Laopakdee is making his fifth Championship start in 2026. In 2025 at Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, he defeated Japan’s Taisei Nagasaki in a playoff to win the Asia-Pacific Amateur as Thailand’s first champion. Earlier this year, the Arizona State University senior competed in both the Masters Tournament at Augusta National and The Open at Royal Birkdale. Also in 2025, he earned individual and team gold medals in the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand and represented his country in the Eisenhower Trophy in Singapore.

Past Performances

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Fifa LaopakdeeFifa Laopakdee of Thailand plays his stroke from the No. 8 tee during the final round of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship being played at the Emirates Golf Club Majlis Course in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Sunday 26 October 2025. Photograph by AAC.

Fifa LaopakdeeFifa Laopakdee of Thailand plays a tee stroke on the No. 14 tee during the first round of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship being played at the Emirates Golf Club Majlis Course in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Thursday 23 October 2025. Photograph by AAC.

Fifa LaopakdeePongsapak Laopakdee of Thailand plays a tee shot on the 1st tee on the Final Round of the 2022 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship being played at the Amata Spring Country Club in Thailand on Sunday, October 30, 2022. Photograph by AAC

Fifa LaopakdeePongsapak Laopakdee of Thailand plays his stroke from the No. 16 tee during round one of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship being played at the Taiheiyo Club in Gotemba, Japan on Thursday 03 October 2024. Photograph by AAC.

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