The Thailand Open is the national golf open of Thailand.
History
It was founded as an event on the Far East Circuit, later renamed as the
Asia Golf Circuit
The Asia Golf Circuit was the principal men's professional golf tour in Southeast Asia from the early 1960s through to the mid-late 1990s. The tour was founded in 1961 as the Far East Circuit. The first series of five tournaments was held in 1962 ...
.
It remained on the circuit until 1997, after which it became an event on the
Asian Tour
The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money events on the tour count for Wor ...
, where it remained until 2009. From 2010 to 2015, it was part of the fledgling
OneAsia tour's schedule, co-sanctioned in 2013 and 2015 by the
Japan Golf Tour
The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third-highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after th ...
, before returning to the Asian Tour in 2017.
Winners
Notes
References
External links
Coverage on the Asian Tour's official siteCoverage on the Japan Golf Tour's official site
(2015)
Asia Golf Circuit events
Former Asian Tour events
Former Japan Golf Tour events
Golf tournaments in Thailand
Recurring sporting events established in 1965
1965 establishments in Thailand
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