Laguna Phuket Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Phuket, Thailand |
| Established | 2021 |
| Course | Laguna Golf Phuket |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,770 yards (6,190 m) |
| Tour | Asian Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$1,000,000 |
| Month played | December |
| Final year | 2021 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 270 Phachara Khongwatmai (2021) |
| To par | −10 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Phachara Khongwatmai | |
| Location map | |
  Laguna Golf Phuket Location in Thailand | |
The Laguna Phuket Championship was a professional golf tournament on the Asian Tour. It was played from 2 to 5 December 2021 at Laguna Golf Phuket in Phuket, Thailand, with a purse of US$1 million.[1]
The tournament was the second Asian Tour event held after the tour resumed following a suspension caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Phachara Khongwatmai won the tournament with a score of 270, 10-under-par, one stroke ahead of Denwit Boriboonsub, Panuphol Pittayarat and Bio Kim.[1][3]
History
The Laguna Phuket Championship formed part of the Asian Tour's modified 2020–21–22 season.[1] It followed the Blue Canyon Phuket Championship, another event on the tour held in Phuket the previous week.[4]
In the final round, Phachara Khongwatmai of Thailand shot an even-par 70 to finish at 10-under-par. He holed a 12-foot par putt on the 18th hole to avoid a playoff and win by one stroke.[3][2] The win was Phachara's first title on the Asian Tour.[3][2]
Venue
The tournament was staged at Laguna Golf Phuket in Phuket, Thailand.[1] The course is set within Laguna Phuket Resort and is part of the Asian Tour Destinations network.[5] For the event, the course was set up as a par-70 layout measuring 6,770 yards.[1]
The venue had previously hosted the Singha Phuket Open on the Asian Development Tour in 2017. The Laguna Phuket Championship was its first Asian Tour event.[5]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Phachara Khongwatmai |
270 | −10 | 1 stroke | Denwit Boriboonsub, Panuphol Pittayarat, Bio Kim |
[1][3] |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Laguna Phuket Championship 2021". Asian Tour. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Thailand's Phachara Kongwatmai secures first Asian Tour win". Radio France Internationale. Agence France-Presse. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "'It feels great': Phachara gets off the mark". Bangkok Post. Agence France-Presse. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "Blue Canyon Phuket Championship 2021". Asian Tour. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 Robinson, Spencer (3 October 2022). "Powerful Pull of Phuket Golfing Gems". Asian Tour. Retrieved 23 May 2026.