Prayad Marksaeng

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Template:Infobox golfer Prayad Marksaeng (Template:Langx; born 30 January 1966) is a Thai professional golfer.

Career

Prayad was a member of Thailand's winning golf team at the 1987 South East Asian Games and turned professional in 1991. He has been a member of the Asian Tour since it began in its modern form in 1995. He has won seven events on the tour, becoming one of the first ten men to reach a million U.S. dollars in career earnings. He has also competed on the Japan Golf Tour and in 2008 won three tournaments in Japan.

Prayad represented Thailand at the 2007 and 2008 Omega Mission Hills World Cup and has been featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Prayad received a special invitation to play in the 2008 Masters Tournament.[1] Marksaeng shot an 82 (+10) in the first round and withdrew midway through the second round due to a back injury.[2]

At the age of 50, Prayad won the SMBC Singapore Open by one stroke over Phachara Khongwatmai, Jbe' Kruger, Juvic Pagunsan and Song Young-han. This event was co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and the Asian Tour. This win also guaranteed him a place in the 2017 Open Championship.[3]

Professional wins (56)

Japan Golf Tour wins (6)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 1 Jun 2008 Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf −10 (70-70-66-68=274) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Shintaro Kai
2 22 Jun 2008 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic −15 (69-66-69-65=269) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Azuma Yano
3 23 Nov 2008 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament −8 (68-70-67-71=276) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Ryo Ishikawa
4 17 Mar 2013 Thailand Open1 −24 (68-67-65-64=264) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Scott Strange
5 26 Jul 2015 Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open −24 (69-65-67-63=264) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Song Young-han
6 22 Jan 2017 SMBC Singapore Open2 −9 (71-69-68-67=275) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Phachara Khongwatmai, Template:Flagicon Jbe' Kruger,
Template:Flagicon Juvic Pagunsan, Template:Flagicon Song Young-han

1Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2007 Woodone Open Hiroshima Template:Flagicon Toru Taniguchi Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (10)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 2 Jun 1996 Volvo China Open −19 (70-66-67-66=269) 9 strokes Template:Flagicon Hsieh Yu-shu
2 5 Oct 1997 Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship −11 (71-71-65-70=277) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Kasiyadi
3 23 Nov 1997 Lexus Thai International −18 (70-69-65-66=270) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Arjun Atwal
4 20 Feb 2000 Casino Filipino Open −5 (72-70-70-71=283) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Mike Cunning, Template:Flagicon Tatsuhiko Ichihara,
Template:Flagicon Ted Purdy
5 2 Oct 2005 Crowne Plaza Open −8 (72-70-70-68=280) Playoff Template:Flagicon Marcus Both
6 9 Dec 2007 Volvo Masters of Asia −13 (67-71-68-69=275) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Chris Rodgers
7 16 Jun 2013 Queen's Cup −14 (71-64-68-67=270) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Arnond Vongvanij
8 19 Jan 2014
(2013 season)
King's Cup Golf Hua Hin −12 (68-71-71-66=276) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Rikard Karlberg
9 21 Jun 2015 Queen's Cup (2) −14 (69-65-71-65=270) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Thanyakon Khrongpha
10 22 Jan 2017 SMBC Singapore Open1 −9 (71-69-68-67=275) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Phachara Khongwatmai, Template:Flagicon Jbe' Kruger,
Template:Flagicon Juvic Pagunsan, Template:Flagicon Song Young-han

1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2005 Crowne Plaza Open Template:Flagicon Marcus Both Won with birdie on first extra hole

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (18)

  • 2000 Singha Masters
  • 2004 Singha Masters
  • 2005 Singha Pattaya Open
  • 2007 B-Ing TPC Championships, Singha E-San Open1
  • 2008 Singha Masters
  • 2009 Singha Championship
  • 2010 Singha Classic
  • 2012 Singha Masters
  • 2013 Singha E-San Open1, Road To Panasonic Open Singha Bangkok Open
  • 2014 Singha Pattaya Open1, Singha All Thailand Grand Final
  • 2015 Singha Pattaya Open1, Singha Chiang Mai Open1, Singha Masters
  • 2016 Singha Hua Hin Open1, Singha Chiang Mai Open

1Co-sanctioned by the ASEAN PGA Tour

ASEAN PGA Tour wins (6)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 22 Dec 2007 Singha E-San Open1 −19 (67-69-64-65=265) Playoff Template:Flagicon Boonchu Ruangkit
2 17 Feb 2013 Singha E-San Open1 (2) −14 (66-70-66-72=274) Playoff Template:Flagicon Baek Seuk-hyun, Template:Flagicon Thanyakon Khrongpha,
Template:Flagicon Sattaya Supupramai
3 13 Apr 2014 Singha Pattaya Open1 −20 (64-67-68-69=268) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Kwanchai Tannin
4 29 Mar 2015 Singha Pattaya Open1 (2) −22 (66-69-60-67=262) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Piya Swangarunporn
5 9 Aug 2015 Singha Chiang Mai Open1 −18 (66-67-68-65=266) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jazz Janewattananond
6 8 May 2016 Singha Hua Hin Open1 −13 (68-68-66-69=271) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Tirawat Kaewsiribandit, Template:Flagicon Prom Meesawat

1Co-sanctioned by the All Thailand Golf Tour

Thailand PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 17 Mar 2018 Singha-SAT Lamphun Championship −21 (61-63-66-69=259) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Thanyakon Khrongpha

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (22)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 31 Jul 2016 Maruhan Cup Taiheiyo Club Senior −13 (68-63=131) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Kiyoshi Maita
2 10 Sep 2016 Komatsu Open −17 (65-67-67=199) 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Lu Wen-teh, Template:Flagicon Kazuhiro Takami
3 18 Sep 2016 Japan Senior Open Golf Championship −12 (68-71-70-67=276) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Toru Suzuki
4 9 Oct 2016 Japan PGA Senior Championship Sumitomo Corporation Summit Cup −20 (66-69-64-69=268) 8 strokes Template:Flagicon Barry Lane
5 3 Jun 2017 Sumida Cup Senior Golf Tournament −16 (66-67-67=200) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Park Boo-won
6 11 Jun 2017 Starts Senior Golf Tournament −16 (66-67-67=200) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Ryoken Kawagishi, Template:Flagicon Katsumi Kubo,
Template:Flagicon Ikuo Shirahama
7 17 Sep 2017 Japan Senior Open Golf Championship (2) −18 (63-63-70-74=270) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Kōki Idoki, Template:Flagicon Toru Suzuki
8 4 Nov 2017 Fujifilm Senior Championship −11 (73-65-67=205) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Takeshi Sakiyama
9 20 May 2018 Fubon Yeangder Senior Cup −12 (67-67-70=204) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Lu Chien-soon
10 10 Jun 2018 Starts Senior Golf Tournament (2) −13 (68-65-70=203) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Katsumi Kubo
11 15 Jul 2018 Japan Senior Open Golf Championship (3) −5 (74-68-67-70=279) 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Toru Taniguchi
12 5 Aug 2018 Maruhan Cup Taiheiyo Club Senior (2) −9 (65-70=135) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Katsumi Kubo, Template:Flagicon Takeshi Sakiyama,
Template:Flagicon Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
13 19 Aug 2018 Fancl Classic −13 (66-72-65=203) Playoff Template:Flagicon Gregory Meyer
14 25 Aug 2019 Fancl Classic (2) −9 (68-67-72=207) Playoff Template:Flagicon Suk Jong-yul, Template:Flagicon Naoyuki Tamura
15 8 Sep 2019 Maruhan Cup Taiheiyo Club Senior (3) −10 (68-66=134) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Hidezumi Shirakata
16 18 Sep 2022 Japan Senior Open Golf Championship (4) −12 (70-66-70-70=276) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Hiroyuki Fujita
17 9 Oct 2022 Japan PGA Senior Championship Sumitomo Corporation Summit Cup (2) −13 (68-70-70-67=275) 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Katsumasa Miyamoto
18 16 Oct 2022 Trust Group Cup Sasebo Senior Open −13 (65-66=131) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Hiroo Kawai, Template:Flagicon Katsumasa Miyamoto
19 23 Oct 2022 ISPS Handa Yappariomoshiroi Senior Tournament −12 (68-67-66=201) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Mitsuhiro Watanabe
20 30 Oct 2022 Fukuoka Senior Open −7 (69-68=137) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Hiroyuki Fujita
21 4 Nov 2022 Cosmohealth Cup Senior Tournament −9 (68-67=135) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Tomoyuki Hirano
22 27 Aug 2023 Maruhan Cup Taiheiyo Club Senior (4) −11 (67-66=133) Playoff Template:Flagicon Hiroaki Iijima

Results in major championships

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Masters Tournament WD CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship T15 CUT

Note: Marksaeng never played in the U.S. Open.

<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />

  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2008 2009
Match Play R64
Championship T13
Invitational T68 T36
Champions T51

<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

See also

References

Template:Reflist

External links

  1. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".