Chinnarat Phadungsil

Chinnarat Phadungsil (born 1 November 1988) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour.

Chinnarat Phadungsil
Personal information
Full name	Chinnarat Phadungsil
Nickname	Neung (One)
Born	(1988-11-01) 1 November 1988 (age 36) Chantaburi, Thailand
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Sporting nationality	Thailand
Residence	Chantaburi, Thailand
Career
Turned professional	2005
Current tour(s)	Asian Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour	3
Other	2

Early life and amateur career

Chinnarat was born in Chantaburi, Thailand. As an amateur, he won tournaments in Asia, Australia and the United States. His most notable junior win came at the 15-17 age group event at the Junior World Golf Championships in San Diego, California.

Chinnarat won the 2005 Double A International Open on the Asian Tour at the age of 17 years and five days, becoming the youngest person to win on the Asian Tour. He trailed by five shots going into the final round but forced a playoff with a final round of 67 which included three birdies on the final holes. He defeated Shiv Kapur in a playoff to win the tournament. The win also made him the third amateur to win a professional tournament in Asia.

Professional career

In 2005, Chinnarat turned professional. This announcement was made immediately after his victory at the Double A International Open.

Chinnarat won his second event on the Asian Tour at the 2006 Crowne Plaza Open. He was two shots back with three holes left in the tournament and birdied holes 16 and 18 to force a playoff. He defeated Prom Meesawat and Lin Wen-tang in the playoff. As a rookie on tour, he finished in 29th on the Order of Merit. He almost picked up his third Asian Tour victory at the 2007 Midea China Classic but fell to Thaworn Wiratchant in a playoff. He finished 20th on the Order of Merit in 2007. In 2008 he recorded four top-10 finishes and finished in 38th on the Order of Merit. He earned his European Tour card for 2009 by finished T12 at qualifying school.

Chinnarat won his third event on the Asian Tour at the 2009 Queen's Cup. He entered the final round a stroke behind the leader but a final round of 67 (-4) including three birdies on the last five holes saw him win the tournament by a margin of three strokes.

Amateur wins

• 2001 Asia Pacific Junior Golf Championship
• 2002 Jack Newton Junior Golf Championship (Australia)
• 2003 Sprint International Amateur Golf Championship (USA)
• 2004 Asia Pacific Junior Masters
• 2005 Junior World Golf Championships (Boys 15-17)

Professional wins (5)

Asian Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	6 Nov 2005	Double A International Open (as an amateur)	−14 (73-68-70-67=266)	Playoff	Shiv Kapur
2	20 Aug 2006	Crowne Plaza Open	−16 (65-68-68-71=272)	Playoff	Lin Wen-tang, Prom Meesawat
3	16 Aug 2009	Queen's Cup	−16 (66-65-70-67=268)	3 strokes	Kim Dae-hyun, Udorn Duangdecha, Yoshinobu Tsukada

Asian Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2005	Double A International Open (as an amateur)	Shiv Kapur	Won with birdie on second extra hole
2	2006	Crowne Plaza Open	Lin Wen-tang, Prom Meesawat	Won with par on second extra hole Lin eliminated by par on first hole
3	2007	Midea China Classic	Thaworn Wiratchant, Simon Yates	Wiratchant won with birdie on fourth extra hole Yates eliminated by par on first hole

Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	1 Jul 2011	Tokyu Resort Nasu JGTO Challenge	−10 (65-69=134)	1 stroke	Takuya Karindo, Ryuichi Kondo, Katsuhiro Saruta, Hidezumi Shirakata

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	28 Jun 2015	Singha Open	−10 (68-70-67-73=278)	1 stroke	Pavit Tangkamolprasert

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2011
Match Play
Championship
Invitational
Champions	T38

  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Thailand): 2004
• Putra Cup (representing Thailand): 2004 (winners)

See also

• 2008 European Tour Qualifying School graduates

External links

• Chinnarat Phadungsil at the Asian Tour official site (archived)
• Chinnarat Phadungsil at the European Tour official site
• Chinnarat Phadungsil at the Official World Golf Ranking official site