The DP World Tour returns to Thailand for the first time since 2016 with the Thailand Classic at Bangkok’s Amata Spring Country Club.
In last week’s Singapore Classic, Ockie Strydom bagged his second DP World Tour title in the same number of months, beating Sami Välimäki by one shot. While the in-form South African isn’t in this week’s field, the Finn does appear, hoping to put last week’s disappointment behind him.
Other players who will harbour realistic hopes of success this week include Thriston Lawrence, whose last win on the DP World Tour came in December’s South African Open, Andalucia Masters champion Adrian Otaegui and Robert MacIntrye, who last tasted victory in September’s Italian Open at the venue for this year’s Ryder Cup, Marco Simone Golf and Country Club.
Four players who competed in last month’s Hero Cup also appear. Ewen Ferguson and Jordan Smith played on the Great Britain and Ireland team and appear this week, along with Guido Migliozzi and Antoine Rozner from the victorious Continental Europe team.
All four players secured wins on the DP World Tour in 2022, with Ferguson claiming victory in the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters almost a year ago, before following that up with a win in August’s ISPS Handa World Invitational. Migliozzi won the Cazoo Open de France in September to secure his third DP World Tour win, Smith claimed victory in last October’s Portugal Masters, and Rozner won December’s AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open.
A four-time winner on the Tour, local favourite Kiradech Aphibarnrat, is another who will be optimistic he can claim his first win since 2018’s ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth.
Meanwhile, another player teeing it up in his homeland is veteran Thongchai Jaidee. The most recent of his eight wins on the Tour came in a four-shot victory over Francesco Molinari in the 2016 Open de France at Le Golf National. The 53-year-old hasn’t come close to replicating that success in recent years, but will be hopeful that, with the backing of the home crowd, he can roll back the years this week.
Players are competing for a purse of $2m, with $340,000 going to the winner.
Below is the complete field and prize money for the 2023 Thailand Classic.
Thailand Classic Prize Money 2023
| Position | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $340,000 |
| 2nd | $220,000 |
| 3rd | $125,000 |
| 4th | $100,000 |
| 5th | $84,800 |
| 6th | $70,000 |
| 7th | $60,000 |
| 8th | $50,000 |
| 9th | $44,800 |
| 10th | $40,000 |
| 11th | $36,800 |
| 12th | $34,400 |
| 13th | $32,200 |
| 14th | $30,600 |
| 15th | $29,400 |
| 16th | $28,200 |
| 17th | $27,000 |
| 18th | $25,800 |
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