Chinnarat Phadungsil

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Chinnarat Phadungsil
Personal information
Full nameChinnarat Phadungsil
NicknameNeung (One)
Born (1988-11-01) 1 November 1988 (age 36)
Chantaburi, Thailand
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Residence Chantaburi, Thailand
Career
Turned professional2005
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour3
Other2

Chinnarat Phadungsil (born 1 November 1988) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour.

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Early life and amateur career

Chinnarat was born in Chantaburi, Thailand. As an amateur, he won tournaments in Asia, Australia and the United States. His most notable junior win came at the 15-17 age group event at the Junior World Golf Championships in San Diego, California.

Chinnarat won the 2005 Double A International Open on the Asian Tour at the age of 17 years and five days, becoming the youngest person to win on the Asian Tour. He trailed by five shots going into the final round but forced a playoff with a final round of 67 which included three birdies on the final holes. He defeated Shiv Kapur in a playoff to win the tournament. The win also made him the third amateur to win a professional tournament in Asia.

Professional career

In 2005, Chinnarat turned professional. This announcement was made immediately after his victory at the Double A International Open.

Chinnarat won his second event on the Asian Tour at the 2006 Crowne Plaza Open. He was two shots back with three holes left in the tournament and birdied holes 16 and 18 to force a playoff. He defeated Prom Meesawat and Lin Wen-tang in the playoff. As a rookie on tour, he finished in 29th on the Order of Merit. He almost picked up his third Asian Tour victory at the 2007 Midea China Classic but fell to Thaworn Wiratchant in a playoff. He finished 20th on the Order of Merit in 2007. In 2008 he recorded four top-10 finishes and finished in 38th on the Order of Merit. He earned his European Tour card for 2009 by finished T12 at qualifying school.

Chinnarat won his third event on the Asian Tour at the 2009 Queen's Cup. He entered the final round a stroke behind the leader but a final round of 67 (-4) including three birdies on the last five holes saw him win the tournament by a margin of three strokes.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (5)

Asian Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
16 Nov 2005 Double A International Open
(as an amateur)
−14 (73-68-70-67=266)Playoff Flag of India.svg Shiv Kapur
220 Aug 2006 Crowne Plaza Open −16 (65-68-68-71=272)Playoff Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Wen-tang, Flag of Thailand.svg Prom Meesawat
316 Aug 2009 Queen's Cup −16 (66-65-70-67=268)3 strokes Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dae-hyun, Flag of Thailand.svg Udorn Duangdecha,
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshinobu Tsukada

Asian Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2005 Double A International Open
(as an amateur)
Flag of India.svg Shiv Kapur Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2006 Crowne Plaza Open Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Wen-tang, Flag of Thailand.svg Prom Meesawat Won with par on second extra hole
Lin eliminated by par on first hole
3 2007 Midea China Classic Flag of Thailand.svg Thaworn Wiratchant, Flag of Scotland.svg Simon Yates Wiratchant won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Yates eliminated by par on first hole

Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
11 Jul 2011 Tokyu Resort Nasu JGTO Challenge−10 (65-69=134)1 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Karindo, Flag of Japan.svg Ryuichi Kondo,
Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhiro Saruta, Flag of Japan.svg Hidezumi Shirakata

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
128 Jun 2015 Singha Open−10 (68-70-67-73=278)1 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Pavit Tangkamolprasert

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2011
Match Play
Championship
Invitational
Champions T38
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

See also