Jointly sanctioned and organized by Thailand’s Trust Golf, the PGA of Taiwan (TPGA), and the Taiwan Ladies Professional Golf Association (TLPGA), the “2025 Trust Golf Asian Mixed” continued today (15th) at the Lake View Resort & Golf Club in Cha-am, Hua Hin, Thailand, with the second round of the second tournament in the series. Play was suspended due to thunderstorms, and as darkness fell, the round could not be completed. A total of 18 players still have unfinished holes. Taiwan’s Wang Wei-hsuan fired a superb 9-under-par 62 for a two-round total of 13-under 129, taking the solo lead among the 112 players who have completed play, holding a two-shot advantage heading into tomorrow’s final round for the NT$682,500 (THB 750,000) winner’s prize.
Thailand’s Dechawat Phetprayoon carded a blistering 10-under 61 for an 11-under 131 total, tying with Thailand’s TPGA seed player Tawit Polthai, who shot 65, for second place. Dechawat opened yesterday with a 70 to sit tied for 31st, but soared up the leaderboard today.
Dechawat’s score broke the A&B course’s 18-hole record of 63, previously set on December 17, 2024, in the opening round of the 2025 Asian Tour Q-School Final Stage by Korea’s Kyungnam Kang and India’s Ajeetesh Sandhu.
Taiwan’s Chan Shih-chang fired an 8-under 63, while TPGA seed player Shotaro Ban of the U.S. and Varanyu Rattanaphiboonkij both posted 66, along with first-leg champion Thanyakon Khrongpha’s 65. All four are tied at 9-under 133, four shots off Wang’s pace in joint fourth.
Thailand’s Nook Sukapan battled to a 68 for a 6-under 136 total, tied for 14th and the highest-ranked female player at this stage. Taiwan’s Wang Li-ning shot 71 for 137, tied for 17th and currently the best-placed Taiwanese female.
At 14:55 this afternoon, thunderstorms halted play. After two suspensions, play resumed at 16:45 and continued until 18:45, when darkness forced a stop. Six groups, comprising 18 players, will resume the unfinished second round at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, followed immediately by the final round for those making the cut.
Wang Wei-hsuan, who started in the morning, carded an eagle, eight birdies, and one bogey for his 62, matching his career-low score in a professional event—though previous 62s were 10-under; today’s was 9-under. He birdied all three par-5s and five par-4s, mostly with chip-and-putt birdies from within 4 feet. These included three straight birdies from holes 5–7, and a spectacular eagle at the par-4 10th, where his 62-degree wedge from 70 yards landed on a small slope and rolled straight into the cup. His only blemish came at the par-4 12th, where a tee shot into the water led to a bogey.
He noted that calm conditions in the morning allowed him to go on the attack, hitting 9 fairways, 16 greens, and taking only 26 putts. His fairway woods and four wedges all performed well. “I’ve had two or three 62s before, so it’s nice to do it again,” he said.
Looking ahead to tomorrow’s final round, Wang said he would maintain a normal mindset. “If there’s no wind, I’m feeling good and will just enjoy it, sticking to my rhythm and strategy. If it’s windy, I’ll play it safe and not attack too aggressively.”
Tawit Polthai carded seven birdies and one bogey today, including three straight birdies from holes 2–4. His irons and putter were sharp, particularly at the par-4 3rd and 7th holes, where his approach shots nearly found the cup. He admitted the par-3s are tough to birdie and managed just one at the 4th. He went out in 34 with two birdies and one bogey on his first nine (holes 10–18), then came home in 31 with five more birdies to rejoin the chase.
Chan Shih-chang racked up 10 birdies against two bogeys thanks to accurate driving and iron play. He opened with six birdies and two bogeys on the front nine, including four straight birdies from holes 2–5, all from inside 9 feet. On the back nine, three of his four birdies were inside 7 feet, with the exception of a 15-footer at the 18th. His two bogeys came from errant drives into bunkers, where he failed to save par.
Four shots behind Wang, Chan admitted it won’t be easy to catch him but vowed to give his best. “Tomorrow’s approach will depend on the pin positions and wind. No wind means everyone will attack; with wind, I’ll be more conservative. The AB course has narrower fairways than the CD course, so accuracy is key, and the greens have big slopes and grain that make putting tricky,” he explained.
Shotaro Ban had six birdies and one bogey but was unhappy with his play despite putting well. His favorite hole was the par-4 12th, where after a 3-wood tee shot, his 54-degree wedge approach stopped 3 feet from the hole for a birdie.
This is the 11th event on the 2025 Taiwan Tour, featuring 132 players from nine countries: 40 TPGA players, 40 TLPGA players, and 52 invited professionals and amateurs from Trust Golf.
This is the first time a tournament has been co-sanctioned internationally by Trust Golf, the TLPGA, and the TPGA, and also the first time the TPGA and TLPGA have co-sanctioned an overseas event, sending male and female players abroad for three tournaments. The first leg was held from July 24–26.
The “Trust Golf Asian Mixed” series features three events, each with a total purse of THB 5,000,000 (approx. NT$4.55 million), played over 54 holes in three rounds with combined scoring for men and women. The 132-player field comprises 40 TPGA men, 40 TLPGA women, 40 Trust Golf–invited male professionals, and 12 amateurs (seven men, five women).
The prize money breakdown is THB 750,000 (approx. NT$682,500) for the champion, THB 500,000 (approx. NT$455,000) for the runner-up, and THB 300,000 (approx. NT$278,000) for third place.
The TPGA contingent includes 40 players from Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, and the U.S., while the TLPGA group has 40 players from Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, and Malaysia. The Trust Golf invitees include players from Thailand, Scotland, Singapore, Ireland, and the UK, making for a nine-country field.
The mixed-gender format at Lake View Resort & Golf Club sees men and women grouped together, with different tees to account for a 12% yardage difference: 6,934 yards for the men’s tees (7,081 in the first leg) and 6,131 yards for the women’s tees (6,204 in the first leg). Par is 71. Located in the famous Hua Hin beach resort area south of Bangkok, the course is a 3.5-hour drive from the capital.
