Phachara Khongwatmai

Phachara Khongwatmai
พชร คงวัดใหม่
Phachara Khongwatmai; พชร คงวัดใหม่
Personal information
Born	3 May 1999 (age 25); Songkhla, Thailand
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sporting nationality	Thailand
Career
Turned professional	2014
Current tour(s)	Asian Tour; European Tour
Former tour(s)	Asian Development Tour; LIV Golf
Professional wins	10
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour	1
Other	9
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 2016, 2017
Medal record
Asian Games

Phachara Khongwatmai (Thai: พชร คงวัดใหม่; born 3 May 1999) is a Thai professional golfer.

Khongwatmai became the youngest winner of a professional tournament when he won the Singha Hua Hin Open on the All Thailand Golf Tour in July 2013 at the age of 14.^[1]^[2]

Khongwatmai played on the Asian Tour and Asian Development Tour in 2015. On the Asian Tour, he finished 64th on the Order of Merit, missing a 2016 Asian Tour card by one spot.^[3] On the Asian Development Tour, he won the PGM CCM Rahman Putra Championship in March at the age of 15, becoming the youngest winner on that tour.^[3] He also won the final tournament of the year, the Boonchu Ruangkit Championship to finish fifth on the ADT Order of Merit and earn his 2016 Asian Tour card.^[3] He also qualified for the 2016 Open Championship by finishing sixth at the 2015 Thailand Golf Championship.^[2]

Amateur wins

2012 TGA-CAT Junior Championship^[4]

Professional wins (10)

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	5 Dec 2021	Laguna Phuket Championship	−10 (66-65-69-70=270)	1 stroke	Denwit Boriboonsub, Kim Bi-o, Panuphol Pittayarat

Asian Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2019	Sabah Masters	David Gleeson, Aman Raj, Pavit Tangkamolprasert	Tangkamolprasert won with birdie on second extra hole Raj eliminated by par on first hole
2	2023	Shinhan Donghae Open	Koh Gun-taek	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Asian Development Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	21 Mar 2015	CCM Rahman Putra Championship¹	−20 (71-66-65-66=268)	4 strokes	Danny Chia, Shane Smith
2	27 Dec 2015	Boonchu Ruangkit Championship²	−22 (64-69-63-66=262)	1 stroke	Thongchai Jaidee, Chinnarat Phadungsil

¹Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
²Co-sanctioned by the All Thailand Golf Tour

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	21 Jul 2013	Singha Hua Hin Open¹ (as an amateur)	−13 (66-67-71-67=271)	4 strokes	Sutijet Kooratanapisan, Prom Meesawat
2	27 Dec 2015	Boonchu Ruangkit Championship²	−22 (64-69-63-66=262)	1 stroke	Thongchai Jaidee, Chinnarat Phadungsil
3	27 Mar 2016	Singha E-San Open¹	−13 (71-69-67-68=275)	2 strokes	Chapchai Nirat
4	25 Mar 2018	Singha Masters	−18 (67-67-65-71=270)	Playoff	Prayad Marksaeng
5	9 Feb 2020	Singha E-San Open (2)	−9 (64-73-72-70=279)	Playoff	Kosuke Hamamoto
6	24 Oct 2021	Singha Pattaya Open	−20 (59-70-63-68=260)	5 strokes	Sadom Kaewkanjana
7	7 Nov 2021	Singha E-San Open (3)	−12 (69-71-65-71=276)	Playoff	Chanat Sakulpolphaisan