Thaworn Wiratchant (born 28 December 1966) is a Thai
professional golfer who plays 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 Wo ...
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
The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fi ...
, meaning that Wiratchant became the second Thai after
Thongchai Jaidee
Thongchai Jaidee ( th, ธงชัย ใจดี; , born 8 November 1969) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He formerly played on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. On the Asian Tour, he holds the record for ...
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.
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
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Richie Ramsay (born 15 June 1983) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Ramsay played in the 2005 Walker Cup and, in 2006, became the first British golfer in almost a century to win the U.S. Amateur.
Ramsay turned ...
at the
Hero Indian Open.
Senior career
Wiratchant played in a number of events on the
European Senior Tour
The Legends Tour is the current branding of the European Senior Tour, a professional tour for male golfers aged 50 and over, run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was branded as the Staysure Tour for the 2018 and 2019 seasons after UK-based insu ...
in 2017, receiving an exemption for players aged exactly 50 who had previously won a
European Tour
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event. In his second event on the tour, the
WINSTONgolf Senior Open
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, he finished runner-up behind
Phillip Price
John Phillip Price (born 21 October 1966) is a Welsh professional golfer who plays on the European Senior Tour. He won three European Tour events between 1994 and 2003 and played in the 2002 Ryder Cup.
Early life
Price was born in 1966 in Pon ...
. He gained entry to the end-of-season
MCB Tour Championship
The MCB Tour Championship is a men's senior (over 50) professional golf tournament on the European Senior Tour. It has been held every year, in December, since 2009.
In 2009 and 2010 it was called the Mauritius Commercial Bank Open and was played ...
by being 23rd in the Order of Merit. Rounds of 66-65-62 gave him an eight strokes win over
Mark McNulty
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.
The win lifted him to 9th place on the end of season Order of Merit.
Professional wins (35)
European Tour wins (1)
1Co-sanctioned by the
Asian Tour
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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
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Asian Tour playoff record (2–1)
OneAsia Tour wins (1)
All Thailand Golf Tour wins (8)
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2001 TPC Championships
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2003 Singha Pattaya Open
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2004 Singha Pattaya Open
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2007 Singha Masters
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2010 Singha E-San Open
1
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2014
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Singha All Thailand Championship
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2015 Singha E-San Open
1
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2020
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Thongchai Jaidee Foundation
1Co-sanctioned by the
ASEAN PGA Tour
ASEAN PGA Tour wins (4)
1Co-sanctioned by the
All Thailand Golf Tour
European Senior Tour wins (2)
European Senior Tour playoff record (1–0)
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (4)
*2018 Sevenhills Cup KBC Senior Open
*2019 Komatsu Open, Fujifilm Senior Championship
*2021 Sumaiida Cup Senior Golf Tournament
Results in major championships
''Note: Wiratchant never played in the
U.S. Open or the
PGA Championship
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CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Team appearances
Amateur
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Eisenhower Trophy
The Eisenhower Trophy (World Men's Amateur Team Championships) is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. Since the tournament was first played in 1958, it is named after Dwight D. Eise ...
(representing Thailand):
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
Professional
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World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
(representing Thailand):
1989
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,
1990
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Dunhill Cup
The Alfred Dunhill Cup was a team golf tournament which ran from 1985 to 2000, sponsored by Alfred Dunhill Ltd. It was for three-man teams of professional golfers, one team representing each country, and was promoted as the "World Team Championshi ...
(representing Thailand):
1991
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,
1992
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Dynasty Cup
Dynasty Cup was an East Asian international association football tournament. The tournament was held every 2 or 3 years. It was hosted by Beijing in 1990 and 1992, Hong Kong in 1995, Yokohama and Tokyo in 1998.
In 2002 the East Asian Football F ...
(representing Asia): 2003 (winners), 2005 (winners)
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Royal Trophy
The Royal Trophy was a men's professional team golf tournament which was played between 2006 and 2013. The competing teams represented Europe and Asia. Eight man teams played a series of 16 matches involving foursomes, four-ball and singles for the ...
(representing Asia):
2006,
2007
See also
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List of golfers with most Asian Tour wins
This is a list of golfers who have won five or more events on the Asian Tour since its founding in 1995.
Many of the players on the list have won events on Professional golf tours, other tours and unofficial events or won tournaments that have b ...
References
External links
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Thaworn Wiratchant
Asian Tour golfers
European Tour golfers
European Senior Tour golfers
Thaworn Wiratchant
1966 births
Living people
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