Gunn Charoenkul Explained

Gunn Charoenkul
Birth Date:10 April 1992
Birth Place:Bangkok, Thailand
Weight:83kg (183lb)
Yearpro:2011
Extour:China Tour
ASEAN PGA Tour
Prowins:12
Masters:DNP
Usopen:CUT: 2023
Open:CUT: 2019
Pga:DNP
Award1:ASEAN PGA Tour
Order of Merit winner
Year1:2014, 2016

Gunn Charoenkul (; born 10 April 1992) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on both the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour.[1]

Professional career

Gunn was born in Bangkok, Thailand and turned professional in 2011. He won three tournaments on the All Thailand Golf Tour and played on the Asian Tour 2012–2014, where his best finish was T6 at the 2013 Solaire Open at the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club in the Philippines.[2]

He played on the PGA Tour China 2015–2016, where he won two tournaments, the 2014 Yunnan Open and the 2016 Chongqing Jiangnan NewTown KingRun Open.[3]

Back on the Asian Tour, he was runner-up at the 2016 Queen's Cup in his native Thailand and the 2019 BNI Indonesian Masters, and third at the 2020 Hong Kong Open behind Wade Ormsby and Shane Lowry.[4]

In 2018, he joined the Japan Golf Tour, where he posted 10 top-10s in 2019.[5] He qualified for the 2019 Open Championship by finishing T3 at the Mizuno Open, but missed the cut.

In early 2020, he reached a career high of 126th on the Official World Golf Ranking, and in 2021 he qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo together with Jazz Janewattananond.[6]

Professional wins (12)

China Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
110 Aug 2014Yulongwan Yunnan Open−21 (61-70-66-66=263)3 strokes Zhang Xinjun
211 Sep 2016Chongqing Jiangnan NewTown KingRun Open−21 (65-68-68-66=267)6 strokes Shun Yat Hak
317 Sep 2017Beijing Classic−16 (67-72-64-69=272)1 stroke Deyen Lawson

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
119 Aug 2012Singha E-San Open1−14 (64-67-70-73=274)Playoff Nicholas Fung
223 Mar 2014Singha E-San Open1 (2)−14 (68-71-69-66=274)2 strokes Grant Jackson, Teerawat Poipong
320 Jul 2014Singha Panasonic Hua Hin Open1−15 (69-66-70-68=273)1 stroke Chapchai Nirat
431 Jul 2022Singha Championship−10 (68-70-64-68=270)1 stroke Denwit Boriboonsub
1Co-sanctioned by the ASEAN PGA Tour

ASEAN PGA Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
119 Aug 2012Singha E-San Open1−14 (64-67-70-73=274)Playoff Nicholas Fung
223 Mar 2014Singha E-San Open1 (2)−14 (68-71-69-66=274)2 strokes Grant Jackson, Teerawat Poipong
331 May 2014Melaka Championship2−7 (67-74-70-70=281)3 strokes Iylia Jamil
420 Jul 2014Singha Panasonic Hua Hin Open1−15 (69-66-70-68=273)1 stroke Chapchai Nirat
523 Jul 2016Jimei Korea Kulim Championship2−20 (66-69-70-63=268)4 strokes Ben Leong, Poom Saksansin
1Co-sanctioned by the All Thailand Golf Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

Thailand PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
119 Jul 2020Singha-SAT Hua Hin Championship−19 (68-62-64=194)6 strokes Prom Meesawat
22 Aug 2020Singha-SAT Nakhon Nayok Classic−12 (67-64-70=201)Playoff Nirun Sae-ueng

Results in major championships

Tournament20192020202120222023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. OpenCUT
The Open ChampionshipCUTNT
CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gunn Charoenkul Bio . PGA Tour China . 30 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Lin is the last action hero at the Solaire Open . 14 April 2013 . 17 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Strong finish leaves Hak in three-way tie for second in Chongqing . The Standard . 30 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Gunn Charoenkul . Asian Tour . 30 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Gunn Charoenkul Career Record . Japan Golf Tour . 30 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Gunn relishing Olympic opportunity . Asian Tour . 30 July 2021.