Chawalit Plaphol (born 30 August 1974) is a Thai golfer.
Early life and amateur career He took up golf at the age of twelve and won team and individual gold medals for Thailand at the 1995 South East Asian Games.
Professional career In 1996, Plaphol turned professional. He has been a regular competitor on the Asian Tour since that year. He has won two Asian Tour events and in 2005 he achieved a career best order of merit placing of seventh. He also plays on the Japan Golf Tour, on which he was victorious in the 2004 ANA Open. He represented Thailand in the 2000 WGC-World Cup alongside his cousin Thammanoon Sriroj.
Amateur wins 1995 South East Asian Games (individual and team)
Professional wins (11) Japan Golf Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up119 Sep 2004ANA Open−17 (66-65-70-70=271)1 stroke Yang Yong-eun
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12007ANA Open Yasuharu Imano, Norio ShinozakiShinozaki won with par on fifth extra holeImano eliminated by par on first hole
Asian Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up15 Apr 1998China Orient Masters−10 (71-71-67-69=278)5 strokes Boonchu Ruangkit211 Jun 2006Bangkok Airways Open−3 (71-70-73-67=281)Playoff Rick Gibson319 Jun 2011Queen's Cup−11 (70-67-68-68=273)2 strokes Prayad Marksaeng424 Feb 2013Zaykabar Myanmar Open−18 (67-66-68-69=270)1 stroke Mithun Perera
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12006Bangkok Airways Open Rick GibsonWon with par on first extra hole
All Thailand Golf Tour wins (2) 2005 Chevrolet Championship 2013 Singha All Thailand Grand Final
ASEAN PGA Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up126 Jun 2010ICTSI Mount Malarayat Championship−22 (65-64-69-68=266)8 strokes Juvic Pagunsan214 Aug 2010Mercedes-Benz Masters Singapore−17 (67-68-66-70=271)5 strokes Lam Chih Bing, Panuphol Pittayarat
Thailand PGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up126 Aug 2018Singha-SAT Lamphun Classic−15 (68-68-65-68=269)2 strokes Settee Prakongvech
Other wins (1) 1998 Hugo Boss Foursomes (China; with Jim Rutledge)
Team appearances World Cup (representing Thailand): 2000
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