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Phachara Khongwatmai

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Phachara Khongwatmai
พชร คงวัดใหม่
Personal information
Born (1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 (age 25)
Songkhla, Thailand
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sporting nationality Thailand
Career
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s)Asian Tour
European Tour
Former tour(s)Asian Development Tour
LIV Golf
Professional wins10
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Other9
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2016, 2017
Medal record
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Men's team

Phachara Khongwatmai (Thai: พชร คงวัดใหม่; born 3 May 1999) is a Thai professional golfer.

Khongwatmai became the youngest winner of a professional tournament when he won the Singha Hua Hin Open on the All Thailand Golf Tour in July 2013 at the age of 14.[1][2]

Khongwatmai played on the Asian Tour and Asian Development Tour in 2015. On the Asian Tour, he finished 64th on the Order of Merit, missing a 2016 Asian Tour card by one spot.[3] On the Asian Development Tour, he won the PGM CCM Rahman Putra Championship in March at the age of 15, becoming the youngest winner on that tour.[3] He also won the final tournament of the year, the Boonchu Ruangkit Championship to finish fifth on the ADT Order of Merit and earn his 2016 Asian Tour card.[3] He also qualified for the 2016 Open Championship by finishing sixth at the 2015 Thailand Golf Championship.[2]

Khongwatmai represented Thailand in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, withdrawing from the 4th round of competition. [4]

Amateur wins

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  • 2012 TGA-CAT Junior Championship[5]

Professional wins (10)

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Asian Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 5 Dec 2021 Laguna Phuket Championship −10 (66-65-69-70=270) 1 stroke Thailand Denwit Boriboonsub, South Korea Kim Bi-o,
Thailand Panuphol Pittayarat

Asian Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2019 Sabah Masters Australia David Gleeson, India Aman Raj,
Thailand Pavit Tangkamolprasert 		Tangkamolprasert won with birdie on second extra hole
Raj eliminated by par on first hole
2 2023 Shinhan Donghae Open South Korea Koh Gun-taek Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Asian Development Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 21 Mar 2015 CCM Rahman Putra Championship1 −20 (71-66-65-66=268) 4 strokes Malaysia Danny Chia, United States Shane Smith
2 27 Dec 2015 Boonchu Ruangkit Championship2 −22 (64-69-63-66=262) 1 stroke Thailand Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand Chinnarat Phadungsil

1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the All Thailand Golf Tour

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (7)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 21 Jul 2013 Singha Hua Hin Open1
(as an amateur) 		−13 (66-67-71-67=271) 4 strokes Thailand Sutijet Kooratanapisan, Thailand Prom Meesawat
2 27 Dec 2015 Boonchu Ruangkit Championship2 −22 (64-69-63-66=262) 1 stroke Thailand Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand Chinnarat Phadungsil
3 27 Mar 2016 Singha E-San Open1 −13 (71-69-67-68=275) 2 strokes Thailand Chapchai Nirat
4 25 Mar 2018 Singha Masters −18 (67-67-65-71=270) Playoff Thailand Prayad Marksaeng
5 9 Feb 2020 Singha E-San Open (2) −9 (64-73-72-70=279) Playoff Thailand Kosuke Hamamoto
6 24 Oct 2021 Singha Pattaya Open −20 (59-70-63-68=260) 5 strokes Thailand Sadom Kaewkanjana
7 7 Nov 2021 Singha E-San Open (3) −12 (69-71-65-71=276) Playoff Thailand Chanat Sakulpolphaisan

1Co-sanctioned by the ASEAN PGA Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour

Other wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 8 Jun 2019 GolfSixes Cascais
(with Thailand Thongchai Jaidee) 		2–1  England − Tom Lewis and Paul Waring

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2016 2017
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2017
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T46
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

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Professional

References

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  1. ^ Masuda, Nick (27 July 2013). "14-year-old becomes youngest pro-event winner". GolfWeek.
  2. ^ a b "Thai golf prodigy Phachara, 16, 'overwhelmed' by British Open spot". Yahoo Sports. 14 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Week 52: Fearless Phachara wins Boonchu Ruangkit Championship". OWGR. 28 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Men's Individual Stroke Play Results". Olympics. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Phachara Kongwatmai". WAGR. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
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