Prom Meesawat (born 21 July 1984) is a Thai

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. He won his age group at the World Junior Golf Championships in 1997 and 2002 and was Asia Pacific Junior Champion several times. He won the Thailand Open Amateur Championship in 2001, 2002 and 2003 and was victorious in a professional tournament as a fifteen-year-old amateur.

Professional career

Meesawat turned professional in 2004 and joined the

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. In 2005 he had five top ten finishes on Asian Tour and won a professional event in Thai circuit. His first Asian Tour win came at the 2006 SK Telecom Open in South Korea. In 2012 a string of good results in Asian Tour events that were co-sanctioned with the

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earned Meesawat full playing rights on the European Tour for 2013. He lost his European Tour card in 2015 and returned to the Asian Tour full-time. In January 2019, Messawat qualified for the

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with a top-4 finish at the SMBC Singapore Open.

Professional wins (12)

Asian Tour wins (2)

''*Note: The 2006 SK Telecom Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.''
¹Co-sanctioned by the

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Asian Tour playoff record (1–4)

Asian Development Tour wins (1)

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (7)

¹Co-sanctioned by the ASEAN PGA Tour

TrustGolf Tour wins (2)

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

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1) Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1) OneAsia Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the halfway cut
''Note: Meesawat only played in The Open Championship.''

Results in World Golf Championships

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

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Thailand):

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* Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2002 (winners) Professional * Royal Trophy (representing Asia):

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

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(representing Thailand):

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

Amata Friendship Cup The Amata Friendship Cup is a team golf tournament for male and female professional and amateur golfers contested by teams representing Thailand and Japan. It is the first mixed-gender team event for professional and amateur golfers with a simila ...

(representing Thailand):

(winners)

References

External links

* * * Prom Meesawat Asian Tour golfers European Tour golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers Golfers at the 2002 Asian Games Prom Meesawat SEA Games medalists in golf Prom Meesawat Competitors at the 2001 SEA Games 1984 births Living people Prom Meesawat {{Thailand-golf-bio-stub