Thaworn Wiratchant
Template:Short description Template:Infobox golfer 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.
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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3] The win lifted him to 9th place on the end of season Order of Merit.
Amateur wins
- 1987 Singapore Open Amateur Championship
Professional wins (36)
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Mar 2005 | Enjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia Open1 | −25 (63-63-66-63=255) | 5 strokes | Template:Flagicon Raphaël Jacquelin |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Asian Tour wins (18)
*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. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | Midea China Classic | Template:Flagicon Chinnarat Phadungsil, Template:Flagicon Simon Yates | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Yates eliminated by par on first hole |
| 2 | 2012 | Hero Indian Open | Template:Flagicon Richie Ramsay | Won with bogey on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2015 | Ho Tram Open | Template:Flagicon Sergio García, Template:Flagicon Lin Wen-tang, Template:Flagicon Himmat Rai |
García won with par on second extra hole Lin and Wiratchant eliminated by birdie on first hole |
OneAsia Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 Jul 2011 | Indonesia Open | −13 (68-68-66-73=275) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Choi Jin-ho, Template:Flagicon Michael Hendry, Template:Flagicon Rory Hie |
All Thailand Golf Tour wins (8)
- 2001 TPC Championships
- 2003 Singha Pattaya Open
- 2004 Singha Pattaya Open
- 2007 Singha Masters
- 2010 Singha E-San Open1
- 2014 Singha All Thailand Championship
- 2015 Singha E-San Open1
- 2020 Thongchai Jaidee Foundation
1Co-sanctioned by the ASEAN PGA Tour
ASEAN PGA Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 Jun 2009 | Heritage Melaka Classic | −12 (69-69-70-68=276) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Lam Chih Bing |
| 2 | 18 Jul 2010 | Singha E-San Open1 | −12 (71-69-68-68=276) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Namchok Tantipokhakul |
| 3 | 6 May 2012 | Luang Prabang Laos Open | −21 (69-63-68-67=267) | 8 strokes | Template:Flagicon Jay Bayron |
| 4 | 1 Mar 2015 | Singha E-San Open1 (2) | −18 (67-68-66-69=270) | 4 strokes | Template:Flagicon Piya Sawangarunporn, Template:Flagicon Namchok Tantipokhakul, Template:Flagicon Rattanon Wannasrichan |
1Co-sanctioned by the All Thailand Golf Tour
Omega China Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Jun 2009 | Dongfeng Nissan Teana Golf Open | −20 (70-68-63-67=268) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Eom Jae-woong |
European Senior Tour wins (2)
| Legend |
|---|
| Tour Championships (1) |
| Other European Senior Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Dec 2017 | MCB Tour Championship | −23 (66-65-62=193) | 8 strokes | Template:Flagicon Mark McNulty |
| 2 | 10 Mar 2018 | Sharjah Senior Golf Masters | −12 (68-65-71=204) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Clark Dennis, Template:Flagicon Peter Fowler |
European Senior Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Sharjah Senior Golf Masters | Template:Flagicon Clark Dennis, Template:Flagicon Peter Fowler | Won with par on fourth extra hole Fowler eliminated by par on first hole |
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Sep 2018 | Sevenhills Cup KBC Senior Open | −15 (65-64=129) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Katsumi Kubo, Template:Flagicon Prayad Marksaeng |
| 2 | 14 Sep 2019 | Komatsu Open | −14 (69-68-65=202) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Prayad Marksaeng |
| 3 | 9 Nov 2019 | Fujifilm Senior Championship | −16 (68-64-68=200) | 6 strokes | Template:Flagicon Toru Suzuki |
| 4 | 5 Jun 2021 | Sumaiida Cup Senior Tournament | −13 (64-69-70=203) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Prayad Marksaeng |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||||
| The Open Championship | T31 | CUT |
Note: Wiratchant never played in the U.S. Open or the PGA Championship.
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Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | ||||||||
| Championship | T54 | |||||||
| Invitational | ||||||||
| Champions | T60 | T39 | T53 | |||||
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Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Thailand): 1984
Professional
- World Cup (representing Thailand): 1989, 1990
- Dunhill Cup (representing Thailand): 1991, 1992
- Dynasty Cup (representing Asia): 2003 (winners), 2005 (winners)
- Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2006, 2007
- Dongfeng Nissan Cup (representing China): 2013[4]
See also
References
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