Boonchu Ruangkit

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Boonchu Ruangkit
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Personal information
Born (1956-05-12) 12 May 1956 (age 69)
Bangkok, Thailand
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Residence Bangkok, Thailand
Career
Turned professional1986
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
Former tour(s) Asian Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins19
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour5
European Senior Tour5
Other9
Achievements and awards
TPC Tour
Order of Merit winner 		2006
European Senior Tour
Order of Merit winner 		2010
European Senior Tour
Rookie of the Year 		2010

Boonchu Ruangkit (born 12 May 1956) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Champions Tour.

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Early life

As a young man, Boonchu tried for a career in kick boxing, but he gave it up after being knocked out cold in his third bout. He made his mark in golf when he won the 1985 Australian Amateur.

Professional career

Boonchu turned professional in 1986. He has won five titles on the Asian Tour since its first modern season in 1995, and has several other victories to his name. He was the runner-up on the Asian Tour Order of Merit in 1995 and also made the top ten in 1998 and 2004. In the latter year he won the Thailand Open for the second time in his career at the age of 47.

In 2006, Boonchu turned 50 and became eligible to play in senior tournaments. He finished first in the 2006 Champions Tour Qualifying School and joined the Champions Tour in 2007. In 2010, he joined the European Senior Tour and won four events (including three straight) and the Order of Merit.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (19)

Asian Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
11 Oct 1995 Langkawi Open −15 (67-71-67-68=273)7 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Jamnian Chitprasong
27 Jan 1996
(1995 season)		 Myanmar Open +5 (68-72-76-77=293)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeff Senior
329 Sep 1996 Lexus International −12 (75-69-67-65=276)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Mike Cunning
46 Apr 1997 London Myanmar Open (2)−15 (72-65-68-68=273)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Senden
525 Jan 2004 Thailand Open −18 (68-66-69-67=270)5 strokes Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Jong-duck, Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng

Asian Tour playoff record (3–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1996 Myanmar Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeff Senior Won with par on first extra hole
2 1996 Lexus International Flag of the United States.svg Mike Cunning Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 1997 London Myanmar Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Senden Won with birdie on first extra hole
4 2009 Brunei Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Beck, Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar Beck won with birdie on third extra hole
Ruangkit eliminated by par on second hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
15 Apr 1992 Thai International Thailand Open −13 (70-69-66-70=275)4 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Backwell, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rémi Bouchard,
Flag of Thailand.svg Thaworn Wiratchant

TPC Tour wins (6)

Other wins (1)

European Senior Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
17 Mar 2010 Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters −14 (64-69-66=199)Playoff Flag of the Philippines.svg Frankie Miñoza
214 Mar 2010 Chang Thailand Senior Masters −21 (64-66-65=195)11 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Jamnian Chitprasong, Flag of the Philippines.svg Frankie Miñoza,
Flag of Japan.svg Katsuyoshi Tomori
328 Mar 2010 Berenberg Bank Masters −3 (69-78-69=216)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Bobby Lincoln, Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance
417 Oct 2010 Benahavis Senior Masters −16 (68-65-64=197)7 strokes Flag of England.svg John Gould, Flag of England.svg Carl Mason
54 Sep 2011 Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters −9 (68-68-71=207)4 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Brand Jnr, Flag of England.svg Roger Chapman,
Flag of England.svg Barry Lane

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2010 Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters Flag of the Philippines.svg Frankie Miñoza Won with par on second extra hole

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
11 Jun 2013ISPS Handa Cup Satsukibare Senior Masters−3 (71-70=141)Playoff Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoshi Maita

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

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