Thailand Classic (golf)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hua Hin, Thailand |
| Established | 2015 |
| Course(s) | Black Mountain Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,359 yards (6,729 m) |
| Tour(s) | Asian Tour European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Final year | 2016 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 270 Scott Hend (2016) |
| To par | −18 Scott Hend (2016) |
| Final champion | |
 Scott Hend | |
Hua Hin
Location in Thailand
True Thailand Classic was a golf tournament, co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour, played in Thailand in 2015 and 2016. The inaugural tournament was played from 12–15 February 2015 at the Black Mountain Golf Club, in Hua Hin.[1] It had a purse of US$2,000,000, twice as high as the other leading tournaments in the country, the Thailand Golf Championship and Thailand Open.
Australian Andrew Dodt won the inaugural tournament by one stroke over Scott Hend and Thongchai Jaidee.[2] Hend won the following year.[3]
Winners
| Year | Tours[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ASA, EUR | Scott Hend |
270 | −18 | 1 stroke |  Piya Swangarunporn
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| 2015 | ASA, EUR | Andrew Dodt |
272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Scott Hend Thongchai Jaidee
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- ^ ASA – Asian Tour; EUR – European Tour
See also
- Black Mountain Masters, Asian Tour event at Black Mountain GC, 2009–10
- 2011 Royal Trophy, also played at Black Mountain GC
References
- ^ "True Corporation makes a commitment to True Thailand Classic presented by Black Mountain". PGA European Tour. 5 February 2015.
- ^ Zunz, Andy (15 February 2015). "Andrew Dodt surges for True Thailand Classic win". Golfweek.
- ^ "Scott Hend clings on to win Thailand Classic". ESPN. 13 March 2016.
External links
- Coverage on the European Tour's official site
- Coverage on the Asian Tour's official site
- Black Mountain Golf Club official site
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