Chawalit Plaphol

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

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

Early life and amateur career

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.

Professional career

In 1996, Plaphol turned professional. He 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)

• 2005 Chevrolet Championship
• 2013 Singha All Thailand Grand Final

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

• World Cup (representing Thailand): 2000

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