NAKHON NAYOK Thailand
Three weeks before most of her U.S. teammates arrived for the World University Games, Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana had a homecoming. They’re becoming increasingly poignant every time she visits Thailand.
The 22-year-old golfer was born in California of Thai parents, both of whom were killed nearly six years ago in a car crash which she survived.
With only an older brother and an aunt remaining as relatives in the United States, the rest of her extended family is in Thailand. So when the Stanford graduate had a chance to represent her country in the homeland of her parents, she thought it would be a special experience.
