Thaworn Wiratchant

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Thaworn Wiratchant
ถาวร วิรัตน์จันทร์
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Personal information
Born (1966-12-28) 28 December 1966 (age 57)
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Residence Bangkok, Thailand
Career
Turned professional1987
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
Japan PGA Senior Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Asian Tour
OneAsia Tour
All Thailand Golf Tour
ASEAN PGA Tour
Professional wins36
Highest ranking 68 (6 January 2013) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Asian Tour18 (1st all-time)
European Senior Tour2
Other16
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2013
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T31: 2006
Achievements and awards
Asian Tour
Order of Merit winner 		2005, 2012
Asian Tour
Players' Player of the Year 		2005, 2012
Japan PGA Senior Tour
Order of Merit winner		2019

Thaworn Wiratchant (born 28 December 1966) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour where he holds the record for most victories, with 18 total wins.

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Professional career

Wiratchant's biggest win came in March 2005 when he won the Enjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia Open. This event was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour, meaning that Wiratchant became the second Thai after Thongchai Jaidee to win on the European Tour. He topped the Asian Tour money list in 2005, becoming the first player to win more than half a million U.S. dollars on that tour in a season. He also recorded what would have been the lowest aggregate score on the European Tour with a total of 255 strokes. However, this record is not considered official as preferred lies were in operation throughout the week. [2]

Wiratchant won the Asian Tour money list again in 2012 after a solid season with three victories, including a playoff win over Scot Richie Ramsay at the Hero Indian Open. [3]

Senior career

Wiratchant played in a number of events on the European Senior Tour in 2017, receiving an exemption for players aged exactly 50 who had previously won a European Tour event. In his second event on the tour, the WINSTONgolf Senior Open, he finished runner-up behind Phillip Price. He gained entry to the end-of-season MCB Tour Championship by being 23rd in the Order of Merit. Rounds of 66-65-62 gave him an eight strokes win over Mark McNulty. [4] The win lifted him to 9th place on the end of season Order of Merit.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (36)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
127 Mar 2005 Enjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia Open 1−25 (63-63-66-63=255)5 strokes Flag of France.svg Raphaël Jacquelin

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Asian Tour wins (18)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
117 Mar 1996 Sabah Masters −6 (72-71-70-69=282)2 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Chih-chen, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeff Wagner
225 Jun 2001 Alcatel Singapore Open −16 (68-69-68-67=272)1 stroke Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Yu-shu
313 Aug 2001 Volvo Masters of Malaysia −17 (69-67-67-68=271)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Scott Kammann
419 Sep 2004 Mercuries Taiwan Masters −5 (69-69-71-74=283)2 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Yuan-chi, Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Williams
527 Mar 2005 Enjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia Open 1−25 (63-63-66-63=255)5 strokes Flag of France.svg Raphaël Jacquelin
618 Sep 2005 Taiwan Open −18 (73-65-68-64=270)1 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Chapchai Nirat
730 Oct 2005 Hero Honda Indian Open −16 (68-66-68-70=272)2 strokes Flag of India.svg Gaurav Ghei
820 Nov 2005 Carlsberg Masters Vietnam −7 (72-66-72-71=281)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Chris Rodgers
916 Sep 2007 Midea China Classic −21 (65-63-68-67=263)Playoff Flag of Thailand.svg Chinnarat Phadungsil, Flag of Scotland.svg Simon Yates
108 Jun 2008 Bangkok Airways Open −13 (66-69-68-68=271)3 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Shintaro Kai
1113 Sep 2009 Macau Open −15 (67-68-66-68=269)6 strokes Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar
1219 Sep 2010 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship −10 (69-67-70=206)*1 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Chinnarat Phadungsil
1317 Jun 2012 Queen's Cup −7 (70-67-72-68=277)3 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg Juvic Pagunsan, Flag of Bangladesh.svg Siddikur Rahman
148 Sep 2012 Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters −16 (66-69-68-69=272)3 strokes Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar
1521 Oct 2012 Hero Indian Open (2)−14 (69-68-67-66=270)Playoff Flag of Scotland.svg Richie Ramsay
1615 Sep 2013 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship (2)−13 (69-67-71-68=275)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Chan Kim
178 Jun 2014 Queen's Cup (2)−12 (71-68-67-66=272)1 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Poom Saksansin
1830 Nov 2014 King's Cup −20 (68-67-66-67=268)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Dodt, Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri

*Note: The 2010 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2007 Midea China Classic Flag of Thailand.svg Chinnarat Phadungsil, Flag of Scotland.svg Simon Yates Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Yates eliminated by par on first hole
2 2012 Hero Indian Open Flag of Scotland.svg Richie Ramsay Won with bogey on first extra hole
3 2015 Ho Tram Open Flag of Spain.svg Sergio García, Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Wen-tang,
Flag of India.svg Himmat Rai 		García won with par on second extra hole
Lin and Wiratchant eliminated by birdie on first hole

OneAsia Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
117 Jul 2011 Indonesia Open −13 (68-68-66-73=275)1 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Jin-ho, Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Hendry,
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rory Hie

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (8)

1Co-sanctioned by the ASEAN PGA Tour

ASEAN PGA Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
112 Jun 2009 Heritage Melaka Classic−12 (69-69-70-68=276)1 stroke Flag of Singapore.svg Lam Chih Bing
218 Jul 2010 Singha E-San Open1−12 (71-69-68-68=276)Playoff Flag of Thailand.svg Namchok Tantipokhakul
36 May 2012 Luang Prabang Laos Open−21 (69-63-68-67=267)8 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg Jay Bayron
41 Mar 2015 Singha E-San Open1 (2)−18 (67-68-66-69=270)4 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Piya Sawangarunporn, Flag of Thailand.svg Namchok Tantipokhakul,
Flag of Thailand.svg Rattanon Wannasrichan

1Co-sanctioned by the All Thailand Golf Tour

Omega China Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
121 Jun 2009 Dongfeng Nissan Teana Golf Open−20 (70-68-63-67=268)1 stroke Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Eom Jae-woong

European Senior Tour wins (2)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Senior Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
110 Dec 2017 MCB Tour Championship −23 (66-65-62=193)8 strokes Flag of Ireland.svg Mark McNulty
210 Mar 2018 Sharjah Senior Golf Masters −12 (68-65-71=204)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Clark Dennis, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2018 Sharjah Senior Golf Masters Flag of the United States.svg Clark Dennis, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler Won with par on fourth extra hole
Fowler eliminated by par on first hole

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
115 Sep 2018Sevenhills Cup KBC Senior Open−15 (65-64=129)3 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Katsumi Kubo, Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng
214 Sep 2019Komatsu Open−14 (69-68-65=202)Playoff Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng
39 Nov 2019Fujifilm Senior Championship−16 (68-64-68=200)6 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Toru Suzuki
45 Jun 2021Sumaiida Cup Senior Tournament−13 (64-69-70=203)2 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng

Results in major championships

Tournament20062007200820092010201120122013
Masters Tournament CUT
The Open Championship T31CUT

Note: Wiratchant never played in the U.S. Open or the PGA Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20062007200820092010201120122013
Match Play
Championship T54
Invitational
Champions T60T39T53
  Did not play

"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 1 2013 Ending 6 Jan 2013" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Wiratchant Enjoys Winning Feeling in Jakarta". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Thaworn wins Indian Open in final-round drama". Bangkok Post. AFP. 22 October 2012. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Wiratchant wins maiden title after Mauritian masterclass". European Senior Tour. December 10, 2017. Archived from the original on December 17, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Asia-Pacific golfers take big lead over China". AFP. Bangkok Post. 14 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
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