Thongchai Jaidee is one of the most popular and richest Golfer who was born on November 8, 1969 in Lopburi, Thailand. Thai golfer who has more than twelve Asian Tour victories to his name. He was only the second golfer in Thailand to participate in the of the four Major tournaments.
The two He and Thaworn Wiratchant are both Thai golfers who have received the Order of Merit. are both Thai golfers who have earned an Order of Merit.
Jaidee did not start playing golf until he was sixteen, and he later went into the Royal Thai Army where he was a paratrooper in special forces. Jaidee did not turn professional until he was 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 was co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour. In 2005 he successfully defended his Malaysian Open title.
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 9th in 2013. He topped the Asian Tour order of merit for a third time in 2009.
He was married to Namfon Latkrathok on the 28th of October 1998.
