Chapchai Nirat

Chapchai Nirat
Personal information
Born	(1983-06-05) 5 June 1983 (age 41) Bangkok, Thailand
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sporting nationality	Thailand
Residence	Bangkok, Thailand
Career
Turned professional	1998
Current tour(s)	Asian Tour All Thailand Golf Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	11
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Asian Tour	4
Other	7

Chapchai Nirat (Thai: ชัพชัย นิราช; born 5 June 1983) is a Thai professional golfer.

Chapchai is the son of a Thai national team golfer, and turned professional in 1998 as a fifteen-year-old. He won for the first time as a pro at the 2004 Genting Masters in Malaysia. He joined the Asian Tour in 2005, and had a second-place finish in his rookie season. In 2007 he won the TCL Classic, which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour and the Hana Bank Vietnam Masters. He was the third Thai to win a European Tour event.

In March 2009, Nirat shot 32-under-par over 72 holes to claim the SAIL Open, setting a new Asian Tour record for the best 72-hole score.[1]

Professional wins (11)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	18 Mar 2007	TCL Classic^1	−22 (61-66-68-71=266)	3 strokes	Rafael Echenique

^1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Asian Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	18 Mar 2007	TCL Classic^1	−22 (61-66-68-71=266)	3 strokes	Rafael Echenique
2	25 Nov 2007	Hana Bank Vietnam Masters	−12 (68-71-70-67=276)	2 strokes	Simon Griffiths, Chawalit Plaphol
3	21 Mar 2009	SAIL Open	−32 (62-62-65-67=256)	11 strokes	Gaganjeet Bhullar, Richard Moir
4	21 Sep 2014	Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters	−10 (68-69-69-68=274)	Playoff	Antonio Lascuña

^1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2014	Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters	Antonio Lascuña	Won with par on first extra hole
2	2015	CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters	Lee Westwood	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Asian Development Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	4 Dec 2016	ADT Thongchai Jaidee Foundation^1	−12 (73-71-67-65=276)	6 strokes	Sorachut Hansapiban

^1Co-sanctioned by the All Thailand Golf Tour

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	7 Apr 2007	Singha Pattaya Open
2	25 May 2014	Singha Championship	−14 (69-67-71-67=274)	2 strokes	Thitiphun Chuayprakong
3	3 Aug 2014	Singha Chiang Mai Open^1	−23 (65-67-65-64=261)	2 strokes	Pipatpong Naewsuk
4	4 Dec 2016	ADT Thongchai Jaidee Foundation^2	−12 (73-71-67-65=276)	6 strokes	Sorachut Hansapiban

^1Co-sanctioned by the ASEAN PGA Tour
^2Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour

Thailand PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	22 Sep 2018	Singha-SAT Kanchanaburi Championship	−13 (67-67-66-67=267)	3 strokes	Chonlatit Chuenboonngam

TrustGolf Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	17 Apr 2021	Thailand Mixed#2	−16 (66-68-66=200)*	Shared title with Prom Meesawat

*Note: The 2021 Thailand Mixed #2 was shortened to 54 holes due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Other wins (1)

• 2004 Genting Masters (Malaysia)

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2008	2009
Match Play
Championship	T61
Invitational
Champions		T33

  Did not play

"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

References

1. "Thai golfer wins Asian event with record 32-under par". USA Today. March 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-21.

External links

• Chapchai Nirat at the Asian Tour official site
• Chapchai Nirat at the European Tour official site
• Chapchai Nirat at the Official World Golf Ranking official site