Kiradech revels after shedding kilos
PARIS ARIS: Th Thailand’s il d’ t top-ranked k d Ki Kiradech Aphibarnrat has already shed close to 20 kilograms and given away dozens of shirts and trousers as he continues on a massive weight-reduction campaign that has
The European Tour website “I feel that when I can get my once listed Kiradech’s weight swing to the position Peter and as 120 kilograms but that was I are working towards then I can some four months ago before keep trying to lose more weight. the Bangkok-born golfer de“All I am doing to watching cided to lose weight. closely what I do eat and try to
The 28- year- old currently eat more heathier foods while weighs 108 kilograms with a I have started working out and goal of getting down to 105. that is something I have never
This decision has been undertaken before. prompted by a move at the “I have been on the Asian start of the season to work with Tour and European Tour for renowned England-born coach 11 years without walking into Peter Cowen. any sort of gym whatever and
“I just thought now that I wouldn’t know what a treadam working with Peter that it mill is. would be an ideal time to lose “So, I have started going to some weight and get myself the gym back home with my stronger,” he said. good friends who I grew up with and I do feel everything is going the right way.”
Kiradech’s weight-loss program has certainly kept his clothing attire and sponsors busy given the large number of shirts he says he has sought shirts are far too big for him.
“Losing so much weight has meant I have dozens of new shirts and trousers that no longer fit me but then my father is happy as he is the same weight I was before I started losing weight,” he said smiling.
Kiradech compete will this week in European Tour’s Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City in South Africa.
It will be his 10th event in a marathon run of 11 weeks and a journey that has taken Kiradech to the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Holland, Portugal, Britain, Italy, China, Turkey and now South Africa.
In this time, he has enjoyed - ing runner- up in the Italian Open and then last week sharing the lead heading to the last round of the Turkish Airlines Open before ending tied sixth.
The efforts see Kiradech lying 19th on the Race to Dubai and already assured of ending the European Tour season next week in Dubai inside the top30 to automatically qualify for next year’s Open Championship at Carnoustie.
“The way I have been playing the last three months or so is really awesome,” he said.
“I am getting really comfortable with my swing since working with Peter and the move to working with him has been great for my game.
“Losing all this weight has made me feel so much better and stronger walking the golf course and before I used to feel very tired but in getting stronger as I am, I am recovering much quicker than I used to.”