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.
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.
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.
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. 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up127 Mar 2005Enjoy 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up117 Mar 1996Sabah Masters−6 (72-71-70-69=282)2 strokes Lin Chih-chen, Jeff Wagner225 Jun 2001Alcatel Singapore Open−16 (68-69-68-67=272)1 stroke Hsieh Yu-shu313 Aug 2001Volvo Masters of Malaysia−17 (69-67-67-68=271)3 strokes Scott Kammann419 Sep 2004Mercuries Taiwan Masters−5 (69-69-71-74=283)2 strokes Chen Yuan-chi, Chris Williams527 Mar 2005Enjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia Open1−25 (63-63-66-63=255)5 strokes Raphaël Jacquelin618 Sep 2005Taiwan Open−18 (73-65-68-64=270)1 stroke Chapchai Nirat730 Oct 2005Hero Honda Indian Open−16 (68-66-68-70=272)2 strokes Gaurav Ghei820 Nov 2005Carlsberg Masters Vietnam−7 (72-66-72-71=281)2 strokes Chris Rodgers916 Sep 2007Midea China Classic−21 (65-63-68-67=263)Playoff Chinnarat Phadungsil, Simon Yates108 Jun 2008Bangkok Airways Open−13 (66-69-68-68=271)3 strokes Shintaro Kai1113 Sep 2009Macau Open−15 (67-68-66-68=269)6 strokes Gaganjeet Bhullar1219 Sep 2010Yeangder Tournament Players Championship−10 (69-67-70=206)1 stroke Chinnarat Phadungsil1317 Jun 2012Queen's Cup−7 (70-67-72-68=277)3 strokes Juvic Pagunsan, Siddikur Rahman148 Sep 2012Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters−16 (66-69-68-69=272) 3 strokes Gaganjeet Bhullar1521 Oct 2012Hero Indian Open (2)−14 (69-68-67-66=270) Playoff Richie Ramsay1615 Sep 2013Yeangder Tournament Players Championship (2)−13 (69-67-71-68=275) 1 stroke Chan Kim178 Jun 2014Queen's Cup (2)−12 (71-68-67-66=272) 1 stroke Poom Saksansin1830 Nov 2014King's Cup−20 (68-67-66-67=268) 2 strokes Andrew Dodt, Anirban Lahiri 1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (2–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12007Midea China Classic Chinnarat Phadungsil, Simon YatesWon with birdie on fourth extra holeYates eliminated by par on first hole22012Hero Indian Open Richie RamsayWon with bogey on first extra hole32015Ho Tram Open Sergio García, Lin Wen-tang, Himmat RaiGarcía won with par on second extra holeLin and Wiratchant eliminated by birdie on first hole
OneAsia Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up117 Jul 2011Indonesia 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up112 Jun 2009Heritage Melaka Classic−12 (69-69-70-68=276)1 stroke Lam Chih Bing218 Jul 2010Singha E-San Open1−12 (71-69-68-68=276)Playoff Namchok Tantipokhakul36 May 2012Luang Prabang Laos Open−21 (69-63-68-67=267)8 strokes Jay Bayron41 Mar 2015Singha 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up121 Jun 2009Dongfeng 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up110 Dec 2017MCB Tour Championship−23 (66-65-62=193)8 strokes Mark McNulty210 Mar 2018Sharjah Senior Golf Masters−12 (68-65-71=204)Playoff Clark Dennis, Peter Fowler
European Senior Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12018Sharjah Senior Golf Masters Clark Dennis, Peter FowlerWon with par on fourth extra holeFowler eliminated by par on first hole
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up115 Sep 2018Sevenhills Cup KBC Senior Open−15 (65-64=129)3 strokes Katsumi Kubo, Prayad Marksaeng214 Sep 2019Komatsu Open−14 (69-68-65=202)Playoff Prayad Marksaeng39 Nov 2019Fujifilm Senior Championship−16 (68-64-68=200)6 strokes Toru Suzuki45 Jun 2021Sumaiida Cup Senior Tournament−13 (64-69-70=203)2 strokes Prayad Marksaeng
Results in major championships Tournament2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Masters TournamentCUTThe Open ChampionshipT31CUT Note: Wiratchant never played in the U.S. Open or the PGA Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament20062007200820092010201120122013Match PlayChampionshipT54InvitationalChampionsT60T39T53
"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
See also List of golfers with most Asian Tour wins
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