Prom Meesawat (born 21 July 1984) is a Thai professional golfer. He won his age group at the World Junior Golf Championships in 1997 and 2002 and was Asia Pacific Junior Champion several times. He won the Thailand Open Amateur Championship in 2001, 2002 and 2003 and was victorious in a professional tournament as a fifteen-year-old amateur.
| Prom Meesawat | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Nickname | Big Dolphin[1] | ||||||||
| Born | 21 July 1984 | ||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) | ||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Thailand | ||||||||
| Residence | Hua Hin, Thailand | ||||||||
| Career | |||||||||
| Turned professional | 2004 | ||||||||
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour All Thailand Golf Tour | ||||||||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Japan Golf Tour Challenge Tour | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 12 | ||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
| Asian Tour | 2 | ||||||||
| Other | 10 | ||||||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||||||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2011, 2019 | ||||||||
Medal record
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Professional career edit
Meesawat turned professional in 2004 and joined the Asian Tour. In 2005 he had five top ten finishes on Asian Tour and won a professional event in Thai circuit. His first Asian Tour win came at the 2006 SK Telecom Open in South Korea.
In 2012 a string of good results in Asian Tour events that were co-sanctioned with the European Tour earned Meesawat full playing rights on the European Tour for 2013. He lost his European Tour card in 2015 and returned to the Asian Tour full-time. In January 2019, Messawat qualified for the 2019 Open Championship with a top-4 finish at the SMBC Singapore Open.[2]
Professional wins (12) edit
Asian Tour wins (2) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 May 2006 | SK Telecom Open1 | −15 (69-64-68=201)* | 3 strokes |  Lee Seong-ho,  Jeev Milkha Singh
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| 2 | 16 Nov 2014 | Yeangder Tournament Players Championship | −11 (67-73-68-69=277) | Playoff |  Miguel Tabuena
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*Note: The 2006 SK Telecom Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (1–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | Crowne Plaza Open |  Lin Wen-tang, Chinnarat Phadungsil
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Phadungsil won with par on second extra hole Lin eliminated by par on first hole |
| 2 | 2012 | SAIL-SBI Open | Anirban Lahiri
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Lost after concession on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2013 | Resorts World Manila Masters |  Liang Wenchong
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Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 2013 | Hong Kong Open |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez,  Stuart Manley
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Jiménez won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 2014 | Yeangder Tournament Players Championship | Miguel Tabuena
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Won with par on second extra hole |
Asian Development Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Apr 2019 | Butra Heidelberg Cement Brunei Championships | −20 (66-68-62-64=260) | Playoff |  Naoki Sekito
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All Thailand Golf Tour wins (7) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Dec 1999 | Singha Masters (as an amateur) |
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| 2 | 27 Aug 2005 | TPC Tour Championships | −17 (65-65-66-67=263) | 4 strokes | Chapchai Nirat
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| 3 | 1 Apr 2006 | Singha Pattaya Open | −12 (67-67-66-72=272) | 2 strokes | Thammanoon Sriroj
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| 4 | 8 May 2011 | Singha Pattaya Open1 (2) | −20 (70-62-68-68=268) | 9 strokes | Atthaphon Prathummanee, Thammanoon Sriroj
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| 5 | 13 May 2012 | Singha Pattaya Open1 (3) | −14 (67-70-67-70=274) | 3 strokes | Thanyakon Khrongpha
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| 6 | 10 Mar 2019 | Singha Thailand Masters | −12 (70-67-67-72=276) | 1 stroke | Sarit Suwannarut
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| 7 | 16 Aug 2020 | Singha Pattaya Open (4) | −20 (68-65-64-63=260) | 5 strokes | Gunn Charoenkul, Tanapat Pichaikool
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1Co-sanctioned by the ASEAN PGA Tour
TrustGolf Tour wins (2) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 Apr 2021 | Thailand Mixed #2 | −16 (68-66-66=200)* | Shared title with Chapchai Nirat
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| 2 | 19 Nov 2021 | Thailand Mixed #4 | −23 (69-67-64-65=265) | 4 strokes | Sadom Kaewkanjana
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*Note: The 2021 Thailand Mixed #2 was shortened to 54 holes due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Playoff record edit
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013 | Hong Kong Open | Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Stuart Manley
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Jiménez won with birdie on first extra hole |
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge |  Robert Coles, Jack Senior
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Senior won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
OneAsia Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Solaire Philippine Open | Miguel Tabuena
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Lost after concession on first extra hole |
Results in major championships edit
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Meesawat only played in The Open Championship.
Results in World Golf Championships edit
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | ||||||
| Championship | T68 | |||||
| Invitational | ||||||
| Champions | T11 | |||||
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Team appearances edit
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Thailand): 2002
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2002 (winners)
Professional
- Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2007
- World Cup (representing Thailand): 2018
- Amata Friendship Cup (representing Thailand): 2018 (winners)
References edit
- ^ "Big Dolphin catches eagle for share of 3-way lead at Thailand Mixed II". The Nation. Thailand. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Four qualify for The 148th Open at the SMBC Singapore Open". The Open. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
External links edit
- Prom Meesawat at the Asian Tour official site
- Prom Meesawat at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Prom Meesawat at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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