| Phachara Khongwatmai พชร คงวัดใหม่ | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 3 May 1999 Songkhla, Thailand |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  Thailand |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2014 |
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Asian Development Tour LIV Golf |
| Professional wins | 10 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Other | 9 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2016, 2017 |
Medal record | |
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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]
Amateur wins
- 2012 TGA-CAT Junior Championship[4]
Professional wins (10)
Asian Tour wins (1)
| 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 | Denwit Boriboonsub,  Kim Bi-o, Panuphol Pittayarat |
Asian Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | Sabah Masters | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} David Gleeson,  Aman Raj, Pavit Tangkamolprasert |
Tangkamolprasert won with birdie on second extra hole Raj eliminated by par on first hole |
| 2 | 2023 | Shinhan Donghae Open | Koh Gun-taek |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Asian Development Tour wins (2)
| 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 |  Danny Chia,  Shane Smith |
| 2 | 27 Dec 2015 | Boonchu Ruangkit Championship2 | −22 (64-69-63-66=262) | 1 stroke | Thongchai Jaidee, 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)
| 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 | Sutijet Kooratanapisan, Prom Meesawat |
| 2 | 27 Dec 2015 | Boonchu Ruangkit Championship2 | −22 (64-69-63-66=262) | 1 stroke | Thongchai Jaidee, Chinnarat Phadungsil |
| 3 | 27 Mar 2016 | Singha E-San Open1 | −13 (71-69-67-68=275) | 2 strokes | Chapchai Nirat |
| 4 | 25 Mar 2018 | Singha Masters | −18 (67-67-65-71=270) | Playoff | Prayad Marksaeng |
| 5 | 9 Feb 2020 | Singha E-San Open (2) | −9 (64-73-72-70=279) | Playoff | Kosuke Hamamoto |
| 6 | 24 Oct 2021 | Singha Pattaya Open | −20 (59-70-63-68=260) | 5 strokes | Sadom Kaewkanjana |
| 7 | 7 Nov 2021 | Singha E-San Open (3) | −12 (69-71-65-71=276) | Playoff | Chanat Sakulpolphaisan |
1Co-sanctioned by the ASEAN PGA Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour
Other wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Jun 2019 | GolfSixes Cascais (with Thongchai Jaidee) |
2–1 |  England − Tom Lewis and Paul Waring | |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| U.S. Open | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Championship | |
| Match Play | |
| Invitational | |
| Champions | T46 |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Professional
- EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2018
- Asian Games (representing Thailand): 2022
References
- ↑ Masuda, Nick (27 July 2013). "14-year-old becomes youngest pro-event winner". GolfWeek.
- 1 2 "Thai golf prodigy Phachara, 16, 'overwhelmed' by British Open spot". Yahoo Sports. 14 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Week 52: Fearless Phachara wins Boonchu Ruangkit Championship". OWGR. 28 December 2015.
- ↑ "Phachara Kongwatmai". WAGR. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
External links
- Phachara Khongwatmai at the European Tour official site
- Phachara Khongwatmai at the Asian Tour official site
- Phachara Khongwatmai at the Official World Golf Ranking official site