Thailand’s teenage golf sensation Ratchanon Chantananuwat wins Asian Mixed Cup
- The 15-year-old amateur fired a seven-under-par 65 to finish on 20 under and beat Korean Joohyung Kim by two shots
- ‘To be honest, I got pretty lucky, I had hit two or three terrible drives. I definitely have a lot of people to thank,’ the Thai sensation said
Thai teenage sensation Ratchanon Chantananuwat achieved the impossible when he claimed the US$750,000 Trust Golf Asian Mixed Cup – becoming the youngest male player to win on one of the game’s major Tours.
The 15-year-old amateur fired a 7-under-par 65 to finish on 20 under and beat Korean Kim Joo-hyung by two shots at Siam Country Club’s Waterside Course.
Kim, 19, returned a 64 while American left-hander Paul Peterson and South Korea’s Kim Bi-o finished third one stroke behind after firing 68 and 69 respectively.
Ratchanon improved on the previous best youngest winner mark set by Japan’s Ryo Ishikawa when he won the Japan Tour’s 2007 Munsingwear Open KSB Cup.
And on the Asian Tour Thailand’s Chinnarat Phadungsil had been the previous youngest champion, having claimed the 2005 Double A International Open when he was 17 years and five days old.