Poom Saksansin (Thai: ภูมิ ศักดิ์แสนศิลป์; born 4 June 1993) is a Thai professional golfer.
| Poom Saksansin | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 4 June 1993 |
| Sporting nationality |  Thailand |
| Residence | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2013 |
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Asian Tour | 4 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T76: 2021 |
Saksansin represented Thailand at the 2010 Asian Games, the 2011 and 2013 Southeast Asian Games and the 2012 Eisenhower Trophy. At the 2011 Southeast Asian Games, he won the gold medal in the team event. At the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, he won the bronze medal in the individual event and the gold medal in the team event.
Saksansin turned professional in 2013 and played on the Asian Tour and Asian Development Tour. He won the 2015 PGM Kinrara Championship on the Asian Development Tour. He has won three times on the Asian Tour; the BNI Indonesian Masters in 2016 and 2018 and the 2017 TAKE Solutions Masters.[1]
Amateur wins
edit- 2010 Thailand Stroke Play, Putra Cup
Source:[2]
Professional wins (8)
editAsian Tour wins (4)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Flagship events (1) |
| Other Asian Tour (3) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Oct 2016 | BNI Indonesian Masters | −18 (69-69-65-67=270) | 5 strokes |  Masahiro Kawamura, Phachara Khongwatmai, Suradit Yongcharoenchai
|
| 2 | 6 Aug 2017 | TAKE Solutions Masters1 | −16 (64-67-70-67=268) | 2 strokes |  Khalin Joshi
|
| 3 | 16 Dec 2018 | BNI Indonesian Masters (2) | −20 (67-63-70-68=268) | 3 strokes | Jazz Janewattananond
|
| 4 | 24 Sep 2023 | Yeangder TPC | −24 (68-66-64-66=264) | 3 strokes |  Travis Smyth
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
Asian Development Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Oct 2015 | Kinrara Championship1 | −12 (67-67-64=198) | 1 stroke |  Mars Pucay
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
All Thailand Golf Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Feb 2014 (2013 season) |
Singha Masters | −16 (69-68-66-69=272) | Playoff | Pavit Tangkamolprasert
|
| 2 | 20 Nov 2022 | Singha Thailand Masters | −18 (68-68-68-66=270) | Playoff | Witchayapat Sinsrang
|
Thailand PGA Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Jul 2017 | Singha-SAT Nakhon Nayok Classic | −17 (66-69-69-66=267) | Playoff | Tirawat Kaewsiribandit
|
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | T76 |
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
edit| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | |||
| Match Play | |||
| Invitational | T58 | ||
| Champions | T24 |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Asian Games (representing Thailand): 2010
- Southeast Asian Games (representing Thailand): 2011 (winners), 2013 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Thailand): 2012
Professional
- EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2018
References
edit- ^ Christanto, Dicky (10 October 2016). "Thai Saksansin victorious at Indonesian Masters". The Jakarta Post.
- ^ "Poom Saksansin". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
External links
edit- Poom Saksansin at the Asian Tour official site
- Poom Saksansin at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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