Prayad Marksaeng
Prayad Marksaeng (Thai: ประหยัด มากแสง; born 30 January 1966) is a Thai professional golfer.
| Prayad Marksaeng ประหยัด มากแสง | |||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | 30 January 1966 | ||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) | ||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Thailand | ||||||||
| Residence | Hua Hin, Thailand | ||||||||
| Career | |||||||||
| Turned professional | 1991 | ||||||||
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour Japan Golf Tour Japan PGA Senior Tour | ||||||||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 52 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | 47 (29 March 2009)[1] | ||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 6 | ||||||||
| Asian Tour | 10 (Tied 3rd all time) | ||||||||
| Other | 35 | ||||||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||||||
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2009 | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | T15: 2008 | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1999, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017 | ||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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Career
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 has 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 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
Prayad received a special invitation to play in the 2008 Masters Tournament.[2] Marksaeng shot an 82 (+10) in the first round and withdrew midway through the second round due to a back injury.[3]
At the age of 50, Prayad won the SMBC Singapore Open by one stroke over Phachara Khongwatmai, Jbe' Kruger, Juvic Pagunsan and Song Young-han. This event was co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and the Asian Tour. This win also guaranteed him a place in the 2017 Open Championship.[4]
Professional wins (52)
Japan Golf Tour wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-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 Open1 | −24 (68-67-65-64=264) | 2 strokes | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Scott Strange |
| 5 | 26 Jul 2015 | Dunlop Srixon Fukushima Open | −24 (69-65-67-63=264) | 1 stroke |  Song Young-han |
| 6 | 22 Jan 2017 | SMBC Singapore Open2 | −9 (71-69-68-67=275) | 1 stroke | Phachara Khongwatmai,  Jbe' Kruger, Juvic Pagunsan, Song Young-han |
1Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | Woodone Open Hiroshima | Toru Taniguchi |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Asian Tour wins (10)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Jun 1996 | Volvo China Open | −19 (70-66-67-66=269) | 9 strokes |  Hsieh Yu-shu |
| 2 | 5 Oct 1997 | Yokohama Singapore PGA Championship | −11 (71-71-65-70=277) | 1 stroke |  Kasiyadi |
| 3 | 23 Nov 1997 | Lexus Thai International | −18 (70-69-65-66=270) | 1 stroke |  Arjun Atwal |
| 4 | 20 Feb 2000 | Casino Filipino Open | −5 (72-70-70-71=283) | 1 stroke |  Mike Cunning, Tatsuhiko Ichihara, Ted Purdy |
| 5 | 2 Oct 2005 | Crowne Plaza Open | −8 (72-70-70-68=280) | Playoff | Marcus Both |
| 6 | 9 Dec 2007 | Volvo Masters of Asia | −13 (67-71-68-69=275) | 1 stroke |  Chris Rodgers |
| 7 | 16 Jun 2013 | Queen's Cup | −14 (71-64-68-67=270) | 3 strokes | Arnond Vongvanij |
| 8 | 19 Jan 2014 (2013 season) |
King's Cup Golf Hua Hin | −12 (68-71-71-66=276) | 1 stroke |  Rikard Karlberg |
| 9 | 21 Jun 2015 | Queen's Cup (2) | −14 (69-65-71-65=270) | 2 strokes | Thanyakon Khrongpha |
| 10 | 22 Jan 2017 | SMBC Singapore Open1 | −9 (71-69-68-67=275) | 1 stroke | Phachara Khongwatmai, Jbe' Kruger, Juvic Pagunsan, Song Young-han |
1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Crowne Plaza Open | Marcus Both |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
All Thailand Golf Tour wins (18)
- 2000 Singha Masters
- 2004 Singha Masters
- 2005 Singha Pattaya Open
- 2007 B-Ing TPC Championships, Singha E-San Open1
- 2008 Singha Masters
- 2009 Singha Championship
- 2010 Singha Classic
- 2012 Singha Masters
- 2013 Singha E-San Open1, Road To Panasonic Open Singha Bangkok Open
- 2014 Singha Pattaya Open1, Singha All Thailand Grand Final
- 2015 Singha Pattaya Open1, Singha Chiang Mai Open1, Singha Masters
- 2016 Singha Hua Hin Open1, Singha Chiang Mai Open
1Co-sanctioned by the ASEAN PGA Tour
ASEAN PGA Tour wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Dec 2007 | Singha E-San Open1 | −19 (67-69-64-65=265) | Playoff | Boonchu Ruangkit |
| 2 | 17 Feb 2013 | Singha E-San Open1 (2) | −14 (66-70-66-72=274) | Playoff | Baek Seuk-hyun, Thanyakon Khrongpha, Sattaya Supupramai |
| 3 | 13 Apr 2014 | Singha Pattaya Open1 | −20 (64-67-68-69=268) | 1 stroke | Kwanchai Tannin |
| 4 | 29 Mar 2015 | Singha Pattaya Open1 (2) | −22 (66-69-60-67=262) | 4 strokes | Piya Swangarunporn |
| 5 | 9 Aug 2015 | Singha Chiang Mai Open1 | −18 (66-67-68-65=266) | 1 stroke | Jazz Janewattananond |
| 6 | 8 May 2016 | Singha Hua Hin Open1 | −13 (68-68-66-69=271) | 1 stroke | Tirawat Kaewsiribandit, Prom Meesawat |
1Co-sanctioned by the All Thailand Golf Tour
Thailand PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 Mar 2018 | Singha-SAT Lamphun Championship | −21 (61-63-66-69=259) | 4 strokes | Thanyakon Khrongpha |
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (18)
- 2016 Maruhan Cup Taiheiyo Club Senior,[5] Komatsu Open, Japan Senior Open, Japan PGA Senior Championship
- 2017[6] Sumida Cup Senior Golf Tournament, Starts Senior Golf Tournament, Japan Senior Open (2), Fujifilm Senior Championship
- 2018[7] Fubon Yeangder Senior Cup, Starts Senior Golf Tournament (2), Japan Senior Open (3), Maruhan Cup Taiheiyo Club Senior (2), Fancl Classic
- 2019[8] Fancl Classic (2), Maruhan Cup Taiheiyo Club Senior (3)
- 2022[9] Japan Senior Open Golf Championship (4), Japan PGA Senior Championship (2), Trust Group Cup Sasebo Senior Open Golf Tournament
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | WD | CUT | |||||||||||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||||||||
| PGA Championship | T15 | CUT |
Note: Marksaeng never played in the U.S. Open.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Match Play | R64 | |
| Championship | T13 | |
| Invitational | T68 | T36 |
| Champions | T51 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
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
- Amata Friendship Cup (representing Thailand): 2018 (winners)
References
- "Week 13 2009 Ending 29 Mar 2009" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "Augusta National invites three Asian standouts to play in Masters". PGA Tour. Associated Press. 21 January 2008. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009.
- "Prayad suffers abrupt end in Masters debut". 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012.
- "Prayad Marksaeng books Open spot with Singapore Open victory". Sky Sports. 22 January 2017.
- "Prayad triumphs in Japan". Asian Tour. 1 August 2016.
- "PGA Senior Tour Schedule & Score 2017". PGA Web-Magazine.
- "PGA Senior Tour Schedule & Score 2018". PGA Web-Magazine.
- "PGA Senior Tour Schedule & Score 2019". PGA Web-Magazine.
- "PGA Senior Tour Schedule & Score 2022". PGA Web-Magazine.
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