Asian golfer Thonchai Jaidee wins an award
Q. Who was voted as Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month for July 2016?- Published on 29 Aug 16a. Thongchai Jaidee
b. Anirban Lahiri
c. Jyoti Randhawa
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Thongchai Jaidee
Thai golfer Thongchai Jadiee on 25th August 2016 was voted as the Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month for July 2016
- He wins the award ahead of Chinese Taipei sensation Chan Shi-chang and Carlos Pigem of Spain
- The players were nominated by a selection panel before going into the voting process
- Thai professional golfer Jaidee plays on the Asian and European Tour
- On the Asian tour, he has the record for the most career earnings and is second in victories having won a record 13 times
- He was also the winner of Order of Merit on the Asian tour three times in his career
- In February 2004, he became the first Thai to win a tournament on the European tour by winning the Carlsberg Malaysian Open
- In 2006, he received a special invitation to play in the Masters Tournament and the second Thai to play in the Masters after Sukree Onsham
- He was also the first Thai to play 4 major championships
- He topped the Asian Tour order of Merit for the third time in 2009
- He won for the fifth time on the European Tour in June 2012 at the ISPS Handa Wales Open
- He qualified for the 2015 Presidents Cup squad for the first time
- He thus became the first Thai player to win this honour
- In September 2015, he won his seventh European Tour title at the Porsche European Open in Germany. He claimed his eighth European Tour victory in July 2016, with a four stroke victory at the Open de France.
