportunity to showcase her talents at the event, which will be broadcast to a global audience from over 20 countries including Thailand.
The world No.10 believes the appeal of women's golf in Asia is getting stronger and is delighted to play her part in growing it further.
"Women's golf in Asia is definitely bigger than anywhere else in the world, and I feel like it has at least equal appeal if not more appeal than the men's golf in Asia," said the 25-year-old Australian.
"The young golfers coming through are amazing in terms of strength and depth, so I think Asian -- and may I say Australasian players -- are going to be doing great things on the tour in the coming years!"
