Gunn Charoenkul

JOINED TOUR

• PGA TOUR China: 2014
• Korn Ferry Tour: 2015

PGA Tour China Series Victories (2)

2014 Season

• Yunnan Open

2016 Season

• Chongqing Newtown King Run Open

International Victories (7)

• 2012 Singha Esan Open [Asean]
• 2014 Singha Esan Open [Asean]
• 2014 PGA Melaka Championship [Asean]
• 2014 Singha Panasonic Hua Hin Open [Asean]
• 2016 Jimei Korea Kulim Championship [Asean]
• 2020 Singha-SAT Hua Hin Championship
• 2020 Singha-SAT Nakhon Nayok Classic

National Teams

• 2020 Olympic Games

Personal

• Enjoys football and fishing. Got his start in the game when his father bought him plastic golf clubs when he turned 5.
• His wife, Vichuda, often caddies for him and serves as his business manager. She knew nothing about golf when the couple started dating.

Special Interests

Career Highlights

2020 Season

• Dunlop Phoenix: Was one of only two non-Japanese players to finish inside the top 10 (American Chan Kim, T5) at the Japan Golf Tour event in late-November. Opened with a pair of 67s that led to his T8 with five others.
• Singha Pataya Open: On the All-Thailand Golf Tour, saved his best round for last, shooting a Sunday 63 that moved him into a T2 with Tanapat Pichaikool, five shots behind runaway winner Prom Meesawat.
• Hong Kong Open: Shot four rounds in the 60s at the Hong Kong GC to finish alone in third, five strokes behind winner Wade Ormsby.

2019 Season

• Thailand Masters: Was solid all week in his home country, opening with a 65, closing with a 66 and shooting a pair of 68s in the middle to finish solo fifth.
• BNI Indonesian Masters: Contended all week after opening 68-65 in Indonesia. Finished with rounds of 68-69 to finish alone in second, five shots behind countryman Jazz Janewattananond.
• Golf Nippon Series JT Cup: Shot a pair of 68s on the weekend in Japan to T4 with Shaun Norris, K.T. Kim, and Brendan Jones, three shots short of winner Ryo Ishikawa.
• ANA Open: Earned his fourth consecutive top-10, with a T6 in Sapporo. Enjoyed middle rounds of 67-66 that led to a 14=under 272 total, leaving him tied with China’s Wenchong Liang and Japan’s Ryo Ishikawa at Sapporo GC’s Wattsu Course, two shots out of the five-man playoff featuring Yosuke Asaji, Shaun Norris, Terumichi Kakazu, Seungsu Han and Ryuko Tokimatsu that Asaji won.
• Fujisankei Classic: A quick start at Fujizakura CC in early September led to his T6 with Shugo Imahira. It was his third consecutive top-10. Following his 68-66 start, cooled a bit on the weekend, shooting a 1-under 70 followed by a 2-over 73.
• RIZAP KBC Augusta: Played solid golf all week at Keya GC, opening with a 68-65 first 36 holes. Held a share of fifth place going into the weekend. Responded with a 3-under 69 in the third round and then moved into his final position of T4 with a Sunday 67, leaving him tied with Ryuko Tokimatsu.
• Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup: Got off to a slow start at The North Country CC, shooting a 1-over 73. Was under-par the rest of the way, with a pair of 67s and a final-round 70 to T10 with Ryutaor Nagano, Bio Kim, Tatsuya Kodai and Tomoharu Otsuki.
• The Open Championship: Playing in his first major championship, missed the cut at Royal Portrush GC in Northern Ireland, shooting rounds of 72-76 in July.
• Huangshan Championship: At the 54-hole Huangshan Championship, fired rounds of 69-74-67 to T7 along with American Joey Lane.
• Suzhou Open: Two weeks after qualifying for a spot for the 2019 Open Championship, Charoenkul finished T8 in Suzhou after carding rounds of 69-72-68-66.
• JGTC Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills [JGT]: Added another top-10 in early June, finishing T8 at Shishido Hills CC. At the 54-hole juncture, was alone in second, three shots behind third-round leader Mikumi Horikawa. Opened the tournament 70-65-69 but stumbled to a 3-over 74 to T8 with Koumei Oda.
• Gate Way To The Open Mizuno Open [JGT]: Finished birdie-par-par on the Japan Golf Tour, unable to put any pressure on winner Yuta Ikeda. The finish at The Royal GC, however, that led to a Sunday 68 left him T3 with South Korea’s Sanghyun Park, and that was enough to earn him an invitation to The Open Championship in July.
• Kansai Open Golf Championship [JGT]: Played on the Japan Golf Tour in late-May and turned in a stellar weekend, shooting rounds of 66-68 to go with his 4-under start to finish solo sixth at Koma CC. Finished solo sixth, five shots shy of winner Tomoharu Otsuki.
• Beijing Championship: Continued his good form to finish solo sixth in Beijing. Rounds of 66-72-68-68 earned him his third top-10 in the season’s first four events.
• Haikou Championship: One week after the tragic death of his friend Arie Irawan, shot rounds of 67-74-74-69 to finish T10 at 4-under in Haikou.
• Sanya Championship: Finished T9 at the 54-hole event in Sanya after rounds of 67-71-66. The next morning, along with his wife, Vichuda, was one of the first on the scene to try and help good friend Arie Irawan, who later passed away.
• SMBC Singapore Open: Played solid golf all week at Sentosa GC’s Serapong Course. Opened with a 3-under 68. Entered the weekend five shots off Yoshinori Fujimoto’s lead. With a third-round 67, actually fell six strokes behind Fujimoto’s lead. Finished with a 1-under 70 to T7 with Sergio Garcia, 10 shots behind come-from-behind winner Jazz Janewattananond.

2018 Season

Made the most of limited PGA TOUR Series-China appearances, making the cut in all five of his tournaments and finishing no worse than 25th in any of them. Finished 32nd on the Order of Merit, thanks to three top-10s. Played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour, with 15 starts and nine made cuts. Finished 77th on the final Order of Merit.

• Clearwater Bay Open: Opened 67-68 in Hong Kong, added an even-par 70 in the third round then closed with a 2-under 68 Sunday to T4 for his third top-10 of the season and his best finish of the campaign. Posted his first career PGA TOUR Series-China hole-in-one in Thursday’s first round, making an ace at the par-3 14th hole.
• Beijing Championship: Solid play on the weekend paid dividends as he recorded rounds of 69-68 to finish T9. Had just one bogey on the back nine during the week.
• Yantai Championship: Parlayed a nice stretch of holes in his round on Saturday and thru his first nine holes on Sunday with eight birdies and an eagle which helped him move up the leaderboard. However, made three bogeys in a four-hole stretch on the back nine on Sunday which eventually stopped his momentum and left him T3.
• Shigeo Nagashima Invitational SEGA SAMMY Cup: On the Japan Golf Tour, contended at the 54-hole event, with scores of 70-68-71 that led to a T3 with three others, a distant five shots behind winner Brad Kennedy.

2017 Season

Split his time between the Asian Tour and the Asian Development Tour. Made five cuts in seven Asian Tour starts, with a trio of top-25 outings. On the Asian Development Tour, missed only one cut in six starts.

• Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament: Four rounds in the 60s in Jakarta, including three 69s and a third-round 65 to T5 with Antonio Lascuna, three strokes behind winner Masaru Takahashi.
• Taifong Open: Opened with a 72 in Chinese Taipei followed by a 69-68-69 finish to T2 with two others, three shots shy of winner Supakorn Utaipat.
• Singha Phuket Open: Went low all week in his home country, opening with a 68 and following that with a 65-62-64 finish that earned him a T4 with Martin Dive, six shots shy of winner Chanachok Dejpiratan.

2016 Season

Completed the PGA TOUR Series-China season seventh on the final Order of Merit despite only playing in eight tournaments. Picked up his second career victory and added two other top-10s, including a runner-up finish.

• Nanjing Open: A week later, had a strong chance at winning again, in Zhongshan. Began the final round tied for third, two shots behind 54-hole leader Yikeun Chang. Took the lead Sunday after a 4-under front nine. Added two birdies on Nos. 11 and 12 before a 16th-hole bogey dropped him into a tie with China’s Zecheng Dou. After the pair parred the 17th hole, he three-putted from 40 feet for bogey while Dou got up and down for par and the win. It was his best Series’ finish since his 2014 victory at the Yulongwan Yunnan Open.
• Jimei Korea Kulim Championship: In July, shot rounds of 66-69-70-63 to cruise to a four-shot victory on the Asean Tour. Defeated countryman Poom Saksansin and Malaysia's Ben Leong at Kulim Golf & Country Resort. Moved to a U.S. $11,000 lead on the Order of Merit over Saksansin.
• Buick Open: At the season-ending event, contended all week in Guangzhou. Opened 71-69 at Foison GC to push himself into a four-way tie for second through 36 holes. Could only muster a 74-75 on the weekend during cold, windy and rainy conditions to T6.
• Singha Hua Hin Open: In May, playing on the AseanTour, finished alone in seventh at Royal Hua Hin GC. Opened with a 4-over 75 then bounced back with scores of 68-67-67 to earn the top-10.
• Chongqing Newtown King Run Open: Earned his second career PGA TOUR China title and fifth career professional win with a standout performance at the. Never lost control of the lead at the end of any round, taking the outright 18- and 36-hole leads after opening 65-68 at KingRun Nanshan GC. Fired a third-round 68 and entered the final round tied with Benjamin Lein, at 15-under. Took control of the tournament Sunday with a 4-under 32 on the front nine that included two birdies and a chip-in eagle (No. 4). Coasted from there, eventually settling on a six-shot triumph over Zihao Chen, Mathew Perry and Shunyat Hak.
• Queen's Cup: During his off week in June, traveled to his homeland of Thailand and made a serious run at victory at the Asian Tour's event at Santiburi Samui CC. Joined Australian Scott Hend as the only two players in the field to shoot four rounds in the 60s. Enter the final round two shots behind Hend after opening 67-69-68 in Koh Samui. On the final day, made four front-nine birdies without a bogey. Played error-free on his back nine but could only muster one birdie—on the 18th hole—leaving him alone in second place, a shot behind Hend. The finish his first top-10 on the circuit since a T10 at the 2014 CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters.

2015 Season

Finished 16th on the Order of Merit, with two top-10s in seven tournament appearances.

• Yulongwan Yunnan Open: In defense of his 2014 title, in early October, held the 36-hole lead after a 64-65 start at Yulongwan GC. Fired a third-round 67 to fall a stroke behind Geary with a round to play. The two played in the final group, and from the seventh hole on and tied for the lead they matched scores hole for hole all the way through the 15th hole. At the pivotal 16th, he birdied and then watched as Geary eagled. After both players had bogey-par finishes, he fell a stroke short of winning for a second successive year. In his eight rounds at the course, has a stroke average of 66.25. Made 29 birdies to lead the field and has totaled 56 over the last two tournaments.
• Buick Open: In his first Tour appearance since winning the 2014 Yulongwan Yunnan Open, was again in contention at the season-opening Buick Open. After starting with a 2-over 74 at Mission Hills GC's Sandbelt Trails, recovered with a 3-under 69 in the second round. Fired rounds of 69-71 on the weekend to finish solo third, three shots behind winner Josh Geary.

2014 Season

• Singha Panasonic Hua Hin Open: Picked up his third AseanTour title of the season in mid-July when he defeated Chapchai Nirat by a stroke. Enjoyed a wire-to-wire win at Royal Hua Hin GC, shooting rounds of 68-67-70-68 on the par-72 layout.
• PGA Melaka Championship: Won for the second time during the season when he captured the on the Asean Tour. At Ayer Keroh CC, took a wire-to-wire victory, opening with a 5-under 67 then following with a 74-70-70 finish to outdistance Malaysia’s Iylia Jamil by three strokes.
• Singha Pattaya Open: Had an impressive showing on the Asean Tour in mid-April. Opened with a 70-69 at Burapha GC then reeled off back-to-back 67s on the weekend to T5 with Narinrit Tantrakul and Prom Meesawat.
• Yulongwan Yunnan Open: Put the field on notice when he set a PGA TOUR Series-China18-hole record with an opening-round, 11-under 61 in Yulongwan in August. Trailed Xinjun Zhang by a shot at the 36-hole mark after firing a 2-under 70. Took control in the third round with a 6-under 66 then captured his first PGA TOUR China Series' title with a second consecutive 66 to defeat Zhang by three strokes. His 25-under 263 total also set a 72-hole record.
• Singha Esan Open: Won for the second time on the Asean Tour, capturing this event for a second time in three years. Shot rounds of 68-71-69-66 to pull away from Grant Jackson and Teerawat Poipong at Singha Park GC in March.
• China QT CTS Tycoon Shenzhen: Qualified for the PGA TOUR Series-China in mid-March by finishing T8 in Shenzhen. Opened with a 69 at Shenzhen Guangzhou CTS Tycoon GC.

2013 Season

• Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open: A final-round 68 at the gave him his first Japan Golf Tour top-10, a T10 at Ibaraki CC’s West Course. Finished eight strokes behind winner Masahiro Kawamura.

2012 Season

Finished second on the Asean Tour Order of Merit.

• Palembang Musi Championship: Held the first-round lead after opening with a 65. Followed with rounds of 70-67-70 but fell by two strokes to Nicholas Fung.
• Singha Esan Open: Finished regulation tied with Nicholas Fung and then defeated Fung in a playoff.