Thanyakon Khrongpha
| Thanyakon Khrongpha | ||||||||||||
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||
| Born | 3 June 1990 | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) | |||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Thailand | |||||||||||
| Residence | Khon Kaen, Thailand | |||||||||||
| Career | ||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 2010 | |||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour | |||||||||||
| Professional wins | 8 | |||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | ||||||||||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 | |||||||||||
| Other | 7 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Thanyakon Khrongpha (Some sources Thanyakorn)[1][2][3](Thai: ธันยากร ครองผา; born 3 June 1990) is a Thai professional golfer.
Khrongpha was a successful amateur, winning gold at the Southeast Asian Games, before turning professional in 2010. He promptly won his first professional tournament on the Asian Development Tour at the Kariza Classic in Indonesia. At the end of the year Khrongpha came through the qualifying school to earn a card for the full Asian Tour.
In his first season on the main tour, Khrongpha made 13 of 14 cuts and finished 52nd on the Order of Merit, enough to retain his card for 2012.
Professional wins (8)
[edit]Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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| 1 | 9 Sep 2018 | ISPS Handa Match Play | 2 and 1 |  Shugo Imahira
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Asian Development Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Sep 2010 | Kariza Classic | −13 (69-69-71-66=275) | 1 stroke |  Rory Hie
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All Thailand Golf Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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| 1 | 11 Sep 2016 | Singha Panasonic All Thailand Championship | −18 (66-66-68-66=266) | 3 strokes |  Wolmer Murillo
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| 2 | 22 Jul 2018 | Singha All Thailand Championship (2) | −13 (63-68-64-72=267) | 4 strokes | Rattanon Wannasrichan
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ASEAN PGA Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 May 2010 | Kariza Indonesia Championship | −14 (69-69-70-66=274) | Playoff |  Jay Bayron
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| 2 | 11 Jun 2011 | ICTSI Mount Malarayat Championship | −15 (70-70-66-67=273) | 3 strokes | Juvic Pagunsan
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Thailand PGA Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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| 1 | 18 Dec 2016 | Singha SAT Championship #8 | −20 (65-67-70-66=268) | 4 strokes | Namchok Tantipokhakul
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| 2 | 23 Aug 2020 | Singha-SAT Chanthaburi Championship | −14 (65-66-68=199) | Playoff | Panuphol Pittayarat
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Team appearances
[edit]- Southeast Asian Games (representing Thailand): 2007 (winners), 2009 (winners)
References
[edit]- ^ "Thanyakorn Khrongpha PGA Player Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "Top Thai Players for Boonchu's Golf Tourney". The Nation; Thailand Portal. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "Thanyakorn Khrongpha Results". ESPN. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Thanyakon Khrongpha at the PGA Tour official site
- Thanyakon Khrongpha at the Asian Tour official site
- Thanyakon Khrongpha at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Thanyakon Khrongpha at the Official World Golf Ranking official site