Boonchu claims record breaking Seniors Tour win at Royal Gems

The 53-year-old was simply in a different class to the rest of the field at the picturesque Royal Gems Golf Club in Nakhon Pathom, rounds of 64, 66 and 65 giving the host nation favourite a whopping 21-under par winning total of 195.

Fellow countryman Jamnian Chitprasong, Frankie Minoza of the Philippines and Japan's Katsuyoshi Tomori shared second place on ten under par 206.

Ruangkit – who won The Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters seven days ago and is now 35 under par for his last six competitive tournament rounds – became the first player to win consecutive European Senior Tour events since England's Peter Mitchell in 2008

He also carded the lowest 54 hole score to par in European Senior Tour history – beating the 18 under par 198 posted by David Good in the 2003 Tunisian Seniors Open and Bob Lendzion in the 2005 Jolie Ville Sharm El Sheikh Open – and also claimed the biggest 54 hole winning margin in Tour history.

"I am extremely pleased with my performance today and very proud of what I have achieved here this week," said Ruangkit.

Scotland's Sam Torrance finished in a tie for 24th place with Englishman Kevin Spurgeon on one under par 215.