Denwit Boriboonsub’s preparations for next week’s Open Championship, where he will be making his first appearance in a Major, have been high on his list of priorities of late – including in June when he played three rounds at Royal Troon. It was another busy month, when he also secured a new sponsor. Denwit was speaking to Asian Tour contributor and former Tour player Olle Nordberg.

Hi again everyone!

Since the last diary I’ve been quite busy with tournaments and preparing for the biggest tournament in my life so far, my first Major, the Open Championship at Royal Troon next week! So, let’s start from there.

I decided to try to go over for an early practice session to Scotland in June, so we contacted the course and asked if it would be possible. I was very happy and grateful that they agreed to my request, so many thanks to Royal Troon and my manager Tom Su to help set this up!

I also was lucky enough to hire Colin Montgomerie’s old caddie Colin Cotter to help guide me around the course, since it was my first time playing a true links course with very different conditions to what I’m used to. He just led the way and helped me get to grips with links golf – explaining where to lay up or where to play aggressive.

But at The Open it’s gonna be my regular caddie Guy on the bag, of course he wants to caddy. It’s his first Major too, it’s gonna be exciting.

Denwit Boriboonsub has been a professional since 2020. Picture by Paul Lakatos/Asian Tour.

I managed to play three rounds at Troon, and I found out that playing this course is very difficult with the wind; it was blowing like around 35 to 50 kilometers per hour. And, yeah, of course it’s links golf, so it’s very difficult. Also, the weather was cold, it was like below 10 degrees and the wind was absolutely howling.

It was my first time playing a true links course, and I totally like it. I think with that style of game you gotta be patient out there and stay focused, because the wind will just blow the ball everywhere. You have just gotta be patient and stay focused. Royal Troon being a links course that’s quite tight and narrow, it’s going to be a bit difficult for me.

I am in Scotland this week again, for five or six practice rounds, having spent a few days in London!

Anyway, after the early practice at Troon I went to play in the Kolon Korea Open, but things didn’t really go well. I didn’t hit my driver well and I didn’t have much time for rest because I came back from Scotland and landed on Sunday, and on Tuesday I went to Korea. I was a bit jet-lagged from the big time change from the UK, and I didn’t prepare for that course so well. I missed the cut. It’s the first time that I played Woo Jeong Hills and I think it might be my last time there as well.

On more bit of exciting news is that I got a new sponsor after Korea. My team have been trying to find some new sponsors, and after talking to Betagro, two or three weeks ago, they got the deal done! Betagro is Thailand’s leading comprehensive food business operator, and they sponsor some of the best Thai golfers like Thongchai Jaidee on PGA Tour Champions and Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn on the LPGA – to support Thai pros around the world. Hoping for more sponsors too!

Last week was International Series Morocco and it was my first time in Morocco, it was amazing. It was my first time in Africa, and I loved the weather there, plus the food was amazing too! Rabat was a really nice city; I can’t really describe it. It looks very historic, and our hotel, the Hotel Fairmont La Marina, was looking over the beach and the old town. It just looks like an ancient city.

I played two practice rounds at the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam Red Course: on Monday a full 18 holes and Tuesday just with a wedge and putter, while taking notes around the greens.

On that course you just got a hit straight. And yeah, it was also all about putting I think, because the greens were a bit slopey and not that fast. If I had driven the ball like I did in Malaysia at the start of the year it would have been easier, but unfortunately I drove it more like in Korea so it was difficult.

It was a tough week playing there: I couldn’t hit my driver, couldn’t putt, my long irons were not good. It just says everything. I was happy to make the cut, but yeah, I’m not really happy with the result.

Other than that, I didn’t do much in Morocco, just watched a lot of the Euros football, cheering for the Dutch!

So full steam ahead now for next week’s Open; wish me luck and follow me on IG for my updates from Troon!