Prom Meesawat (born 21 July 1984) is a Thai professional golfer. He won his age group at the World Junior Golf Championships in 1997 and 2002 and was Asia Pacific Junior Champion several times. He won the Thailand Open Amateur Championship in 2001, 2002 and 2003 and was victorious in a professional tournament as a fifteen-year-old amateur.

Prom Meesawat
Personal information
NicknameBig Dolphin[1]
Born (1984-07-21) 21 July 1984 (age 40)
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Sporting nationality Thailand
ResidenceHua Hin, Thailand
Career
Turned professional2004
Current tour(s)Asian Tour
All Thailand Golf Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour2
Other10
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2011, 2019
Medal record
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's team

Professional career

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Meesawat turned professional in 2004 and joined the Asian Tour. In 2005 he had five top ten finishes on Asian Tour and won a professional event in Thai circuit. His first Asian Tour win came at the 2006 SK Telecom Open in South Korea.

In 2012 a string of good results in Asian Tour events that were co-sanctioned with the European Tour earned Meesawat full playing rights on the European Tour for 2013. He lost his European Tour card in 2015 and returned to the Asian Tour full-time. In January 2019, Messawat qualified for the 2019 Open Championship with a top-4 finish at the SMBC Singapore Open.[2]

Professional wins (12)

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Asian Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 7 May 2006 SK Telecom Open1 −15 (69-64-68=201)* 3 strokes   Lee Seong-ho,   Jeev Milkha Singh
2 16 Nov 2014 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship −11 (67-73-68-69=277) Playoff   Miguel Tabuena

*Note: The 2006 SK Telecom Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (1–4)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2006 Crowne Plaza Open   Lin Wen-tang,   Chinnarat Phadungsil Phadungsil won with par on second extra hole
Lin eliminated by par on first hole
2 2012 SAIL-SBI Open   Anirban Lahiri Lost after concession on first extra hole
3 2013 Resorts World Manila Masters   Liang Wenchong Lost to birdie on first extra hole
4 2013 Hong Kong Open   Miguel Ángel Jiménez,   Stuart Manley Jiménez won with birdie on first extra hole
5 2014 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship   Miguel Tabuena Won with par on second extra hole

Asian Development Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 27 Apr 2019 Butra Heidelberg Cement Brunei Championships −20 (66-68-62-64=260) Playoff   Naoki Sekito

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (7)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 19 Dec 1999 Singha Masters
(as an amateur)
2 27 Aug 2005 TPC Tour Championships −17 (65-65-66-67=263) 4 strokes   Chapchai Nirat
3 1 Apr 2006 Singha Pattaya Open −12 (67-67-66-72=272) 2 strokes   Thammanoon Sriroj
4 8 May 2011 Singha Pattaya Open1 (2) −20 (70-62-68-68=268) 9 strokes   Atthaphon Prathummanee,   Thammanoon Sriroj
5 13 May 2012 Singha Pattaya Open1 (3) −14 (67-70-67-70=274) 3 strokes   Thanyakon Khrongpha
6 10 Mar 2019 Singha Thailand Masters −12 (70-67-67-72=276) 1 stroke   Sarit Suwannarut
7 16 Aug 2020 Singha Pattaya Open (4) −20 (68-65-64-63=260) 5 strokes   Gunn Charoenkul,   Tanapat Pichaikool

1Co-sanctioned by the ASEAN PGA Tour

TrustGolf Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 17 Apr 2021 Thailand Mixed #2 −16 (68-66-66=200)* Shared title with   Chapchai Nirat
2 19 Nov 2021 Thailand Mixed #4 −23 (69-67-64-65=265) 4 strokes   Sadom Kaewkanjana

*Note: The 2021 Thailand Mixed #2 was shortened to 54 holes due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Playoff record

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European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2013 Hong Kong Open   Miguel Ángel Jiménez,   Stuart Manley Jiménez won with birdie on first extra hole

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2015 SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge   Robert Coles,   Jack Senior Senior won with birdie on fourth extra hole

OneAsia Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2018 Solaire Philippine Open   Miguel Tabuena Lost after concession on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
The Open Championship CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Meesawat only played in The Open Championship.

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Match Play
Championship T68
Invitational
Champions T11
  Did not play

"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

References

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  1. ^ "Big Dolphin catches eagle for share of 3-way lead at Thailand Mixed II". The Nation. Thailand. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Four qualify for The 148th Open at the SMBC Singapore Open". The Open. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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