True Thailand Classic

True Thailand Classic
Tournament information
Location Hua Hin, Thailand
Established 2015
Course(s) Black Mountain Golf Club
Par 72
Length 7,359 yards (6,729 m)
Tour(s) Asian Tour
European Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$1.75 million
Month played March
Tournament record score
Aggregate 270 Scott Hend (2016)
To par −18 as above
Current champion
Australia Scott Hend
Hua Hin
Location in Thailand

True Thailand Classic is a golf tournament, co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour, played annually in Thailand. The inaugural tournament was played from 12–15 February 2015 at the Black Mountain Golf Club, in Hua Hin.[1] It has a purse of US$2,000,000, twice as high as the other leading tournaments in the country, the Thailand Golf Championship and Thailand Open.

Australian Andrew Dodt won the inaugural tournament by one stroke over Scott Hend and Thongchai Jaidee.[2] Hend won the following year.[3]

Winners

SeasonWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
AsianEuro
20162016Scott Hend Australia270−181 strokeThailand Piya Swangarunporn
20152015Andrew Dodt Australia272−161 strokeAustralia Scott Hend, Thailand Thongchai Jaidee

See also

References

  1. ↑ "True Corporation makes a commitment to True Thailand Classic presented by Black Mountain". PGA European Tour. 5 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Zunz, Andy (15 February 2015). "Andrew Dodt surges for True Thailand Classic win". Golfweek.
  3. ↑ "Scott Hend clings on to win Thailand Classic". ESPN. 13 March 2016.

Coordinates: 12°36′50″N 99°53′31″E / 12.614°N 99.892°E / 12.614; 99.892


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