Atiwit "Jazz" Janewattananond (Thai: อติวิชญ์ "แจ๊ส" เจนวัฒนานนท์; born 26 November 1995) is a Thai professional golfer who currently plays on the Asian Tour and formerly the European Tour.
Professional career
Janewattananond turned professional in December 2010. 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.
Background
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, to which he credited the subsequent upturn in his performances on the golf course.
Professional wins (11)
Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Asian Tour wins (7)
1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
Korean Tour wins (1)
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
MENA Golf Tour wins (1)
All Thailand Golf Tour wins (3)
Playoff record
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020.
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
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Professional
- Amata Friendship Cup (representing Thailand): 2018 (winners)
See also
- 2017 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- List of golfers with most Asian Tour wins
References
External links
- Jazz Janewattananond at the Asian Tour official site
- Jazz Janewattananond at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Jazz Janewattananond at the European Tour official site
- Jazz Janewattananond at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
