Chapchai Nirat
| Chapchai Nirat | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Chapchai Nirat |
| Born |
5 June 1983 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Nationality |
 Thailand |
| Residence | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1998 |
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Asian Tour | 4 |
| Other | 1 |
Chapchai Nirat (born 5 June 1983) is a Thai professional golfer.
Chapchai is the son of a Thai national team golfer, and turned professional in 1998 as a fifteen-year-old. He won for the first time as a pro at the 2004 Genting Masters in Malaysia. He joined the Asian Tour in 2005, and had a second-place finish in his rookie season. In 2007 he won the TCL Classic, which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour and the Hana Bank Vietnam Masters. He was the third Thai to win a European Tour event.
In March 2009, Nirat shot 32-under-par over 72 holes to claim the SAIL Open, setting a new Asian Tour record for the best 72-hole score.[1]
Professional wins (5)
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Mar 2007 | TCL Classic (co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour) |
−22 (61-66-68-71=266) | 3 strokes |  Rafa Echenique |
Asian Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Mar 2007 | TCL Classic (co-sanctioned by the European Tour) |
−22 (61-66-68-71=266) | 3 strokes | Rafa Echenique |
| 2 | 25 Nov 2007 | Hana Bank Vietnam Masters | −12 (68-71-70-67=276) | 2 strokes | Chawalit Plaphol,  Simon Griffiths |
| 3 | 21 Mar 2009 | SAIL Open | −32 (62-62-65-67=256) | 11 strokes |  Gaganjeet Bhullar,  Richard Moir |
| 4 | 21 Sep 2014 | Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters | −10 (68-69-69-68=274) | Playoff |  Antonio Lascuña |
Other wins (1)
- 2004 Genting Masters (Malaysia)
References
- ↑ "Thai golfer wins Asian event with record 32-under par". USA Today. March 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
External links
- Chapchai Nirat at the Asian Tour official site
- Chapchai Nirat at the European Tour official site
- Chapchai Nirat at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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