Chawalit Plaphol

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Chawalit Plaphol
Personal information
Born (1974-08-30) 30 August 1974 (age 49)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Career
Turned professional1996
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour1
Asian Tour4
Other6

Chawalit Plaphol (born 30 August 1974) is a Thai golfer.

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He took up golf at the age of twelve and won team and individual gold medals for Thailand at the 1995 South East Asian Games. He turned professional in 1996 and has been a regular competitor on the Asian Tour since that year. He has won two Asian Tour events and in 2005 he achieved a career best order of merit placing of seventh. He also plays on the Japan Golf Tour, on which he was victorious in the 2004 ANA Open. He represented Thailand in the 2000 WGC-World Cup alongside his cousin Thammanoon Sriroj.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (11)

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
119 Sep 2004 ANA Open −17 (66-65-70-70=271)1 stroke Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Yang Yong-eun

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2007 ANA Open Flag of Japan.svg Yasuharu Imano, Flag of Japan.svg Norio Shinozaki Shinozaki won with par on fifth extra hole
Imano eliminated by par on first hole

Asian Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
15 Apr 1998 China Orient Masters −10 (71-71-67-69=278)5 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Boonchu Ruangkit
211 Jun 2006 Bangkok Airways Open −3 (71-70-73-67=281)Playoff Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rick Gibson
319 Jun 2011 Queen's Cup −11 (70-67-68-68=273)2 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng
424 Feb 2013 Zaykabar Myanmar Open −18 (67-66-68-69=270)1 stroke Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Mithun Perera

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2006 Bangkok Airways Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rick Gibson Won with par on first extra hole

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (2)

ASEAN PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
126 Jun 2010 ICTSI Mount Malarayat Championship−22 (65-64-69-68=266)8 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg Juvic Pagunsan
214 Aug 2010Mercedes-Benz Masters Singapore−17 (67-68-66-70=271)5 strokes Flag of Singapore.svg Lam Chih Bing, Flag of Thailand.svg Panuphol Pittayarat

Thailand PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
126 Aug 2018Singha-SAT Lamphun Classic−15 (68-68-65-68=269)2 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Settee Prakongvech

Other wins (1)

Team appearances


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