Ratchanon Chantananuwat

Ratchanon Chantananuwat (Thai: รัชชานนท์ ฉันทนานุวัฒน์; born 4 March 2007) is a Thai amateur golfer who won the Trust Golf Asian Mixed Cup on the Asian Tour as an amateur in April 2022. He became the youngest golfer to win on a tour recognized by the Official World Golf Ranking at the age of 15 years and 37 days.[1][2]

Ratchanon Chantananuwat
Personal information
NicknameTK
Born (2007-03-04) 4 March 2007 (age 17)
Sporting nationality Thailand
Career
StatusAmateur
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Medal record
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Phnom Penh Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Hanoi Team

Amateur career edit

In April 2022, Chantananuwat won the Trust Golf Asian Mixed Cup, becoming the youngest winner of an Official World Golf Ranking event at the age of 15 years and 37 days.[2]

In June 2023, Chantananuwat entered The Amateur Championship being played at Hillside Golf Club in England. He made it to the semi-finals, where he was defeated by Ronan Kleu.[3]

Amateur wins edit

  • 2020 TJDT Invitational, Faldo Series Thailand Championship - Hua Hin

Source:[4]

Professional wins (1) edit

Asian Tour wins (1) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 10 Apr 2022 Trust Golf Asian Mixed Cup1
(as an amateur)
−20 (63-70-70-65=268) 2 strokes   Tom Kim

1Mixed event with the Ladies European Tour

Team appearances edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Ratchanon sets world record". Bangkok Post. 11 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Teenager Ratchanon "TK" Chantananuwat makes history with Trust Golf Asian Mixed Cup victory". Sky Sports. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. ^ "The Amateur Championship – 2023 Preview & Results". Golf Bible. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Ratchanon Chantananuwat". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

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