Jazz Janewattananond
Atiwit "Jazz" Janewattananond (Thai: อติวิชญ์ “แจ๊ส” เจนวัฒนานนท์, born 26 November 1995) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on both the Asian and European Tours.
| Jazz Janewattananond | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Atiwit Janewattananond | ||
| Nickname | Jazz | ||
| Born | 26 November 1995 Bangkok, Thailand | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||
| Nationality |  | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2010 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour European Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 10 | ||
| Highest ranking | 38 (12 January 2020)[1] (as of 21 June 2020) | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 | ||
| Asian Tour | 6 | ||
| Other | 5 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | T14: 2019 | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2018, 2019 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Professional career
Janewattananond turned professional in December 2010. In September 2011 he played in his first Japan Golf Tour event, the 2011 Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open, where he made the cut and finished tied for 65th.[2]
Janewattananond achieved his first career win on the Asian Tour in February 2017 at the Bashundhara Bangladesh Open. He won again during the 2018 season at the Queen's Cup in his home county, Thailand. He also qualified for the 2018 Open Championship, but failed to make the cut.
In January 2019, Janewattananond won the SMBC Singapore Open by two shots, a tournament co-sanctioned by the Japan Tour and the Asian Tour. This win brought him into the world top 100 and secured him a place in the 2019 Open Championship.[3] His position in the world top 100 also gave him a place in the 2019 PGA Championship where he finished tied for 14th place. He had been tied for second place after three rounds but a final round 77 dropped him down the field. He won three more Asian Tour events in 2019, winning the Kolon Korea Open in June and the BNI Indonesian Masters and the Thailand Masters in December. His Indonesian Masters win lifted him into the world top-50 for the first time and earned him a place in the 2020 Masters Tournament.
Background
Janewattananond was born in Bangkok, Thailand. His nickname comes from his father, an avid fan of jazz music. At the age of 14 years and 71 days he became the youngest golfer to make the cut on the Asian Tour, which he achieved at the 2010 Asian Tour International in Nakhon Pathom.[4]
Janewattananond took a brief sabbatical from golf at the end of the 2016 European Tour season to join the monkhood, to which he credited the subsequent upturn in his performances on the golf course.[5]
Professional wins (10)
Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Jan 2019 | SMBC Singapore Open1 | −18 (68-68-65-65=266) | 2 strokes |   |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Asian Tour wins (6)
| Legend |
| Indonesian Masters (1) |
| Other Asian Tour (5) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Feb 2017 | Bashundhara Bangladesh Open | −17 (64-67-69-67=267) | 4 strokes |  |
| 2 | 1 Jul 2018 | Queen's Cup | −19 (64-66-68-67=265) | 4 strokes |  |
| 3 | 20 Jan 2019 | SMBC Singapore Open1 | −18 (68-68-65-65=266) | 2 strokes | |
| 4 | 23 Jun 2019 | Kolon Korea Open2 | −6 (70-67-69-72=278) | 1 stroke |  |
| 5 | 15 Dec 2019 | BNI Indonesian Masters | −23 (68-70-62-65=265) | 5 strokes | |
| 6 | 22 Dec 2019 | Thailand Masters | −23 (69-67-60-65=261) | 5 strokes | .svg.png){kind=small} |
1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
MENA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 May 2017 | Mahasamutr Masters | −6 (70-68-72=210) | Playoff | |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order before 2019.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| PGA Championship | T14 | |
| U.S. Open | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | T53 | |
| Match Play | NT1 | |
| Invitational | ||
| Champions | T14 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
References
- "Week 2 2020 Ending 12 Jan 2020" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- Jazz Janewattananond – 2011 Japan Golf Tour results
- "Jazz finds winning rhythm at the SMBC Singapore Open". Asian Tour. 20 January 2019.
- Teen star Atiwit quits national team after TGA row
- McEwan, Michael (18 May 2019). "The surprising past of US PGA hopeful Jazz Janewattananond". bunkered.
External links
- Jazz Janewattananond at the Asian Tour official site
- Jazz Janewattananond at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Jazz Janewattananond at the European Tour official site
- Jazz Janewattananond at the Official World Golf Ranking official site