Thongchai Jaidee

Thongchai Jaidee
Personnel
Nation:	Thailand
Career data
Professional since:	1999
Current tour:	Asian Tour , European Tour
Tournament wins:	19th

Thongchai Jaidee ( Thai : ธงชัย ใจดี - [ tʰoŋ-ʧai ʤai-diː ], born November 8, 1969 in Lop Buri Province , Central Thailand ) is a Thai professional golfer on the Asian Tour and the European Tour .

Career

Thongchai Jaidee started playing golf relatively late, at the age of 16, joined the Royal Thai Army in 1989 and was trained as a paratrooper . He had a successful amateur career with five tournament wins, including the amateur championships in Pakistan , Thailand and Singapore, and did not start his career as a professional golfer until 1999 .

Thongchai turned to the Asian Tour , was soon successful and won the money lists in 2001, 2004 and 2009. In February 2004 he was the first Thai golfer to win a European Tour tournament , the Carlsberg Malaysian Open , an event which was organized together with the Asian Tour. The following year Thongchai was able to defend this title. He was invited to the 2006 Masters and became the first Thai to play all four majors .

In the golf world rankings he is among the top 100, his best ranking in the European Tour Order of Merit was a 19th place in the 2009 season. Thongchai was called up to the Asian team for the 2006 Royal Trophy , a Ryder- style team competition Cups between Asia's and Europe's elite golfers. In the Dynasty Cup he was part of the victorious Asian team in previous matches - 2003 and 2005.

Thongchai Jaidee has been married to Namfon Jaidee since 1998. The two have one child and live in Lop Buri , Thailand .

European Tour

• 2004 Carlsberg Malaysian Open (together with Asian Tour )
• 2005 Carlsberg Malaysian Open (together with Asian Tour)
• 2009 Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open, Ballantine's Championship (both together with Asian Tour)
• 2012 ISPS Handa Wales Open
• 2014 Nordea Masters
• 2015 Porsche European Open
• 2016 Open de France

Asian Tour victories

• 2000 Kolon Cup Korean Open
• 2001 Wills Indian Open
• 2002 Myanmar Open
• 2003 Volvo Masters of Asia
• 2004 Myanmar Open, Carlsberg Malaysian Open (together with European Tour )
• 2005 Carlsberg Malaysian Open (together with European Tour)
• 2006 Volvo Masters of Asia
• 2008 Hana Bank Vietnam Masters, Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open
• 2009 Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open, Ballantine's Championship (both together with European Tour)
• 2010 Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open

Other tournament victories

• 2000 Singha Bangkok Open (Thailand)
• 2001 Singha Bangkok Open

Participation in team competitions

• Dynasty Cup (for Asia): 2003 (winner), 2005 (winner)
• Royal Trophy (for Asia): 2006, 2007, 2009 (winner), 2010, 2011, 2013
• World Cup : 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016
• EurAsia Cup (for Asia): 2014 (draw, captain), 2016

Results at major championships

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	WD	DNP	DNP	DNP	T37	55	57	DNP
US Open	T74	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T47	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP
Open Championship	DNP	WD	DNP	DNP	T52	DNP	DNP	DNP	T13	CUT	CUT	T77	T32	T39	T65	T22	T27
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP	T36	CUT	DNP	CUT	T47	CUT	CUT	T73	CUT

DNP = not participated
CUT = Cut not made
"T" split placement
Green background for victories
Yellow background for top 10

Web links

• Player profile on the European Tour
• Profile on the Asian Tour (English)
• Tournament results of the last two years on the Official World Golf Ranking Website (English)

Note on Thai names : This article addresses people by their first name.