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Prayad Marksaeng

Prayad Marksaeng (Thai: ประหยัด มากแสง; born 30 January 1966) is a Thai professional golfer.

Prayad Marksaeng
ประหยัด มากแสง
Personal information
Born (1966-01-30) 30 January 1966 (age 58)
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st)
Sporting nationality Thailand
ResidenceHua Hin, Thailand
Career
Turned professional1991
Current tour(s)Japan PGA Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
All Thailand Golf Tour
ASEAN PGA Tour
Professional wins56
Highest ranking47 (29 March 2009)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour6
Asian Tour10 (Tied-4th all-time)
Other39
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2009
PGA ChampionshipT15: 2008
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1999, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017
Achievements and awards
Asian PGA Tour
Players' Player of the Year		1997
All Thailand Golf Tour
Order of Merit winner		2007, 2008, 2013,
2014, 2015
ASEAN PGA Tour
Order of Merit winner		2015
Japan PGA Senior Tour
Order of Merit winner		2016, 2017, 2018,
2022

Career

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Prayad was a member of Thailand's winning golf team at the 1987 South East Asian Games and turned professional in 1991. He has been a member of the Asian Tour since it began in its modern form in 1995. He has won seven events on the tour, becoming one of the first ten men to reach a million U.S. dollars in career earnings. He has also competed on the Japan Golf Tour and in 2008 won three tournaments in Japan.

Prayad represented Thailand at the 2007 and 2008 Omega Mission Hills World Cup and has been featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Prayad received a special invitation to play in the 2008 Masters Tournament.[2] Marksaeng shot an 82 (+10) in the first round and withdrew midway through the second round due to a back injury.[3]

At the age of 50, Prayad won the SMBC Singapore Open by one stroke over Phachara Khongwatmai, Jbe' Kruger, Juvic Pagunsan and Song Young-han. This event was co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and the Asian Tour. This win also guaranteed him a place in the 2017 Open Championship.[4]

Professional wins (56)

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Japan Golf Tour wins (6)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 1 Jun 2008 Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf −10 (70-70-66-68=274) 1 stroke   Shintaro Kai
2 22 Jun 2008 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic −15 (69-66-69-65=269) 1 stroke   Azuma Yano
3 23 Nov 2008 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament −8 (68-70-67-71=276) 1 stroke   Ryo Ishikawa
4 17 Mar 2013 Thailand Open1 −24 (68-67-65-64=264) 2 strokes   Scott Strange
5 26 Jul 2015 Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open −24 (69-65-67-63=264) 1 stroke   Song Young-han
6 22 Jan 2017 SMBC Singapore Open2 −9 (71-69-68-67=275) 1 stroke   Phachara Khongwatmai,   Jbe' Kruger,
  Juvic Pagunsan,   Song Young-han

1Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2007 Woodone Open Hiroshima   Toru Taniguchi Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (10)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 2 Jun 1996 Volvo China Open −19 (70-66-67-66=269) 9 strokes   Hsieh Yu-shu
2 5 Oct 1997 Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship −11 (71-71-65-70=277) 1 stroke   Kasiyadi
3 23 Nov 1997 Lexus Thai International −18 (70-69-65-66=270) 1 stroke   Arjun Atwal
4 20 Feb 2000 Casino Filipino Open −5 (72-70-70-71=283) 1 stroke   Mike Cunning,   Tatsuhiko Ichihara,
  Ted Purdy
5 2 Oct 2005 Crowne Plaza Open −8 (72-70-70-68=280) Playoff   Marcus Both
6 9 Dec 2007 Volvo Masters of Asia −13 (67-71-68-69=275) 1 stroke   Chris Rodgers
7 16 Jun 2013 Queen's Cup −14 (71-64-68-67=270) 3 strokes   Arnond Vongvanij
8 19 Jan 2014
(2013 season) 		King's Cup Golf Hua Hin −12 (68-71-71-66=276) 1 stroke   Rikard Karlberg
9 21 Jun 2015 Queen's Cup (2) −14 (69-65-71-65=270) 2 strokes   Thanyakon Khrongpha
10 22 Jan 2017 SMBC Singapore Open1 −9 (71-69-68-67=275) 1 stroke   Phachara Khongwatmai,   Jbe' Kruger,
  Juvic Pagunsan,   Song Young-han

1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2005 Crowne Plaza Open   Marcus Both Won with birdie on first extra hole

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (18)

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  • 2000 Singha Masters
  • 2004 Singha Masters
  • 2005 Singha Pattaya Open
  • 2007 B-Ing TPC Championships, Singha E-San Open1
  • 2008 Singha Masters
  • 2009 Singha Championship
  • 2010 Singha Classic
  • 2012 Singha Masters
  • 2013 Singha E-San Open1, Road To Panasonic Open Singha Bangkok Open
  • 2014 Singha Pattaya Open1, Singha All Thailand Grand Final
  • 2015 Singha Pattaya Open1, Singha Chiang Mai Open1, Singha Masters
  • 2016 Singha Hua Hin Open1, Singha Chiang Mai Open

1Co-sanctioned by the ASEAN PGA Tour

ASEAN PGA Tour wins (6)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 22 Dec 2007 Singha E-San Open1 −19 (67-69-64-65=265) Playoff   Boonchu Ruangkit
2 17 Feb 2013 Singha E-San Open1 (2) −14 (66-70-66-72=274) Playoff   Baek Seuk-hyun,   Thanyakon Khrongpha,
  Sattaya Supupramai
3 13 Apr 2014 Singha Pattaya Open1 −20 (64-67-68-69=268) 1 stroke   Kwanchai Tannin
4 29 Mar 2015 Singha Pattaya Open1 (2) −22 (66-69-60-67=262) 4 strokes   Piya Swangarunporn
5 9 Aug 2015 Singha Chiang Mai Open1 −18 (66-67-68-65=266) 1 stroke   Jazz Janewattananond
6 8 May 2016 Singha Hua Hin Open1 −13 (68-68-66-69=271) 1 stroke   Tirawat Kaewsiribandit,   Prom Meesawat

1Co-sanctioned by the All Thailand Golf Tour

Thailand PGA Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 17 Mar 2018 Singha-SAT Lamphun Championship −21 (61-63-66-69=259) 4 strokes   Thanyakon Khrongpha

Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (22)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 31 Jul 2016 Maruhan Cup Taiheiyo Club Senior −13 (68-63=131) 2 strokes   Kiyoshi Maita
2 10 Sep 2016 Komatsu Open −17 (65-67-67=199) 5 strokes   Lu Wen-teh,   Kazuhiro Takami
3 18 Sep 2016 Japan Senior Open Golf Championship −12 (68-71-70-67=276) 3 strokes   Toru Suzuki
4 9 Oct 2016 Japan PGA Senior Championship Sumitomo Corporation Summit Cup −20 (66-69-64-69=268) 8 strokes   Barry Lane
5 3 Jun 2017 Sumida Cup Senior Golf Tournament −16 (66-67-67=200) 1 stroke   Park Boo-won
6 11 Jun 2017 Starts Senior Golf Tournament −16 (66-67-67=200) 1 stroke   Ryoken Kawagishi,   Katsumi Kubo,
  Ikuo Shirahama
7 17 Sep 2017 Japan Senior Open Golf Championship (2) −18 (63-63-70-74=270) 4 strokes   Kōki Idoki,   Toru Suzuki
8 4 Nov 2017 Fujifilm Senior Championship −11 (73-65-67=205) 2 strokes   Takeshi Sakiyama
9 20 May 2018 Fubon Yeangder Senior Cup −12 (67-67-70=204) 1 stroke   Lu Chien-soon
10 10 Jun 2018 Starts Senior Golf Tournament (2) −13 (68-65-70=203) 2 strokes   Katsumi Kubo
11 15 Jul 2018 Japan Senior Open Golf Championship (3) −5 (74-68-67-70=279) 5 strokes   Toru Taniguchi
12 5 Aug 2018 Maruhan Cup Taiheiyo Club Senior (2) −9 (65-70=135) 1 stroke   Katsumi Kubo,   Takeshi Sakiyama,
  Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
13 19 Aug 2018 Fancl Classic −13 (66-72-65=203) Playoff   Gregory Meyer
14 25 Aug 2019 Fancl Classic (2) −9 (68-67-72=207) Playoff   Suk Jong-yul,   Naoyuki Tamura
15 8 Sep 2019 Maruhan Cup Taiheiyo Club Senior (3) −10 (68-66=134) 1 stroke   Hidezumi Shirakata
16 18 Sep 2022 Japan Senior Open Golf Championship (4) −12 (70-66-70-70=276) 4 strokes   Hiroyuki Fujita
17 9 Oct 2022 Japan PGA Senior Championship Sumitomo Corporation Summit Cup (2) −13 (68-70-70-67=275) 5 strokes   Katsumasa Miyamoto
18 16 Oct 2022 Trust Group Cup Sasebo Senior Open −13 (65-66=131) 4 strokes   Hiroo Kawai,   Katsumasa Miyamoto
19 23 Oct 2022 ISPS Handa Yappariomoshiroi Senior Tournament −12 (68-67-66=201) 3 strokes   Mitsuhiro Watanabe
20 30 Oct 2022 Fukuoka Senior Open −7 (69-68=137) 1 stroke   Hiroyuki Fujita
21 4 Nov 2022 Cosmohealth Cup Senior Tournament −9 (68-67=135) 3 strokes   Tomoyuki Hirano
22 27 Aug 2023 Maruhan Cup Taiheiyo Club Senior (4) −11 (67-66=133) Playoff   Hiroaki Iijima

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Masters Tournament WD CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship T15 CUT

Note: Marksaeng never played in the U.S. Open.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2008 2009
Match Play R64
Championship T13
Invitational T68 T36
Champions T51
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 13 2009 Ending 29 Mar 2009" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Augusta National invites three Asian standouts to play in Masters". PGA Tour. Associated Press. 21 January 2008. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Prayad suffers abrupt end in Masters debut". 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Prayad Marksaeng books Open spot with Singapore Open victory". Sky Sports. 22 January 2017.
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