Phachara Khongwatmai
| Phachara Khongwatmai | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 3 May 1999 |
| Sporting nationality |  Thailand |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2014 |
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Asian Development Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2016, 2017 |
Phachara Khongwatmai (born 3 May 1999) is a Thai professional golfer.
Khongwatmai became the youngest winner of a professional tournament when he won the Sing Hua Hin Open on the ASEAN PGA Tour in July 2013 at the age of 14.[1][2]
Khongwatmai played on the Asian Tour and Asian Development Tour in 2015. On the Asian Tour, he finished 64th on the Order of Merit, missing a 2016 Asian Tour card by one spot.[3] On the Asian Development Tour, he won the PGM CCM Rahman Putra Championship in March at the age of 15, becoming the youngest winner on that tour.[3] He also won the final tournament of the year, the Boonchu Ruangkit Championship to finish fifth on the ADT Order of Merit and earn his 2016 Asian Tour card.[3] He also qualified for the 2016 Open Championship by finishing sixth at the 2015 Thailand Golf Championship.[2]
Amateur wins
- 2012 TGA-CAT Junior Championship[4]
Professional wins
Asian Development Tour wins
- 2015 PGM CCM Rahman Putra Championship, Boonchu Ruangkit Championship^ (December)
All Thailand Golf Tour wins
^ – Co-sanctioned event: Asian Development Tour and All Thailand Golf Tour
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
References
- ^ Masuda, Nick (27 July 2013). "14-year-old becomes youngest pro-event winner". GolfWeek.
- ^ a b "Thai golf prodigy Phachara, 16, 'overwhelmed' by British Open spot". Yahoo Sports. 14 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "Week 52: Fearless Phachara wins Boonchu Ruangkit Championship". OWGR. 28 December 2015.
- ^ "Phachara Kongwatmai". WAGR. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
External links
- Phachara Khongwatmai at the Asian Tour official site
- Phachara Khongwatmai at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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