Phachara Khongwatmai (; born 3 May 1999) is a Thai professional golfer.
Khongwatmai became the youngest winner of a professional tournament when he won the Singha Hua Hin Open on the All Thailand Golf Tour in July 2013 at the age of 14.
Khongwatmai played on the Asian Tour and Asian Development Tour in 2015. On the Asian Tour, he finished 64th on the Order of Merit, missing a 2016 Asian Tour card by one spot. On the Asian Development Tour, he won the PGM CCM Rahman Putra Championship in March at the age of 15, becoming the youngest winner on that tour. He also won the final tournament of the year, the Boonchu Ruangkit Championship to finish fifth on the ADT Order of Merit and earn his 2016 Asian Tour card. He also qualified for the 2016 Open Championship by finishing sixth at the 2015 Thailand Golf Championship.
Khongwatmai represented Thailand in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, withdrawing from the 4th round of competition.
Amateur wins 2012 TGA-CAT Junior Championship
Professional wins (10) Asian Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up15 Dec 2021Laguna Phuket Championship−10 (66-65-69-70=270)1 stroke Denwit Boriboonsub, Kim Bi-o, Panuphol Pittayarat
Asian Tour playoff record (0–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12019Sabah Masters David Gleeson, Aman Raj, Pavit TangkamolprasertTangkamolprasert won with birdie on second extra holeRaj eliminated by par on first hole22023Shinhan Donghae Open Koh Gun-taekLost to birdie on first extra hole
Asian Development Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up121 Mar 2015CCM Rahman Putra Championship1−20 (71-66-65-66=268)4 strokes Danny Chia, Shane Smith227 Dec 2015Boonchu Ruangkit Championship2−22 (64-69-63-66=262)1 stroke Thongchai Jaidee, Chinnarat Phadungsil 1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour 2Co-sanctioned by the All Thailand Golf Tour
All Thailand Golf Tour wins (7) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up121 Jul 2013Singha Hua Hin Open1(as an amateur)−13 (66-67-71-67=271)4 strokes Sutijet Kooratanapisan, Prom Meesawat227 Dec 2015Boonchu Ruangkit Championship2−22 (64-69-63-66=262)1 stroke Thongchai Jaidee, Chinnarat Phadungsil327 Mar 2016Singha E-San Open1−13 (71-69-67-68=275)2 strokes Chapchai Nirat425 Mar 2018Singha Masters−18 (67-67-65-71=270)Playoff Prayad Marksaeng59 Feb 2020Singha E-San Open (2)−9 (64-73-72-70=279)Playoff Kosuke Hamamoto624 Oct 2021Singha Pattaya Open−20 (59-70-63-68=260)5 strokes Sadom Kaewkanjana77 Nov 2021Singha E-San Open (3)−12 (69-71-65-71=276)Playoff Chanat Sakulpolphaisan 1Co-sanctioned by the ASEAN PGA Tour 2Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour
Other wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up18 Jun 2019GolfSixes Cascais(with Thongchai Jaidee)2–1 − Tom Lewis and Paul Waring
Results in major championships Tournament2016 2017Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTPGA Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2017ChampionshipMatch PlayInvitationalChampionsT46
"T" = Tied
Team appearances Professional EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2018 Asian Games (representing Thailand): 2022
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