King's Cup (golf)

King's Cup
Tournament information
LocationThailand
Established2009
Course(s)Phoenix Gold Golf Club
Par72
Length7,386 yards (6,754 m)
Tour(s)Asian Tour
European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$750,000
Month playedJuly
Final year2016
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Arnond Vongvanij (2012)
To par−22 as above
Final champion
Taiwan Chan Shih-chang
Location map
Phoenix Gold GC is located in Thailand
Phoenix Gold GC
Phoenix Gold GC
Location in Thailand

The King's Cup was a professional golf tournament on the Asian Tour that was played in Thailand from 2009 to 2016. The inaugural event was held at the Singha Park Khon Kaen Golf Club with a prize fund of US$300,000.

In 2016, the King's Cup was added to the European Tour schedule.[1]

Winners

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Year Tour(s)[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
King's Cup
2016 ASA, EUR Taiwan Chan Shih-chang 268 −12 2 strokes Taiwan Lin Wen-tang
2015: No tournament
2014
(Nov)
ASA Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant 268 −20 2 strokes Australia Andrew Dodt
India Anirban Lahiri
King's Cup Golf Hua Hin
2014
(Jan)
ASA Thailand Prayad Marksaeng 276 −12 1 stroke Sweden Rikard Karlberg
King's Cup
2013: No tournament due to reschedulling
2012 ASA Thailand Arnond Vongvanij 266 −22 2 strokes Singapore Mardan Mamat
Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant
2011 ASA Cancelled due to flooding[2]
2010 ASA Thailand Udorn Duangdecha 276 −12 2 strokes Thailand Pariya Junhasavasdikul
South Africa Jbe' Kruger
South Korea Mo Joong-kyung
2009 ASA Taiwan Chan Yih-shin 274 −14 Playoff[b] England Nick Redfern
Scotland Simon Yates

Notes

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  1. ^ ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.
  2. ^ Chan won with birdie on second extra hole

References

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  1. ^ "King's Cup added to the European Tour's 2016 summer schedule". Sky Sports. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. ^ King's Cup Postponed Due To Flood Situation
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