Thongchai Jaidee

Thongchai Jaidee ธงชัย ใจดี
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Thongchai Jaidee
Born	8 November 1969 Lopburi, Thailand
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st)
Nationality	Thailand
Residence	Lop Buri, Thailand
Spouse	Namfon Latkrathok (m. 1998)
Children	Titituch, Kittituch
Career
Turned professional	1999
Current tour(s)	European Tour Asian Tour
Professional wins	18
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	7
Asian Tour	13 (2nd all time)
Other	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T37: 2014
U.S. Open	T47: 2010
The Open Championship	T13: 2009
PGA Championship	T36: 2009
Achievements and awards
Asian Tour Order of Merit	2001, 2004, 2009

Thongchai Jaidee (Thai: ธงชัย ใจดี; rtgs: Thongchai Chaidi, born 8 November 1969) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. On the Asian Tour, he holds the record for the most career earnings and is second in victories having won 13 times. He has won the Order of Merit on the Asian Tour three times during his career. Jaidee was the first man to win US$2 million, US$3 million, US$4 million and US$5 million on the Asian Tour in prize money.

Jaidee did not start playing golf until he was sixteen, and he later went into the Royal Thai Army where he was a paratrooper. Jaidee did not turn professional until he was thirty years old, but he soon achieved success on the Asian Tour, topping the tour's order of merit in 2001 and 2004. He first played in a major championship in the 2001 U.S. Open and finished tied 74th.^[1] In February 2004 he became the first Thai to win a tournament on the European Tour by winning the Carlsberg Malaysian Open, an event which was co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour. In 2005 he successfully defended his Malaysian Open title.

In 2006 he received a special invitation to play in the Masters Tournament. He was the second Thai to play in the Masters after Sukree Onsham, who did so in 1970 and 1971, and by doing so, he became the first Thai to play in all four major championships.

After his victory in the Volvo Masters of Asia in 2006 he reached 75 in the Official World Golf Rankings. His best year-end ranking on the European Order of Merit has been 9th in 2013. He topped the Asian Tour order of merit for a third time in 2009.

Jaidee won for the fifth time on the European Tour in June 2012 at the ISPS Handa Wales Open. This was the first occasion that Jaidee had won on the European Tour outside of Asia. He shot a final round one over 72, but won by a single stroke from four other players.^[2]

Jaidee qualified for the 2015 Presidents Cup squad for the first time and in doing so became the first player from Thailand to earn the honor.

In September 2015, Jaidee won his seventh European Tour title at the Porsche European Open in Germany by a single stroke over Englishman Graeme Storm. Jaidee held the 54 hole lead by a stroke and shot a 67 in the final round to claim victory.

Amateur wins (5)

• 1995 Pakistan Amateur Open Championship
• 1997 Putra Cup
• 1998 Putra Cup, Singapore Amateur Open Championship, Thailand Amateur Open Championship

Professional wins (18)

European Tour wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	22 Feb 2004	Carlsberg Malaysian Open^1	−14 (71-71-64-68=274)	2 strokes	Brad Kennedy
2	20 Feb 2005	Carlsberg Malaysian Open^1 (2)	−21 (64-66-67-70=267)	3 strokes	Jyoti Randhawa
3	1 Mar 2009	Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open^1	−12 (71-69-67-69=276)	2 strokes	Simon Dyson, Alexander Norén, Steve Webster
4	26 Apr 2009	Ballantine's Championship^1	−4 (66-71-77-70=284)	Playoff	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Kang Sung-hoon
5	3 June 2012	ISPS Handa Wales Open	−6 (71-68-67-72=278)	1 stroke	Thomas Bjørn, Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Joost Luiten, Richard Sterne
6	1 June 2014	Nordea Masters	−16 (69-70-68-65=272)	Playoff	Victor Dubuisson, Stephen Gallacher
7	27 Sep 2015	Porsche European Open	−17 (68-68-64-67=267)	1 stroke	Graeme Storm

¹ Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2009	Ballantine's Championship	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Kang Sung-hoon	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2014	Nordea Masters	Victor Dubuisson, Stephen Gallacher	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (13)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	8 Oct 2000	Kolon Cup Korean Open	−10 (70-69-69-70=278)	1 stroke	Craig Kamps
2	18 Mar 2001	Wills Indian Open	−17 (67-69-69-66=271)	1 stroke	Ross Bain
3	10 Feb 2002	London Myanmar Open	−11 (69-70-69-69=277)	Playoff	Edward Loar
4	14 Dec 2003	Volvo Masters of Asia	−19 (71-64-65-65=265)	1 stroke	Lin Keng-chi
5	15 Feb 2004	London Myanmar Open (2)	−12 (69-72-66-69=276)	3 strokes	Andrew Pitts
6	22 Feb 2004	Carlsberg Malaysian Open^1	−14 (71-71-64-68=274)	2 strokes	Brad Kennedy
7	20 Feb 2005	Carlsberg Malaysian Open^1 (2)	−21 (64-66-67-70=267)	3 strokes	Jyoti Randhawa
8	17 Dec 2006	Volvo Masters of Asia (2)	−11 (68-68-69-72=277)	1 stroke	Frankie Miñoza
9	7 Dec 2008	Hana Bank Vietnam Masters	−15 (67-69-70-67=273)	Playoff	Rhys Davies, Andrew Dodt
10	14 Dec 2008	Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open	−24 (68-66-64-66=264)	6 strokes	Lam Chih Bing
11	1 Mar 2009	Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open^1	−12 (71-69-67-69=276)	2 strokes	Simon Dyson, Alexander Norén, Steve Webster
12	26 Apr 2009	Ballantine's Championship^1	−4 (66-71-77-70=280)	Playoff	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Kang Sung-hoon
13	12 Dec 2010	Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open (2)	−21 (70-67-65-65=267)	4 strokes	Kenichi Kuboya

¹ Co-sanctioned with the European Tour

Other wins (2)

• 2000 Singha Bangkok Open (Thailand)
• 2001 Singha Bangkok Open (Thailand)

Results in major championships

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T74	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	WD	DNP	DNP	T52	DNP	DNP	DNP	T13
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP	T36

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Masters Tournament	WD	DNP	DNP	DNP	T37	55	57
U.S. Open	T47	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT	T77	T32	T39	T65
PGA Championship	CUT	DNP	CUT	T47	CUT	CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	6
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	2
Totals	0	0	0	0	0	1	28	13

• Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2013 Open – 2014 Masters)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in World Golf Championship events

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.

Tournament	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Dell Match Play	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Cadillac Championship	T57	T66	T41	60	T9	T23	DNP
Bridgestone Invitational	DNP	DNP	T32	T58	DNP	T46	DNP

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Cadillac Championship	DNP	T56	DNP	DNP	DNP	T6	69	DNP
Dell Match Play	DNP	QF	DNP	DNP	R64	R64	T34	T28
Bridgestone Invitational	T60	DNP	DNP	WD	DNP	T52	T57
HSBC Champions	T19	DNP	T29	T21	T46	T41	T11

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

• Dynasty Cup (representing Asia): 2003 (winners), 2005 (winners)
• Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2006, 2007, 2009 (winners), 2010, 2011, 2013
• World Cup (representing Thailand): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
• EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2014 (playing captain), 2016
• Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 2015

See also

• List of golfers with most Asian Tour wins

References

1. 2001 U.S. Open results
2. "Thongchai Jaidee". Retrieved 2012-06-07.

External links

• Thongchai Jaidee at the Asian Tour official site
• Thongchai Jaidee at the European Tour official site
• Thongchai Jaidee at the Official World Golf Ranking official site