Kiradech Aphibarnrat

Kiradech Aphibarnrat
— Golfer —
Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Personal information
Born	(1989-07-23) 23 July 1989 Bangkok, Thailand
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	104 kg (229 lb; 16.4 st)
Nationality	Thailand
Residence	Bangkok, Thailand
Career
Turned professional	2008
Current tour(s)	Asian Tour Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Asian Tour	2
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 2013, 2014
PGA Championship	T25: 2013
Achievements and awards
Asian Tour Order of Merit	2013

Kiradech Aphibarnrat (born 23 July 1989), also known as Anujit Hirunratanakorn^[1] is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian and European Tours.

In both 2003 and 2004, Aphibarnrat won his age group at the Junior World Golf Championships. In 2007, he was on the gold medal team at the 2007 Summer Universiade and took a silver in the individual event at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games.

Aphibarnrat turned professional in 2008 and began playing on the Asian Tour and the Japan Golf Tour in 2009. HIs first professional victory came in 2009 at the Mercedes-Benz Tour's Singha Pattaya Open, which he won by 11 strokes, earning US$50,000. Aphibarnrat's first Asian Tour win was at the 2011 SAIL Open.^[2]

Aphibarnrat's first victory on the European Tour was at the Maybank Malaysian Open in March 2013. The event was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour, thus giving him a second win on that tour. In the event, which shortened to 54 holes due to thunderstorms, Aphibarnrat defeated Edoardo Molinari by one stroke.

He won his second European Tour title at the Shenzhen International in a sudden death playoff over Li Hao-tong. Having led the tournament at the 54 hole stage, he trailed late in the back nine, but eagled the 17th hole and then missed a birdie putt on the 18th for the outright victory. He would go on to birdie the first extra hole to claim victory. Aphibarnrat became only the second player from Thailand, after Thongchai Jaidee, to record multiple European Tour wins.

Aphibarnrat is sometimes referred to as "Asia's John Daly", a comparison of his "unathletic" physique to the similarly large body type of two-time major championship winner John Daly.^[3]

Amateur wins (2)

2003 Junior World Golf Championships (Boys 13-14)
2004 Junior World Golf Championships (Boys 13-14)

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	24 Mar 2013	Maybank Malaysian Open*¹	−13 (65-68-70=203)	1 stroke	Edoardo Molinari
2	19 Apr 2015	Shenzhen International	−12 (67-69-68-72=276)	Playoff	Li Hao-Tong

* Note: The 2013 Maybank Malaysian Open was shortened to 54 holes due to bad weather.
¹ Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour

Asian Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	25 Mar 2011	SAIL Open	−16 (68-67-69-68=272)	1 stroke	Mohammad Siddikur
2	24 Mar 2013	Maybank Malaysian Open*¹	−13 (65-68-70=203)	1 stroke	Edoardo Molinari

* Note: The 2013 Maybank Malaysian Open was shortened to 54 holes due to bad weather.
¹ Co-sanctioned with the European Tour

Other wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	5 Apr 2009	Singha Pattaya Open	−23 (68-65-61-67=261)	11 strokes	Antonio Lascuna

Results in major championships

Tournament	2013	2014
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	T25	WD

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Accenture Match Play Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	R64
Cadillac Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	67
Bridgestone Invitational	DNP	DNP	DNP	T40	DNP
HSBC Champions	74	T66	DNP	T55	DNP

DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Yellow background for top-10.