Nitithorn Thippong

Nitithorn Thippong (Thai: นิติธร ทิพย์พงษ์; born 15 October 1996[3]) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour.

Nitithorn Thippong
Personal information
NicknameFever[1]
Born (1996-10-15) 15 October 1996
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sporting nationality Thailand
ResidencePathum Thani, Thailand[3]
Career
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s)Asian Tour
All Thailand Golf Tour
Former tour(s)Asian Development Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour3
Other3

Professional career

Thippong turned professional in 2015.[4]

In 2018, Thippong got his first win on the Asian Development Tour at the PGM Penang Championship in Penang, Malaysia.[5] He finished the season second in the Order of Merit to gain a place on the Asian Tour for 2019.[6]

In 2022, Thippong won his first Asian Tour title at the DGC Open in New Delhi, India. He beat Ajeetesh Sandhu in a playoff.[7] Later in August 2022, Thippong won his second Asian Tour event at the International Series Singapore.[8]

Professional wins (6)

Asian Tour wins (3)
Legend
International Series (1)
Other Asian Tour (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 27 Mar 2022 DGC Open1 −7 (68-70-70-73=281) Playoff India Ajeetesh Sandhu
2 14 Aug 2022 International Series Singapore −16 (68-67-68-69=272) 1 stroke Malaysia Gavin Green, Thailand Phachara Khongwatmai,
Canada Richard T. Lee
3 6 Aug 2023 Mandiri Indonesia Open −18 (66-65-67-72=270) 2 strokes Australia Scott Hend, Taiwan Lee Chieh-po,
England Steve Lewton

1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2022 DGC Open India Ajeetesh Sandhu Won with birdie on first extra hole

Asian Development Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 5 May 2018 Penang Championship1 −15 (70-67-67-69=273) 2 strokes Argentina Miguel Ángel Carballo, Sweden Malcolm Kokocinski

1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 16 Oct 2022 Singha Bangkok Open −19 (65-66-64-66=261) 3 strokes Thailand Chonlatit Chuenboonngam

Thailand PGA Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 11 Nov 2017 Singha-SAT Khao Yai Championship −16 (66-70-65-67=268) Playoff Thailand Thammanoon Sriroj

References
  1. "'ฟีเว่อร์' ผงาดแชมป์กอล์ฟเอเชี่ยนทัวร์แดนโรตีรับ3ล้านบาท". Naewna (in Thai). 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. "นิติธร ทิพย์พงษ์". Golf Time (in Thai). 1 August 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. "Players - Nitithorn Thippong". All Thailand Golf Tour. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  4. "Player Profile - Nitithorn Thippong". Asian Tour. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  5. "PGM Penang Championship - Final Result". Asian Tour. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  6. "2018 Order of Merit". Asian Development Tour. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  7. "The DGC Open presented by Mastercard - Final Result". Asian Tour. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  8. "Thailand's Thippong wins on the Asian Tour in Singapore". Gulf News. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
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