Chinnarat Phadungsil (born 1 November 1988) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour.
Early life and amateur career Chinnarat was born in Chantaburi, Thailand. As an amateur, he won tournaments in Asia, Australia and the United States. His most notable junior win came at the 15-17 age group event at the Junior World Golf Championships in San Diego, California.
Chinnarat won the 2005 Double A International Open on the Asian Tour at the age of 17 years and five days, becoming the youngest person to win on the Asian Tour. He trailed by five shots going into the final round but forced a playoff with a final round of 67 which included three birdies on the final holes. He defeated Shiv Kapur in a playoff to win the tournament. The win also made him the third amateur to win a professional tournament in Asia.
Professional career In 2005, Chinnarat turned professional. This announcement was made immediately after his victory at the Double A International Open.
Chinnarat won his second event on the Asian Tour at the 2006 Crowne Plaza Open. He was two shots back with three holes left in the tournament and birdied holes 16 and 18 to force a playoff. He defeated Prom Meesawat and Lin Wen-tang in the playoff. As a rookie on tour, he finished in 29th on the Order of Merit. He almost picked up his third Asian Tour victory at the 2007 Midea China Classic but fell to Thaworn Wiratchant in a playoff. He finished 20th on the Order of Merit in 2007. In 2008 he recorded four top-10 finishes and finished in 38th on the Order of Merit. He earned his European Tour card for 2009 by finished T12 at qualifying school.
Chinnarat won his third event on the Asian Tour at the 2009 Queen's Cup. He entered the final round a stroke behind the leader but a final round of 67 (-4) including three birdies on the last five holes saw him win the tournament by a margin of three strokes.
Amateur wins 2001 Asia Pacific Junior Golf Championship 2002 Jack Newton Junior Golf Championship (Australia) 2003 Sprint International Amateur Golf Championship (USA) 2004 Asia Pacific Junior Masters 2005 Junior World Golf Championships (Boys 15–17)
Professional wins (5) Asian Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up16 Nov 2005Double A International Open(as an amateur)−14 (73-68-70-67=266)Playoff Shiv Kapur220 Aug 2006Crowne Plaza Open−16 (65-68-68-71=272)Playoff Lin Wen-tang, Prom Meesawat316 Aug 2009Queen's Cup−16 (66-65-70-67=268)3 strokes Kim Dae-hyun, Udorn Duangdecha, Yoshinobu Tsukada
Asian Tour playoff record (2–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12005Double A International Open(as an amateur) Shiv KapurWon with birdie on second extra hole22006Crowne Plaza Open Lin Wen-tang, Prom MeesawatWon with par on second extra holeLin eliminated by par on first hole32007Midea China Classic Thaworn Wiratchant, Simon YatesWiratchant won with birdie on fourth extra holeYates eliminated by par on first hole
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up11 Jul 2011Tokyu Resort Nasu JGTO Challenge−10 (65-69=134)1 stroke Takuya Karindo, Ryuichi Kondo, Katsuhiro Saruta, Hidezumi Shirakata
All Thailand Golf Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up128 Jun 2015Singha Open−10 (68-70-67-73=278)1 stroke Pavit Tangkamolprasert
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2011Match PlayChampionshipInvitationalChampionsT38
"T" = Tied
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Thailand): 2004 Putra Cup (representing Thailand): 2004 (winners)
See also 2008 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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