Chawalit Plaphol

Chawalit Plaphol (born 30 August 1974) is a Thai golfer.

Chawalit Plaphol
Personal information
Full nameChawalit Plaphol
Born (1974-08-30) 30 August 1974
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Nationality Thailand
Career
Turned professional1996
Current tour(s)Asian Tour
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour1
Asian Tour4
Other4

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 (1)

Professional wins (9)

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.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
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.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2006 Bangkok Airways Open Rick Gibson Won with par on first extra hole

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (2)

  • 2005 Chevrolet Championship
  • 2013 Singha All Thailand Grand Final

Other wins (2)

  • 1998 Hugo Boss Foursomes (China; with Jim Rutledge)
  • 2010 ICTSI Mt. Malarayat Championship (Mercedes-Benz Tour, Philippines)

Team appearances


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