Prayad Marksaeng ประหยัด มากแสง | |||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||
Born | 30 January 1966 | ||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) | ||||||||
Sporting nationality | Thailand | ||||||||
Residence | Hua Hin, Thailand | ||||||||
Career | |||||||||
Turned professional | 1991 | ||||||||
Current tour(s) |
Asian Tour Japan Golf Tour Japan PGA Senior Tour | ||||||||
Former tour(s) | European Tour | ||||||||
Professional wins | 56 | ||||||||
Highest ranking | 47 (29 March 2009) [1] | ||||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
Japan Golf Tour | 6 | ||||||||
Asian Tour | 10 ( Tied-4th all-time) | ||||||||
Other | 39 | ||||||||
Best results in major championships | |||||||||
Masters Tournament | CUT: 2009 | ||||||||
PGA Championship | T15: 2008 | ||||||||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT: 1999, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017 | ||||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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Prayad Marksaeng ( Thai: ประหยัด มากแสง; born 30 January 1966) is a Thai professional golfer.
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]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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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 |
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1 | 2007 | Woodone Open Hiroshima | Toru Taniguchi | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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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 |
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1 | 2005 | Crowne Plaza Open | Marcus Both | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
1Co-sanctioned by the ASEAN PGA Tour
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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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
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 17 Mar 2018 | Singha-SAT Lamphun Championship | −21 (61-63-66-69=259) | 4 strokes | Thanyakon Khrongpha |
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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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.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Tournament | 2008 | 2009 |
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Match Play | R64 | |
Championship | T13 | |
Invitational | T68 | T36 |
Champions | T51 |
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.
Prayad Marksaeng ประหยัด มากแสง | |||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||
Born | 30 January 1966 | ||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) | ||||||||
Sporting nationality | Thailand | ||||||||
Residence | Hua Hin, Thailand | ||||||||
Career | |||||||||
Turned professional | 1991 | ||||||||
Current tour(s) |
Asian Tour Japan Golf Tour Japan PGA Senior Tour | ||||||||
Former tour(s) | European Tour | ||||||||
Professional wins | 56 | ||||||||
Highest ranking | 47 (29 March 2009) [1] | ||||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
Japan Golf Tour | 6 | ||||||||
Asian Tour | 10 ( Tied-4th all-time) | ||||||||
Other | 39 | ||||||||
Best results in major championships | |||||||||
Masters Tournament | CUT: 2009 | ||||||||
PGA Championship | T15: 2008 | ||||||||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT: 1999, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017 | ||||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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Prayad Marksaeng ( Thai: ประหยัด มากแสง; born 30 January 1966) is a Thai professional golfer.
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]
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 |
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 |
1Co-sanctioned by the ASEAN PGA Tour
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
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 |
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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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.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Tournament | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|
Match Play | R64 | |
Championship | T13 | |
Invitational | T68 | T36 |
Champions | T51 |
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.