Chapchai Nirat

Chapchai Nirat
Personal information
Full name	Chapchai Nirat
Born	5 June 1983 (1983-06-05) (age 28) Bangkok, Thailand
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Nationality	Thailand
Residence	Bangkok, Thailand
Career
Turned professional	1998
Current tour(s)	European Tour Asian Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Asian Tour	3
Other	1

Chapchai Nirat (born 5 June 1983) is a Thai professional golfer.

Chapchai is the son of a Thai national team golfer, and turned professional in 1998 as a fifteen year old. He won for the first time as a pro at the 2004 Genting Masters in Malaysia. He joined the Asian Tour in 2005, and had a second place finish in his rookie season. In 2007 he won the TCL Classic, which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour and the Hana Bank Vietnam Masters. He was the third Thai to win a European Tour event.

In March 2009, Nirat shot 32-under-par over 72 holes to claim the SAIL Open, setting a new Asian Tour record for the best 72-hole score.^[1]

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	18 Mar 2007	TCL Classic	-22 (61-66-68-71=266)	3 strokes	Rafa Echenique

Asian Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	18 Mar 2007	TCL Classic	-22 (61-66-68-71=266)	3 strokes	Rafa Echenique
2	25 Nov 2007	Hana Bank Vietnam Masters	-12 (68-71-70-67=276)	2 strokes	Chawalit Plaphol, Simon Griffiths
3	21 Mar 2009	SAIL Open	-32 (62-62-65-67=256)	11 strokes	Gaganjeet Bhullar, Richard Moir

Other wins (1)

• 2004 Genting Masters (Malaysia)

References

1. ^ "Thai golfer wins Asian event with record 32-under par". USA Today. March 21, 2009. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/2009-03-21-asia-sail-open_N.htm?csp=34. Retrieved 2009-03-21. 

External links

• Chapchai Nirat at the Asian Tour official site
• Chapchai Nirat at the European Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Chapchai, Nirat
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	5 June 1983
Place of birth	Bangkok, Thailand
Date of death
Place of death