Chonburi, Thailand: Thailand\u2019s highest ranked golfer Thongchai Jaidee will return home for the US$1 million Thailand Golf Championship next month.<\/p>\n
Ranked 45th in the world, Thongchai will be playing at home for the first time this year and has promised to put up a performance befitting of his status as the Kingdom\u2019s best golfer.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always nice to play at home in front of the home fans. I would love to play more often in Thailand but it\u2019s always a challenge with my schedule abroad.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I\u2019ll be back and I can\u2019t ask for a more exciting tournament to play in than the Thailand Golf Championship,\u201d said Thongchai.<\/p>\n
The Thai maestro has enjoyed tremendous success worldwide having won 13 titles on the Asian Tour and three Order of Merit crowns since he turned professional in 1999.<\/p>\n
It has also been a sensational year for Thongchai having captained Team Asia to a thrilling 10-10 draw with Team Europe at the inaugural EurAsia Cup in March before going on to win his second title on European soil in Sweden in June.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is one of my best years of my career and I\u2019m really pleased with how I\u2019ve played all year.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy goal is to end the year inside the top-50 and right now, I\u2019m on track in meeting that goal,\u201d said Thongchai, who has also enjoyed seven top-10s this season.<\/p>\n
Thongchai finish tied for 10th at last year\u2019s edition which was also his best result since the Thailand Golf Championship was inaugurated in 2011.<\/p>\n
With his rich vein of form, the Thai ace is now determined to end his year on a flourish.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe field\u2019s going to be a strong one and I know I\u2019ve to play to my true potential to win. I\u2019m confident I can do well considering my form and results this year,\u201d said Thongchai.<\/p>\n
The 45-year-old will face a stern test at the Thai showpiece as a star-studded field that features the likes of defending champion Sergio Garcia, two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson, reigning US Open winner Martin Kaymer and Asian Tour honorary member Ernie Els of South Africa are expected to draw the huge crowds to the Amata Spring Country Club from December 11-14.<\/p>\n
The Thailand Golf Championship has grown into one of the most prestigious events on the Asian Tour, pitting the region\u2019s best players against a stellar international field.<\/p>\n
With its rise in stature, the Thailand Golf Championship has also been confirmed as part of The Open Qualifying Series (OQS), with four places at the 2015 Open, to be held at St Andrews, up for grabs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Chonburi, Thailand: Thailand\u2019s highest ranked golfer Thongchai Jaidee will return home for the US$1 million Thailand Golf Championship next month.<\/p>\n
Ranked 45th in the world, Thongchai will be playing at home for the first time this year and has promised to put up a performance befitting of his status as the Kingdom\u2019s best golfer.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always nice to play at home in front of the home fans. I would love to play more often in Thailand but it\u2019s always a challenge with my schedule abroad.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I\u2019ll be back and I can\u2019t ask for a more exciting tournament to play in than the Thailand Golf Championship,\u201d said Thongchai.<\/p>\n
The Thai maestro has enjoyed tremendous success worldwide having won 13 titles on the Asian Tour and three Order of Merit crowns since he turned professional in 1999.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-world-golf-news"],"yoast_head":"\n