Thongchai Jaidee (Thai ธงชัย ใจดี, born 8 November 1969) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. He holds the record for most career victories on the Asian Tour.

Thongchai did not play golf until he was sixteen, and he later went into the Royal Thai Army. He didn't turn professional until he was around thirty years old, but he soon achieved success on the Asian Tour, topping the tour's order of merit in 2001 and 2004. He first played in a major championship in the 2001 U.S. Open and finished tied 74th. In February 2004 he became the first Thai to win a tournament on the European Tour by winning the Carlsberg Malaysian Open, an event which it co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour. In 2005 he successfully defended his title. In 2006 he received a special invitation to play in the Masters Tournament. He was the second Thai to play in the Masters after Sukree Onsham, who did so in 1970 and 1971, and by doing so, he became the first Thai to play in all four major championships.

After his victory in the Volvo Masters of Asia in 2006 he reached 75 in the Official World Golf Rankings. His best year-end ranking on the European Order of Merit has been 19th in 2009.

Thongchai was the first man to win US$2 million on the Asian Tour.

He was once a paratrooper in the Thai army.

Amateur wins (5)

• 1995 Pakistan Amateur Open Championship
• 1997 Putra Cup
• 1998 Putra Cup, Singapore Amateur Open Championship, Thailand Amateur Open Championship

Professional wins (14)

European Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	22 Feb 2004	Carlsberg Malaysian Open	-14 (71-71-64-68=274) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brad Kennedy]] |- |2 |20 Feb 2005 |[[Carlsberg Malaysian Open]] |-21 (64-66-67-70=267) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jyoti Randhawa]] |- |3 |1 Mar [[2009 European Tour|2009]] |[[Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open]] |-12 (71-69-67-69=276) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Simon Dyson]], {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Alexander Norén]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Webster]] |- |4 |26 Apr [[2009 European Tour|2009]] |[[Ballantine's Championship]] |-4 (66-71-77-70=284)	Playoff	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Kang Sung-Hoon

Asian Tour wins (12)

• 2000 Kolon Cup Korean Open
• 2001 Wills Indian Open
• 2002 Myanmar Open
• 2003 Volvo Masters of Asia
• 2004 Myanmar Open, Carlsberg Malaysian Open (co-sanctioned with the European Tour)
• 2005 Carlsberg Malaysian Open (co-sanctioned with the European Tour)
• 2006 Volvo Masters of Asia
• 2008 Hana Bank Vietnam Masters, Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open
• 2009 Enjoy Jakarta Indonesian Open, Ballantine's Championship (both co-sanctioned with the European Tour)

Other wins (2)

• 2000 Singha Bangkok Open (Thailand)
• 2001 Singha Bangkok Open (Thailand)

Results in major championships

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T74	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	WD	DNP	DNP	T52	DNP	DNP	DNP	T13
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP	T36

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

WD = Withdrew

"T" = tied

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing Thailand): 2007, 2008, 2009
• Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2006, 2007, 2009 (winners)
• Dynasty Cup (representing Asia): 2003 (winners), 2005 (winners)

See also

• Golfers with most Asian Tour wins

References

External links

• Thongchai Jaidee – Profile on the Asian Tour's official site
• Thongchai Jaidee – Profile on the European Tour's official site
• Thongchai Jaidee – Past two years results on the Official World Golf Rankings site