Thailand Classic (golf) explained

Thailand Classic
Location:Bangkok, Thailand
Establishment:2015
Course:Amata Spring Country Club
Par:72
Yardage:7505yd
Tour:European Tour
Asian Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:February
Aggregate:264 Thorbjørn Olesen (2023)
To-Par:−24 as above
Final Year:2023
Final Champion: Thorbjørn Olesen
Map:Thailand
Map Label:Amata Spring CC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:13.418°N 101.014°W

The Thailand Classic was a professional golf tournament that was most recently played on the European Tour. The tournament was created in 2015, as a co-sanctioned event between the Asian Tour and the European Tour.[1]

History

The inaugural tournament was played from 12–15 February 2015 at the Black Mountain Golf Club, in Hua Hin. The tournament was renamed as the True Thailand Classic after the True Corporation had committed to sponsoring the event.[2] It had a purse of, twice as high as the other leading tournaments in the country, such as the Thailand Golf Championship and Thailand Open.

Andrew Dodt won the inaugural tournament by one stroke over Scott Hend and Thongchai Jaidee.[3] Hend won the following year.[4]

Having not been played since 2016, the tournament was revived in 2023, solely as part of the European Tour schedule. It was played at Amata Spring Country Club.[5]

Winners

YearTour(s)WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Thailand Classic
2023 264 −24 4 strokes Yannik Paul
2017–2022: No tournament
True Thailand Classic
2016 270 −18 1 stroke Piya Swangarunporn
2015 272 −16 1 stroke Scott Hend
Thongchai Jaidee

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thailand Classic to welcome Tour stars in 2015 . European Tour . 21 October 2014 . 5 February 2023.
  2. Web site: True Corporation makes a commitment to True Thailand Classic presented by Black Mountain . European Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20150628162348/http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2015/tournamentid=2015010/news/newsid=248467.html . 28 June 2015 . 5 February 2015 . 5 February 2023.
  3. Andrew Dodt surges for True Thailand Classic win . Golfweek . Andy . Zunz . 15 February 2015.
  4. News: Scott Hend clings on to win Thailand Classic . ESPN . 13 March 2016.
  5. Hero Cup stars set for Thailand Classic . Irish Golfer . 3 February 2023 . 5 February 2023.