Thaworn Wiratchant

Thaworn Wiratchant (born 28 December 1966) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour where he holds the record for most victories, with 18 total wins.

Thaworn Wiratchant ถาวร วิรัตน์จันทร์
Personal information
Born	(1966-12-28) 28 December 1966 (age 58) Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality	Thailand
Residence	Bangkok, Thailand
Career
Turned professional	1987
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour Japan PGA Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour Asian Tour OneAsia Tour All Thailand Golf Tour ASEAN PGA Tour
Professional wins	36
Highest ranking	68 (6 January 2013)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Asian Tour	18 (1st all-time)
European Senior Tour	2
Other	16
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 2013
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T31: 2006
Achievements and awards
Asian Tour Order of Merit winner 2005, 2012 Asian Tour Players' Player of the Year 2005, 2012 Japan PGA Senior Tour Order of Merit winner 2019

Professional career

Wiratchant's biggest win came in March 2005 when he won the Enjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia Open. This event was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour, meaning that Wiratchant became the second Thai after Thongchai Jaidee to win on the European Tour. He topped the Asian Tour money list in 2005, becoming the first player to win more than half a million U.S. dollars on that tour in a season. He also recorded what would have been the lowest aggregate score on the European Tour with a total of 255 strokes. However, this record is not considered official as preferred lies were in operation throughout the week.^[2]

Wiratchant won the Asian Tour money list again in 2012 after a solid season with three victories, including a playoff win over Scot Richie Ramsay at the Hero Indian Open.^[3]

Senior career

Wiratchant played in a number of events on the European Senior Tour in 2017, receiving an exemption for players aged exactly 50 who had previously won a European Tour event. In his second event on the tour, the WINSTONgolf Senior Open, he finished runner-up behind Phillip Price. He gained entry to the end-of-season MCB Tour Championship by being 23rd in the Order of Merit. Rounds of 66-65-62 gave him an eight strokes win over Mark McNulty.^[4] The win lifted him to 9th place on the end of season Order of Merit.

Amateur wins

• 1987 Singapore Open Amateur Championship

Professional wins (36)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	27 Mar 2005	Enjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia Open1	−25 (63-63-66-63=255)	5 strokes	Raphaël Jacquelin

¹Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Asian Tour wins (18)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	17 Mar 1996	Sabah Masters	−6 (72-71-70-69=282)	2 strokes	Lin Chih-chen, Jeff Wagner
2	25 Jun 2001	Alcatel Singapore Open	−16 (68-69-68-67=272)	1 stroke	Hsieh Yu-shu
3	13 Aug 2001	Volvo Masters of Malaysia	−17 (69-67-67-68=271)	3 strokes	Scott Kammann
4	19 Sep 2004	Mercuries Taiwan Masters	−5 (69-69-71-74=283)	2 strokes	Chen Yuan-chi, Chris Williams
5	27 Mar 2005	Enjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia Open1	−25 (63-63-66-63=255)	5 strokes	Raphaël Jacquelin
6	18 Sep 2005	Taiwan Open	−18 (73-65-68-64=270)	1 stroke	Chapchai Nirat
7	30 Oct 2005	Hero Honda Indian Open	−16 (68-66-68-70=272)	2 strokes	Gaurav Ghei
8	20 Nov 2005	Carlsberg Masters Vietnam	−7 (72-66-72-71=281)	2 strokes	Chris Rodgers
9	16 Sep 2007	Midea China Classic	−21 (65-63-68-67=263)	Playoff	Chinnarat Phadungsil, Simon Yates
10	8 Jun 2008	Bangkok Airways Open	−13 (66-69-68-68=271)	3 strokes	Shintaro Kai
11	13 Sep 2009	Macau Open	−15 (67-68-66-68=269)	6 strokes	Gaganjeet Bhullar
12	19 Sep 2010	Yeangder Tournament Players Championship	−10 (69-67-70=206)*	1 stroke	Chinnarat Phadungsil
13	17 Jun 2012	Queen's Cup	−7 (70-67-72-68=277)	3 strokes	Juvic Pagunsan, Siddikur Rahman
14	8 Sep 2012	Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters	−16 (66-69-68-69=272)	3 strokes	Gaganjeet Bhullar
15	21 Oct 2012	Hero Indian Open (2)	−14 (69-68-67-66=270)	Playoff	Richie Ramsay
16	15 Sep 2013	Yeangder Tournament Players Championship (2)	−13 (69-67-71-68=275)	1 stroke	Chan Kim
17	8 Jun 2014	Queen's Cup (2)	−12 (71-68-67-66=272)	1 stroke	Poom Saksansin
18	30 Nov 2014	King's Cup	−20 (68-67-66-67=268)	2 strokes	Andrew Dodt, Anirban Lahiri

*Note: The 2010 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
¹Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2007	Midea China Classic	Chinnarat Phadungsil, Simon Yates	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Yates eliminated by par on first hole
2	2012	Hero Indian Open	Richie Ramsay	Won with bogey on first extra hole
3	2015	Ho Tram Open	Sergio García, Lin Wen-tang, Himmat Rai	García won with par on second extra hole Lin and Wiratchant eliminated by birdie on first hole

OneAsia Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	17 Jul 2011	Indonesia Open	−13 (68-68-66-73=275)	1 stroke	Choi Jin-ho, Michael Hendry, Rory Hie

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (8)

• 2001 TPC Championships
• 2003 Singha Pattaya Open
• 2004 Singha Pattaya Open
• 2007 Singha Masters
• 2010 Singha E-San Open¹
• 2014 Singha All Thailand Championship
• 2015 Singha E-San Open¹
• 2020 Thongchai Jaidee Foundation

¹Co-sanctioned by the ASEAN PGA Tour

ASEAN PGA Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	12 Jun 2009	Heritage Melaka Classic	−12 (69-69-70-68=276)	1 stroke	Lam Chih Bing
2	18 Jul 2010	Singha E-San Open1	−12 (71-69-68-68=276)	Playoff	Namchok Tantipokhakul
3	6 May 2012	Luang Prabang Laos Open	−21 (69-63-68-67=267)	8 strokes	Jay Bayron
4	1 Mar 2015	Singha E-San Open1 (2)	−18 (67-68-66-69=270)	4 strokes	Piya Sawangarunporn, Namchok Tantipokhakul, Rattanon Wannasrichan

¹Co-sanctioned by the All Thailand Golf Tour

Omega China Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	21 Jun 2009	Dongfeng Nissan Teana Golf Open	−20 (70-68-63-67=268)	1 stroke	Eom Jae-woong

European Senior Tour wins (2)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Senior Tour (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	10 Dec 2017	MCB Tour Championship	−23 (66-65-62=193)	8 strokes	Mark McNulty
2	10 Mar 2018	Sharjah Senior Golf Masters	−12 (68-65-71=204)	Playoff	Clark Dennis, Peter Fowler

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2018	Sharjah Senior Golf Masters	Clark Dennis, Peter Fowler	Won with par on fourth extra hole Fowler eliminated by par on first hole

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	15 Sep 2018	Sevenhills Cup KBC Senior Open	−15 (65-64=129)	3 strokes	Katsumi Kubo, Prayad Marksaeng
2	14 Sep 2019	Komatsu Open	−14 (69-68-65=202)	Playoff	Prayad Marksaeng
3	9 Nov 2019	Fujifilm Senior Championship	−16 (68-64-68=200)	6 strokes	Toru Suzuki
4	5 Jun 2021	Sumaiida Cup Senior Tournament	−13 (64-69-70=203)	2 strokes	Prayad Marksaeng

Results in major championships

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Masters Tournament								CUT
The Open Championship	T31							CUT

Note: Wiratchant never played in the U.S. Open or the PGA Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Match Play
Championship	T54
Invitational
Champions					T60		T39	T53

  Did not play

"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Thailand): 1984

Professional

• World Cup (representing Thailand): 1989, 1990
• Dunhill Cup (representing Thailand): 1991, 1992
• Dynasty Cup (representing Asia): 2003 (winners), 2005 (winners)
• Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2006, 2007
• Dongfeng Nissan Cup (representing China): 2013^[5]

See also

• List of golfers with most Asian Tour wins