King's Cup (golf) explained

King's Cup
Location:Thailand
Establishment:2009
Course:Phoenix Gold Golf Club
Par:72
Yardage:7386yd
Tour:Asian Tour
European Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:July
Final Year:2016
Aggregate:266 Arnond Vongvanij (2012)
To-Par:−22 as above
Final Champion: Chan Shih-chang
Map:Thailand
Map Label:Phoenix Gold GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:12.819°N 100.95°W

The King's Cup was a professional golf tournament on the Asian Tour that was played in Thailand from 2009 to 2016. The inaugural event was held at the Singha Park Khon Kaen Golf Club with a prize fund of US$300,000.

In 2016, the King's Cup was added to the European Tour schedule.[1]

Winners

YearTour(s)WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
King's Cup
2016 268 −12 2 strokes Lin Wen-tang
2015: No tournament
2014
(Nov)
268 −20 2 strokes Andrew Dodt
Anirban Lahiri
King's Cup Golf Hua Hin
2014
(Jan)
276 −12 1 stroke Rikard Karlberg
King's Cup
2013: No tournament due to reschedulling
2012 266 −22 2 strokes Mardan Mamat
Thaworn Wiratchant
2011 Cancelled due to flooding[2]
2010 276 −12 2 strokes Pariya Junhasavasdikul
Jbe' Kruger
Mo Joong-kyung
2009 274 −14 Playoff Nick Redfern
Simon Yates

External links

12.819°N 100.95°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: King's Cup added to the European Tour's 2016 summer schedule . Sky Sports . 3 May 2016 . 21 June 2020.
  2. https://archive.today/20120720124920/http://www.asiantour.com/news.aspx?sid=20111027143278724069 King's Cup Postponed Due To Flood Situation