The All Thailand Golf Tour (or simply as ATGT) is the main

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played by both men and women in Thailand. All Thailand Golf Tour office is headquartered in

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, Thailand. Originally the TPC Tour, it adopted the name All Thailand Golf Tour in 1999. The tour is open to professionals and amateurs. Tournaments are generally stroke play events held over four days of 72 holes with the cut being made after 36 holes.

History

The tour began in 1999 and was advanced by the first chairman of

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, Supphaphorn Marphongphong, who further gathered more support from other professional golfers in Thailand and correspondingly became All Thailand Golf Tour's first commissioner.

Boonchu Ruangkit Boonchu Ruangkit (born 12 May 1956) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Champions Tour. Early life As a young man, Boonchu tried for a career in kick boxing, but he gave it up after being knocked out cold in his third bout. He made h ...

, professional golfer, has been the Chairman of All Thailand Golf Tour Tournament Player Committee (TPC) since 1999 and is still actively involved with ATGT's development. In 2018, the

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announced that the All Thailand Golf Tour would be added into the world rankings starting in 2019. A minimum of five points are awarded for a win at a 72-hole event.

2023 schedule

Schedule by year

The table below summarizes the development of the tour.

Order of Merit winners

Player exemptions

* 9 spots country exemption for Thai which honor from Asian Tour Rankings. * 12 spots exemption for Thailand to Asian Tour

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with 4 spots going to All Thailand Golf Tour. *

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: 20 spots ATGT current year rank. * King's Cup: 20 spots ATGT current year rank. *

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: First available player who is not otherwise exempt from ATGT Road to Panasonic event. OneAsia Tour * Number 1 Order of Merit ATGT receives full exemption to OneAsia Tour. * Thailand Open: 15 spots Thai players in ATGT current year rank. Asian Development Tour * Thongchai Jaidee Foundation – 60 ATGT players. * Boonchu Ruangkit Championship – 60 ATGT players.

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* Panasonic Open (Japan): First available player who is not otherwise exempt from ATGT Road to Panasonic Open.

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* Mountain Creek Open – 20 ATGT players. * MahaSamutr Masters – 20 ATGT players

Charity fundraising

All Thailand Golf Tour has similar beliefs as other leading golf tours such as

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and

in providing charitable contributions for society. Overall, All Thailand Golf Tour has donated over 1,000,000 Baht since 2009 and is the only domestic golf tournament in Thailand that actively conducts charitable work. San Funn *"San Funn" is a project where

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children are the beneficiaries of luncheon programs, educational program and self-sustaining programs. Golf Aids *"Golf Aids" is a project in which funds were raised in order to help relief efforts for the victim of tsunami in Japan.

References

External links

* {{Men's Professional Golf Tours Professional golf tours Golf in Thailand Women's golf Sports competitions in Thailand 1999 establishments in Thailand