Prayad Marksaeng
| Prayad Marksaeng ประหยัด มากแสง | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 30 January 1966 |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) |
| Nationality |
 Thailand |
| Residence | Hua Hin, Thailand |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1991 |
| Current tour(s) |
Asian Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 17 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 5 |
| Asian Tour | 9 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2009 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1999, 2008–09, 2011–12 |
| PGA Championship | T15: 2008 |
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 was 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 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
Prayad received a special invitation to play in the 2008 Masters Tournament.[1] Marksaeng shot an 82 (+10) in the first round and withdrew midway through the second round due to a back injury.[2]
Professional wins (17)
Asian Tour wins (9)
- 1996 Volvo China Open
- 1997 Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship, Thai International
- 2000 Casino Filipino Open
- 2005 Crowne Plaza Open
- 2007 Volvo Masters of Asia
- 2013 Queen's Cup, King's Cup Golf Hua Hin
- 2015 Queen's Cup
Japan Golf Tour wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-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 Open | −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 |
Other wins (1)
- 2013 Singha E San Open
Japan Senior Tour wins (2)
- 2016 Maruhan Cup Taiheiyo Club Senior, [3] Japan Senior Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD | CUT |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T15 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
- Dynasty Cup (representing Asia): 2003 (winners), 2005 (winners)
- World Cup (representing Thailand): 1994, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013
- Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2009 (winners), 2010
- EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2014, 2016
See also
References
- ↑ Masters Invitation
- ↑ Masters Withdrawal
- ↑ "Prayad triumphs in Japan". Asian Tour. 1 August 2016.
External links
- Prayad Marksaeng at the Asian Tour official site
- Prayad Marksaeng at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Prayad Marksaeng at the Official World Golf Ranking official site