Thailand Classic (golf)

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Thailand Classic
Tournament information
Location Bangkok, Thailand
Established2015
Course(s) Amata Spring Country Club
Par72
Length7,505 yards (6,863 m)
Tour(s) European Tour
Asian Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$2,000,000
Month playedFebruary
Final year2023
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Thorbjørn Olesen (2023)
To par−24 as above
Final champion
Flag of Denmark.svg Thorbjørn Olesen
Location Map
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Amata Spring CC
Location in Thailand

The Thailand Classic was a professional golf tournament that was most recently played on the European Tour. The tournament was created in 2015, as a co-sanctioned event between the Asian Tour and the European Tour. [1]

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History

The inaugural tournament was played from 12–15 February 2015 at the Black Mountain Golf Club, in Hua Hin. The tournament was renamed as the True Thailand Classic after the True Corporation had committed to sponsoring the event. [2] It had a purse of US$ 2,000,000, twice as high as the other leading tournaments in the country, such as the Thailand Golf Championship and Thailand Open.

Andrew Dodt won the inaugural tournament by one stroke over Scott Hend and Thongchai Jaidee. [3] Hend won the following year. [4]

Having not been played since 2016, the tournament was revived in 2023, solely as part of the European Tour schedule. It was played at Amata Spring Country Club. [5]

Winners

YearTour(s) [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
Thailand Classic
2023 EUR Flag of Denmark.svg Thorbjørn Olesen 264−244 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Yannik Paul
2017–2022: No tournament
True Thailand Classic
2016 ASA, EUR Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend 270−181 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Piya Swangarunporn
2015 ASA, EUR Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Dodt 272−161 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend
Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee

Notes

  1. ↑ ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.

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References

  1. ↑ "Thailand Classic to welcome Tour stars in 2015". European Tour. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "True Corporation makes a commitment to True Thailand Classic presented by Black Mountain". European Tour. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Zunz, Andy (15 February 2015). "Andrew Dodt surges for True Thailand Classic win". Golfweek.
  4. ↑ "Scott Hend clings on to win Thailand Classic". ESPN. 13 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Hero Cup stars set for Thailand Classic". Irish Golfer. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

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