| Phachara Khongwatmai พชร คงวัดใหม่ | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 3 May 1999 Songkhla, Thailand |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  Thailand |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2014 |
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Asian Development Tour LIV Golf |
| Professional wins | 10 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Other | 9 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2016, 2017 |
Medal record | |
Phachara Khongwatmai (Thai: พชร คงวัดใหม่; born 3 May 1999) is a Thai professional golfer.
Khongwatmai became the youngest winner of a professional tournament when he won the Singha Hua Hin Open on the All Thailand Golf Tour in July 2013 at the age of 14.[1][2]
Khongwatmai played on the Asian Tour and Asian Development Tour in 2015. On the Asian Tour, he finished 64th on the Order of Merit, missing a 2016 Asian Tour card by one spot.[3] On the Asian Development Tour, he won the PGM CCM Rahman Putra Championship in March at the age of 15, becoming the youngest winner on that tour.[3] He also won the final tournament of the year, the Boonchu Ruangkit Championship to finish fifth on the ADT Order of Merit and earn his 2016 Asian Tour card.[3] He also qualified for the 2016 Open Championship by finishing sixth at the 2015 Thailand Golf Championship.[2]
- ^ Masuda, Nick (27 July 2013). "14-year-old becomes youngest pro-event winner". GolfWeek.
- ^ a b "Thai golf prodigy Phachara, 16, 'overwhelmed' by British Open spot". Yahoo Sports. 14 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "Week 52: Fearless Phachara wins Boonchu Ruangkit Championship". OWGR. 28 December 2015.