DID YOU KNOW - TRUE THAILAND CLASSIC PRESENTED BY CHANG
• The venue for the event is Black Mountain. The course was opened in 2007. The course has been voted Thailand’s best course three times. In 2012 Black Mountain was named in one of Golf Digest’s top 100 course outside the United States. This was the first time a Thai golf course had been selected in this list.
• In 2015 this tournament represented the first time The European Tour has witnessed a European Tour event in Thailand since the 2007 Johnnie Walker Classic, won by Anton Haig. Previous to that, the Johnnie Walker Classic was played in Thailand in 1992, 94, 98, 2001 and 04.
• The 2015 champion, Andrew Dodt will try and become the first Australian to make a successful defence of a European Tour title since Greg Norman at the 1981-82 Dunlop Masters.
• Andrew Dodt has won twice on The European Tour, this event 12 months ago and the 2010 Avantha Masters in India. Should he win again this week he would become the first player since Thongchai Jaidee (2004-05 Malaysian Open and 2009 Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open), to win their first three European Tour events on Asian soil.
• Aside from this event, Black Mountain has staged three Asian Tour events since 2007. They are: 2009 and 2010 Black Mountain Masters and 2014 King’s Cup Hua Hin. (In 2011 Asia entertained Europe here at Black Mountain for the Royal Trophy).
• There are seven players in this week’s field attached to Black Mountain. They are: Pelle Edberg, Johan Edfors, Barry Henson, Thongchai Jaidee, Jazz Janewattananond, Rikard Karlberg and Prom Meesawat.
• Miguel Angel Jiménez is trying to capture his 22nd European Tour title. He holds the record for most European Tour victories on Asian soil, with seven.
