Chinnarat Phadungsil (born 1 November 1988) is a Thai professional

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er who plays on the

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. Chinnarat was born in Chantaburi, Thailand. As an amateur, he won tournaments in

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. His most notable win came at the 15-17 age group event at the

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. He won the 2005 Double A International Open on the Asian Tour at the age of 17 years and five days, becoming the youngest person to win on the Asian Tour. He trailed by five shots going into the final round but forced a playoff with a final round of 67 which included three birdies on the final holes. He defeated

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in a playoff to win the tournament. The win also made him the third amateur to win a professional tournament in Asia. He turned professional right after the victory. Chinnarat won his second event on the Asian Tour at the 2006 Crowne Plaza Open. He was two shots back with three holes left in the tournament and birdied holes 16 and 18 to force a playoff. He defeated

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in the playoff. As a rookie on tour, he finished in 29th on the Order of Merit. He almost picked up his third Asian Tour victory at the 2007 Midea China Classic but fell to

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in a playoff. He finished 20th on the Order of Merit in 2007. In 2008 he recorded four top-10 finishes and finished in 38th on the Order of Merit. He earned his European Tour card for 2009 by finished T12 at

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. Chinnarat won his third event on the Asian Tour at the 2009

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. He entered the final round a stroke behind the leader but a final round of 67 (-4) including three birdies on the last five holes saw him win the tournament by a margin of three strokes.

Amateur wins

*2001 Asia Pacific Junior Golf Championship *2002 Jack Newton Junior Golf Championship (Australia) *2003 Sprint International Amateur Golf Championship (USA) *2004 Asia Pacific Junior Masters *2005

(Boys 15-17)

Professional wins (5)

Asian Tour wins (3)

Asian Tour playoff record (2–1)

Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (1)

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Thailand):

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

*Putra Cup (representing Thailand): 2004 (winners)

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