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Jazz Janewattananond

Thai professional golfer

Summary

Thai professional golfer

Field	Value
name	Jazz Janewattananond
image	Jazz Janewattananond 2022.jpg
image_size	200px
caption	Janewattananond at the 2022 Cazoo Open
fullname	Atiwit Janewattananond
nickname	Jazz
birth_date
birth_place	Bangkok, Thailand
death_date
height
weight	68 kg
nationality
yearpro	2010
tour	Asian Tour
extour	European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Korean Tour
All Thailand Golf Tour
prowins	11
pgawins
eurowins
japwins	1
asiawins	7 (Tied-9th all-time)
sunwins
auswins
nwidewins
chalwins
champwins
seneurowins
otherwins	5
majorwins
masters	T51: 2020
usopen	CUT: 2020
open	T46: 2021
pga	T14: 2019
wghofid
wghofyear
award1	Japan Golf Tour
Rookie of the Year
year1	2019
award2	Asian Tour
Order of Merit winner
year2	2019
award3	Asian Tour
Players' Player of the Year
year3	2019
awardssection

Japan Golf Tour Korean Tour All Thailand Golf Tour Rookie of the Year](japan-golf-tour-rookie-of-the-year) Order of Merit winner](asian-tour-order-of-merit-winners) Players' Player of the Year](asian-tour-players-player-of-the-year) Atiwit "Jazz" Janewattananond (; born 26 November 1995) is a Thai professional golfer who currently plays on the Asian Tour and formerly the European Tour.

Early life

Janewattananond was born in Bangkok, Thailand. His nickname comes from his father, a 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.

Janewattananond took a brief sabbatical from golf at the end of the 2016 European Tour season to join the monkhood (less than 2 weeks at a monastery known for hosting celebs), to which he credited the subsequent upturn in his performances on the golf course.

Professional career

In December 2010, Janewattananond turned professional. 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.

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. 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, 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.

Janewattananond recorded his best finish on the European Tour with a second-place finish at the Kenya Savannah Classic in March 2021. He was defeated in a playoff by Daniel van Tonder.

In November 2022, Janewattananond won the International Series Morocco on the Asian Tour. He shot a final-round 67 to claim his seventh Asian Tour title.

Professional wins (11)

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	ENG Paul Casey, JPN Yoshinori Fujimoto

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Asian Tour wins (7)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
International Series (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	BGD Siddikur Rahman
2	1 Jul 2018	Queen's Cup	−19 (64-66-68-67=265)	4 strokes	IND Gaganjeet Bhullar
3	20 Jan 2019	SMBC Singapore Open1	−18 (68-68-65-65=266)	2 strokes	ENG Paul Casey, JPN Yoshinori Fujimoto
4	23 Jun 2019	Kolon Korea Open2	−6 (70-67-69-72=278)	1 stroke	KOR Hwang Inn-choon
5	15 Dec 2019	BNI Indonesian Masters	−23 (68-70-62-65=265)	5 strokes	THA Gunn Charoenkul
6	22 Dec 2019	Thailand Masters	−23 (69-67-60-65=261)	5 strokes	BEL Thomas Detry, THA Phachara Khongwatmai,
THA Suradit Yongcharoenchai
7	6 Nov 2022	International Series Morocco	−12 (71-70-72-67=280)	1 stroke	CAN Richard T. Lee

1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour

2Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Korean Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	23 Jun 2019	Kolon Korea Open1	−6 (70-67-69-72=278)	1 stroke	KOR Hwang Inn-choon

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

MENA Golf 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	THA Varanyu Rattanaphaibulkij

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	30 Jun 2013	Road to Panasonic Open Singha All Thailand Championship	−22 (64-69-70-63=266)	5 strokes	THA Gunn Charoenkul, THA Thanyakon Khrongpha
2	22 May 2016	Singha Classic	−11 (71-66-72-64=273)	1 stroke	THA Panuphol Pittayarat, THA Atthaphon Sribookaew
3	9 Jul 2017	Singha Classic (2)	−16 (68-66-73-61=268)	1 stroke	THA Panuphol Pittayarat

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2021	Kenya Savannah Classic	ZAF Daniel van Tonder	Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020.

Tournament	2018	2019	2020	2021	2023
Masters Tournament			T51
PGA Championship		T14	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open			CUT
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT	NT	T46	CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2019	2020
Championship		T53
Match Play		NT1
Invitational		T59
Champions	T14	NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

NT = No tournament

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Professional

Amata Friendship Cup (representing Thailand): 2018 (winners)

References

[http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/202969/teen-star-atiwit-quits-national-team-after-tga-row Teen star Atiwit quits national team after TGA row]
McEwan, Michael. (18 May 2019). "The surprising past of US PGA hopeful Jazz Janewattananond".
[http://www.jgto.org/pc/WG05020400Round.do?playerCd=15801 Jazz Janewattananond – 2011 Japan Golf Tour results]
(20 January 2019). "Jazz finds winning rhythm at the SMBC Singapore Open". Asian Tour.
(26 March 2021). "45/1 tip Daniel Van Tonder wins Kenya Open in dramatic fashion".
(7 November 2022). "Thai star Jazz Janewattananond wins Asian Tour's International Series Morocco with eagle, birdie finish".

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