Golf is a game that requires a lot of practice and dedication. When I am not traveling playing tournaments around the world, I spend a lot of time practicing and preparing.

It is not easy to become a professional golfer and I want to provide kids with the opportunity. Normally, in the morning I go to my golf academy and spend time with the junior players that I support. This is really important for me.

I presently provide full support for 20 kids with all of the training facilities, equipment and golf apparel. They are all from my hometown and this is really my way of giving back to the sport and to my
community.

I grew up near the Army Golf Course at my hometown of Lopburi. As a teenager I would spend time with my friends around the golf course and find balls that players lost. Then I became a caddie and started to learn more about the game. I would go on to the course at night to play when no one could see us.

I think those early years when it was not easy for me to play gave me a great sense of appreciation for the game. This is why I really put my heart into the golf academy.

I joined the Army and trained as a paratrooper, working hard for about 10 hours every day. I received two great gifts from that training—physical fitness and an understanding for discipline.

I was also very fortunate to have had very kind people who supported me fully when I did not have the means to make the jump from an amateur to a professional golfer. It costs a lot of money in the beginning.

I know that if you work very hard at something and you really put your mind and heart in it, you just may achieve it.

To play the Masters was a dream. You see, for me to come from playing at night at the Army Course to walking along the flawless fairways of Augusta National—it was a long road! But it was also an amazing road. Being invited to play the Masters, it is like I had arrived!

On the golf course, I try not to get ahead of myself. I just play one hole at a time. I also really believe that if you can learn from your mistakes, you will improve.

I am very appreciative of the fact that the fans are interested in how I am doing. I feel honored and it gives me a great incentive to continue to work hard and try my best to improve each day.

When your fans support you, you feel responsible for them, close to them and want to do well for them. This is why I love to play here in Thailand.

For 2007, my main goal is to finish the year in the top 50 in the European Tour Order of Merit. This is a tough goal, but I feel that I have a chance of achieving it. If I can do it, it will lead me into my long-term goal in golf, which is to play full time in the PGA Tour in the USA.

To represent Asia is a tremendous honor. I was very proud to be part of the inaugural Royal Trophy. When you think about it, it was truly historic.