Chawalit Plaphol

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Chawalit Plaphol
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name Chawalit Plaphol
Born (1974-08-30) 30 August 1974
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Nationality  Thailand
Career
Turned professional 1996
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
Professional wins 7
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour 1
Asian Tour 4
Other 2

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

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. He turned professional in 1996 and 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 Srirot.

Amateur wins (1)

  • 1995 South East Asian Games (individual and team)

Professional wins (7)

Asian Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 5 Apr 1998 Orient Masters –10 (71-71-67-69=278) 5 strokes Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit
2 11 Jun 2006 Bangkok Airways Open –3 (71-70-73-67=281) Playoff Canada Rick Gibson
3 19 Jun 2011 Queen's Cup –11 (70-67-68-68=273) 2 strokes Thailand Prayad Marksaeng
4 24 Feb 2013 Zaykabar Myanmar Open –18 (67-66-68-69=270) 1 stroke Sri Lanka Mithun Perera

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

Other wins (2)

  • 1998 Hugo Boss Foursomes (China; with Jim Rutledge)
  • 2010 ICTSI Mt. Malarayat Championship (Mercedes-Benz Tour, Philippines)

Team appearances

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