Chapchai Nirat ( th, ชัพชัย นิราช; born 5 June 1983) is a Thai professional

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er. 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 The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money events on the tour count for ...

in 2005, and had a second-place finish in his rookie season. In 2007 he won the

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, which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour and the

Hana Bank Vietnam Masters The Hana Bank Vietnam Masters was a professional golf tournament on the Asian Tour. It was played for the first time in November 2007 at the Phoenix Golf Resort in Vietnam, with a prize fund of US$500,000. In the second year it was played at the ...

. 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.

Professional wins (11)

European Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Asian Tour wins (4)

¹Co-sanctioned by the European Tour Asian Tour playoff record (1–1)

Asian Development Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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All Thailand Golf Tour wins (4)

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Singha Pattaya Open *

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Singha Championship, Singha Chiang Mai Open¹ * 2016 Thongchai Jaidee Foundation² ¹Co-sanctioned by the

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²Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour

Thailand PGA Tour wins (1)

TrustGolf Tour wins (1)

''*Note: The 2021 Thailand Mixed #2 was shortened to 54 holes due to COVID-19 restrictions.''

Other wins (1)

*2004 Genting Masters (Malaysia)

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

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