The Thailand Classic was a professional golf tournament that was most recently played on the European Tour. The tournament was created in 2015, as a co-sanctioned event between the Asian Tour and the European Tour.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Established | 2015 |
| Course(s) | Amata Spring Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,505 yards (6,863 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour Asian Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$2,000,000 |
| Month played | February |
| Final year | 2023 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 Thorbjørn Olesen (2023) |
| To par | −24 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Thorbjørn Olesen | |
| Location map | |
  Amata Spring CC Location in Thailand | |
History edit
The inaugural tournament was played from 12–15 February 2015 at the Black Mountain Golf Club, in Hua Hin. The tournament was renamed as the True Thailand Classic after the True Corporation had committed to sponsoring the event.[2] It had a purse of US$2,000,000, twice as high as the other leading tournaments in the country, such as the Thailand Golf Championship and Thailand Open.
Andrew Dodt won the inaugural tournament by one stroke over Scott Hend and Thongchai Jaidee.[3] Hend won the following year.[4]
Having not been played since 2016, the tournament was revived in 2023, solely as part of the European Tour schedule. It was played at Amata Spring Country Club.[5]
Winners edit
| Year | Tour(s)[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand Classic | ||||||
| 2023 | EUR | Thorbjørn Olesen |
264 | −24 | 4 strokes |  Yannik Paul
|
| 2017–2022: No tournament | ||||||
| True Thailand Classic | ||||||
| 2016 | ASA, EUR |  Scott Hend |
270 | −18 | 1 stroke |  Piya Swangarunporn
|
| 2015 | ASA, EUR | Andrew Dodt |
272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Scott Hend Thongchai Jaidee
|
Notes edit
- ^ ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.
References edit
- ^ "Thailand Classic to welcome Tour stars in 2015". European Tour. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "True Corporation makes a commitment to True Thailand Classic presented by Black Mountain". European Tour. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Zunz, Andy (15 February 2015). "Andrew Dodt surges for True Thailand Classic win". Golfweek.
- ^ "Scott Hend clings on to win Thailand Classic". ESPN. 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Hero Cup stars set for Thailand Classic". Irish Golfer. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.