Atiwit "Jazz" Janewattananond ( th, อติวิชญ์ "แจ๊ส" เจนวัฒนานนท์, born 26 November 1995) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on both the

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and

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Professional career

Janewattananond turned professional in December 2010. In September 2011 he played in his first

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event, the 2011

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, where he made the cut and finished tied for 65th. Janewattananond achieved his first career win on the

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in February 2017 at the

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. He won again during the 2018 season at the

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in his home county,

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. He also qualified for the

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, but failed to make the cut. In January 2019, Janewattananond won the

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by two shots, a tournament co-sanctioned by the Japan Tour and the

. This win brought him into the world top 100 and secured him a place in the

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. His position in the world top 100 also gave him a place in the

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where he finished tied for 14th place. He had been tied for second place after three rounds but a final round 77 dropped him down the field. He won three more Asian Tour events in 2019, winning the

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in June, the BNI Indonesian Masters and the

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in December. His Indonesian Masters win lifted him into the world top-50 for the first time and earned him a place in the

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. Janewattananond recorded his best finish on the

with a second place finish at the

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in March 2021. He was defeated in a playoff by

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. In November 2022, Janewattananond won the

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on the Asian Tour. He shot a final-round 67 to claim his seventh Asian Tour title.

Background

Janewattananond was born in Bangkok, Thailand. His nickname comes from his father, an avid fan of

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music. At the age of 14 years and 71 days he became the youngest golfer to make the

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on the

, which he achieved at the 2010 Asian Tour International in

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. Janewattananond took a brief sabbatical from golf at the end of the 2016 European Tour season to join the monkhood, to which he credited the subsequent upturn in his performances on the golf course.

Professional wins (11)

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Asian Tour wins (7)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

²Co-sanctioned by the

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MENA Tour wins (1)

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (3)

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Road To Panasonic Open Singha All Thailand Championship *

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Singha Classic *

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Singha Classic

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to

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Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Professional * Amata Friendship Cup (representing Thailand):

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(winners)

References

External links

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Jazz Janewattananond Atiwit "Jazz" Janewattananond ( th, อติวิชญ์ "แจ๊ส" เจนวัฒนานนท์, born 26 November 1995) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on both the Asian and European Tours. Professional career Janewatta ...

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Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics

1995 births Living people