| Chawalit Plaphol | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1974-08-30) 30 August 1974 (age 50) |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  Thailand |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1996 |
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour |
| Professional wins | 11 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
| Asian Tour | 4 |
| Other | 6 |
Chawalit Plaphol (born 30 August 1974) is a Thai golfer.
He took up golf at the age of twelve and won team and individual gold medals for Thailand at the 1995 South East Asian Games. He turned professional in 1996 and has been a regular competitor on the Asian Tour since that year. He has won two Asian Tour events and in 2005 he achieved a career best order of merit placing of seventh. He also plays on the Japan Golf Tour, on which he was victorious in the 2004 ANA Open. He represented Thailand in the 2000 WGC-World Cup alongside his cousin Thammanoon Sriroj.
Amateur wins
- 1995 South East Asian Games (individual and team)
Professional wins (11)
Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Sep 2004 | ANA Open | −17 (66-65-70-70=271) | 1 stroke |  Yang Yong-eun
|
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | ANA Open |  Yasuharu Imano, Norio Shinozaki
|
Shinozaki won with par on fifth extra hole Imano eliminated by par on first hole |
Asian Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Apr 1998 | China Orient Masters | −10 (71-71-67-69=278) | 5 strokes | Boonchu Ruangkit
|
| 2 | 11 Jun 2006 | Bangkok Airways Open | −3 (71-70-73-67=281) | Playoff |  Rick Gibson
|
| 3 | 19 Jun 2011 | Queen's Cup | −11 (70-67-68-68=273) | 2 strokes | Prayad Marksaeng
|
| 4 | 24 Feb 2013 | Zaykabar Myanmar Open | −18 (67-66-68-69=270) | 1 stroke |  Mithun Perera
|
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | Bangkok Airways Open | Rick Gibson
|
Won with par on first extra hole |
All Thailand Golf Tour wins (2)
ASEAN PGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Jun 2010 | ICTSI Mount Malarayat Championship | −22 (65-64-69-68=266) | 8 strokes |  Juvic Pagunsan
|
| 2 | 14 Aug 2010 | Mercedes-Benz Masters Singapore | −17 (67-68-66-70=271) | 5 strokes |  Lam Chih Bing, Panuphol Pittayarat
|
Thailand PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Aug 2018 | Singha-SAT Lamphun Classic | −15 (68-68-65-68=269) | 2 strokes | Settee Prakongvech
|
Other wins (1)
- 1998 Hugo Boss Foursomes (China; with Jim Rutledge)
Team appearances
External links
- Chawalit Plaphol at the Asian Tour official site (archived)
- Chawalit Plaphol at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Chawalit Plaphol at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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