Prayad Marksaeng

Prayad Marksaeng

Prayad Marksaeng (born 30 January 1966) is a Thai professional golfer.

He 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 was won six 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 his first tournament in Japan at the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf.

He represented Thailand at the 2007 OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup and has been featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

He received a special invitation to play in the 2008 Masters Tournament. [ [http://www.pgatour.com/2008/r/01/21/masters012108.ap/index.html Masters Invitation] ] Marksaeng shot a 82 (+10) in the first round and withdrew midway through the second round due to a back injury. [ [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iXa3dQtBOdBaFDoHCD7UJ5uS1pRQ Masters Withdrawal] ]

Professional wins

Asian Tour wins

*1996 Volvo China Open
*1997 Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship, Thai International
*2000 Casino Filipino Open
*2005 Crowne Plaza Open
*2007 Volvo Masters of Asia

Japan Golf Tour wins

*2008 Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf, Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic‎

Results in major championships

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

ee also

*Golfers with most Asian Tour wins

References

External links

* [http://www.asiantour.com/profile.htm?profileID=ff80808103506d450103540a9f3e001b Profile on the Asian Tour's official site]
* [http://www.jgto.org/jgto/WG05020200Profile.do?playerCd=10750 Profile on the Japan Golf Tour's official site]
* [http://www.owgr.com/players/bio.sps?ID=3990 Results in ranking events for the last two years from the Official World Golf Ranking site]


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