Sadom Kaewkanjana (Thai: สดมภ์ แก้วกาญจนา; born 6 July 1998[2]) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour where he has won twice. Kaewkanjana won his first Asian Tour event in 2019 at the Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open which made him the fastest qualifying school graduate to win on the Asian Tour.[3] In 2021, he won three times on the All Thailand Golf Tour, including the Thailand Open, and led the Order of Merit.[4] He captured his second Asian Tour title at the 2022 SMBC Singapore Open and earned the spot in the 2022 Open Championship at St Andrews.[5]
| Sadom Kaewkanjana | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Born | 6 July 1998 | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||
| Weight | 163 lb (74 kg; 11.6 st) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  Thailand | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 2018 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour All Thailand Golf Tour | ||||
| Former tour(s) | Asian Development Tour LIV Golf | ||||
| Professional wins | 9 | ||||
| Highest ranking | 75 (12 February 2023)[1] (as of 28 April 2024) | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| Asian Tour | 2 | ||||
| Other | 7 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2022, 2023 | ||||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||||
| The Open Championship | T11: 2022 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Medal record | |||||
Amateur wins edit
- 2014 Singha Thailand Junior World Championship #7
- 2017 Philippine Amateur Open Championship, National Team Ranking #2, Malaysian Amateur Open, All India Amateur
- 2018 National Team Ranking #2, National Team Ranking #4, Dutch International Junior Open
Source:[6]
Professional wins (9) edit
Asian Tour wins (2) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Apr 2019 | Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open | −19 (65-62-68-70=265) | 1 stroke |  Ajeetesh Sandhu
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| 2 | 23 Jan 2022 | SMBC Singapore Open1 | −13 (67-70-65-69=271) | 3 strokes |  Yuto Katsuragawa,  Tom Kim
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1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but unofficial money event.
Asian Development Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 Feb 2019 | Thongchai Jaidee Foundation1 | −14 (67-67-64-68=266) | 1 stroke | Kosuke Hamamoto
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1Co-sanctioned by the All Thailand Golf Tour
All Thailand Golf Tour wins (5) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Oct 2017 | Singha Pattaya Open (as an amateur) |
−8 (68-71-68-65=272) | 1 stroke | Kammalas Namuangruk (a)
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| 2 | 17 Feb 2019 | Thongchai Jaidee Foundation1 | −14 (67-67-64-68=266) | 1 stroke | Kosuke Hamamoto
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| 3 | 10 Oct 2021 | Singha Laguna Phuket Open | −13 (69-65-67-66=267) | 4 strokes | Ratchanon Chantananuwat (a)
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| 4 | 31 Oct 2021 | Thailand Open | −23 (66-66-64-66=261) | 4 strokes | Prom Meesawat
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| 5 | 14 Nov 2021 | Singha Classic | −9 (69-69-70-67=275) | 1 stroke | Nitithorn Thippong
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1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour
Thailand PGA Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Oct 2021 | Singha-SAT Phuket Classic | −14 (66-65-68=199) | 1 stroke | Suteepat Prateeptienchai
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TrustGolf Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 Dec 2021 | Thailand Mixed #5 | −29 (65-64-66-64=259) | 2 strokes | Wichayapat Sinsrang
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Results in major championships edit
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Open | ||
| The Open Championship | T11 |
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances edit
Amateur
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2018 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Thailand): 2016, 2018
- Asian Games (representing Thailand): 2018
- Nomura Cup (representing Thailand): 2017 (winners)
- Southeast Asian Games (representing Thailand): 2017
- Amata Friendship Cup (representing Thailand): 2018 (winners)
References edit
- ^ "Week 6 2023 Ending 12 Feb 2023" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "4 หนุ่มวงสวิงไทยกับศึก มาเลเซียน โอเพ่น". Siamsport (in Thai). 8 May 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Sadom in sight of breakthrough win". Bangkok Post. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Sadom claims third All Thailand Golf Tour title of year". Bangkok Post. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Wong, Jonathan (23 January 2022). "Golf: Thailand's Sadom Kaewkanjana wins Singapore Open by three shots". Straits Times. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Sadom Kaewkanjana". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
External links edit
- Sadom Kaewkanjana at the Asian Tour official site
- Sadom Kaewkanjana at the Official World Golf Ranking official site