Kiradech Aphibarnrat, seen as one of the most talented rising stars from Asia, has confirmed his participation for the upcoming Hero Indian Open 2017 next month. The 27-year-old big-built Thai has six professional titles, three of which came in 2013, when he was crowned Asia number one. Kiradech, who is now ranked 76th in the world – his best was 37th in December 2015 – is no stranger to India, having played a few times till 2013. In 2011, he won his first Asian Tour title at the SAIL Open in India.
Kiradech, who spent 2016 playing three Tours – Asian, European and US Tours, has had a great start to the season with two Top-10 finishes in the Middle-East, where he was T-4 in Abu Dhabi and T-9 in Qatar.