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inteRnAtionAL PLAYeRSThongchai Jaidee (thong-Chai jy-Dee)Section Player BiograPhies2BeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:t5—2010 World golf championships-accenture matchplay championship.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (13):2000 Kolon cup [asia], Korean open [asia], Singha Bangkokopen [thailand]. 2001 Wills Indian open [asia]. 2002London myanmar open [asia]. 2003 Volvo masters of asia.2004 myanmar open [asia], carlsberg malaysian open[Eur]. 2006 Volvo masters of asia. 2008 Hana Bank Vietnammasters [asia], 2009 Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia open [Eur],Ballantine’s championship [Eur]. 2010 Johnnie Walkercambodian open [asia].BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSH:t5—World golf championships-accenture match playchampionship.2010 SeASon:Finished third in Dubai two weeks before the World golfchampionships-accenture match play championship tojump to No. 50 in the official World golf ranking andsecure a spot in the accenture field for the first time inhis career. Finished t5 after losing to eventual winner Ianpoulter, 1-down, in the quarterfinals…His top pga tourfinish was a t19 at the memorial tournament in Dublin,oH…Six top-10s were part of his European tour resume,with a third-place showing at the Dubai Desert classichis top performance. also had top-10s at the maybankmalysian open (t7), Volvo china open (t8), Dubai Worldchampionship (eighth) Ballentine’s championship (t9) andFULL nAMe: thongchai JaideeHeiGHt: 5-9WeiGHt: 160BiRtHDAte: November 8, 1969BiRtHPLAce: Lopburi, thailandReSiDence: Lopburi, thailandportugal masters (t9)…added a victory late in the year atthe Johnnie Walker cambodian open on the asian tour.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Best pga tour finish was a t13 at the Britishopen. Won the 2009 Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia open on theEuropean tour at the beginning of march and followedthat with his fourth career European tour victory in theBallantine’s championship in South Korea at the end ofapril. His first victory earned a personal audience withthailand’s former prime minister, thaksin Shinawatra, whogave him a diplomatic passport to expedite his worldwidetravels. participated in a third straight omEga mission HillsWorld cup, teaming with countryman prayad marksaeng.Was the first player to break the $2-million barrier in careerearnings on the asian tour. 2006: By playing in his firstmasters tournament, he became the first thai to competein all four major championships. 2005: Edged Jyotirandahawa at the malaysian open to win his first Europeantour title, an event co-sanctioned with the asian tour.2004: Became the first thai golfer to win an event on theEuropean tour, with a victory in the myanmar open. 2003:Won the Volvo masters of asia, thanks to a final-round65 in his home country. 2002: continued to win, addingthe London myanmar open to his growing list of victories.Edged Edward Loar in a playoff. 2001: Kept up his winningways, capturing the Willis Indian open on the asian tour,thanks to four rounds in the 60s. 2000: picked up his firstprofessional title, winning the Kolon cup on the asian tourby a stroke. also won the Korean open and the SinghaBangkok open in his native thailand that season.FAMiLY: Wife, Namfon; titituch (2002), Kittituch (2008)SPeciAL inteReStS: SoccertURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1999PeRSonAL:Spent his childhood in a two-story wooden house whichhad a golf course behind it. represented his home provincein soccer but was injured when a wooden skewer wasembedded in his foot. During recuperation, sneaked ontothe army gc behind his home in Lop Buri. tied the discardedhead of a 5-iron to a bamboo stick and started playing golf.Joined the royal thai army in 1989 at age 20, becoming aparatrooper, and then turned professional 10 years later.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................71.97 ....... (N/a)Driving Distance ...........................................282.9 ....... (N/a)Driving accuracy percentage .......................68.15% .... (N/a)greens in regulation percentage ................59.36% .... (N/a)putting average ...........................................1.798 ....... (N/a)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 69–the memorial tournamentpresented by Nationwide Insurance/3career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 65–2 times, mostrecent 2006 World golf championships-american Expresschampionship/4Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $270,000–2010 World golf championships–accenture match playchampionship/t5career High official World Rank: after 2010 the Hondaclassic/42PGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank earnings2001 1 1 $8,8632002 2 12003 1 12004 5 22005 4 3 19,1542006 2 1 1 12007 3 2 12009 4 3 1 114,6012010 8 4 1 2 98,685total 30 18 2 5 241,303eURoPeAn toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings2010 20 14 1 6 9 $606,537* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10masters cut WDu.S. open t74 t47British open WD t52 t13 cutpga cut cut cut t36 cuttHE pLaYErScut cutaccenture match play championshipt5Bridgestone Invitational t32 t58 t46 t60ca championship t57 t66 t41 60 t9 t23 t56HSBc championst19nAtionAL teAMS: World cup (3), 2007, 2008, 2009; royal trophy (4), 2006, 2007, 2009,2010.2-404 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com