Boonchu Ruangkit

Last updated
Boonchu Ruangkit
Boonchu Ruangkit.JPG
Personal information
Born (1956-05-12) 12 May 1956 (age 67)
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.

Contents

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.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)

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thongchai Jaidee</span> Thai professional golfer

Thongchai Jaidee is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He formerly played on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. On the Asian Tour, he holds the record for the most career earnings and is second in victories having won 13 times. He has won the Order of Merit on the Asian Tour three times during his career. Jaidee was the first man to win US$2 million, US$3 million, US$4 million, and US$5 million on the Asian Tour in prize money.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeev Milkha Singh</span> Indian professional golfer

Jeev Milkha Singh Rathore is an Indian professional golfer who became the first player from India to join the European Tour in 1998. He has won four events on the European Tour, becoming the most successful Indian on tour. He was the first Indian golfer to break into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking in October 2006. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2007. He is also the recipient of 1999 Arjuna Award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thaworn Wiratchant</span> Thai professional golfer (born 1966)

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Broadhurst</span> English professional golfer

Paul Andrew Broadhurst is an English professional golfer. He won six times on the European Tour and played in the 1991 Ryder Cup. Since turning 50, he has had success in senior events, winning the 2016 Senior Open Championship and the 2018 Senior PGA Championship.

Zhang Lianwei is a Chinese professional golfer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jean-François Remésy</span> French professional golfer (born 1964)

Jean-François Remésy, also known as Jeff Remésy, is a French professional golfer.

Craig David Parry is an Australian professional golfer. He has been one of Australia's premier golfers since turning professional in 1985, and has 23 career victories, two of those wins being events on the PGA Tour; the 2002 WGC-NEC Invitational and the 2004 Ford Championship at Doral.

Prayad Marksaeng is a Thai professional golfer.

Peter Albert Charles Senior is an Australian professional golfer who has won more than twenty tournaments around the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Terry Gale</span> Australian professional golfer

Terry R. Gale is an Australian professional golfer.

Andrew Dodt is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, Asian Tour, and PGA Tour of Australasia. He has won twice on the European Tour, in India and Thailand, both events co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gaganjeet Bhullar</span> Indian professional golfer

Gaganjeet Singh Bhullar is an Indian professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. He was awarded Arjuna Award in 2013.

Juvic Pagunsan is a Filipino professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour and the Asian Tour. He won the 2007 Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational on the Asian Tour and the 2021 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open on the Japan Golf Tour.

Darren Beck is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the Asian Tour.

Chinnarat Phadungsil is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thidapa Suwannapura</span> Thai professional golfer

Thidapa "Jasmine" Suwannapura is a Thai professional golfer.

Phachara Khongwatmai is a Thai professional golfer.

Thitiphun Chuayprakong, also known as Thitipan Pachuayprakong, is a Thai professional golfer.

The All Thailand Golf Tour is the main professional golf tour in Thailand. All Thailand Golf Tour office is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. Originally the TPC Tour, it adopted the name All Thailand Golf Tour in 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Atthaya Thitikul</span> Thai professional golfer (born 2003)

Atthaya Thitikul is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. She is the youngest golfer ever to win a professional golf tournament at aged 14 years, 4 months and 19 days after winning the Ladies European Thailand Championship as an amateur on 9 July 2017. She was the number one ranked women's amateur golfer in the world for a total of 12 weeks, rising to the top on two occasions, the first time on 26 June 2019.