Pompetch Sarabuddhi
From touring professional → to founding One Degree Center and coaching Thailand's elite players.
A touring professional who turned technical curiosity into one of Thailand's most respected coaching brands, and now helps train the country's next generation of coaches.
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Where they started
Trained at Kasetsart University and competed as a touring professional before moving fully into coaching and specialist putting instruction.
Career milestones
- Player
Competed as a professional on the European, Asian and Thai PGA Tours.
- Founder
Founded One Degree Center in Bangkok, his own instruction academy.
- Elite coach
Became Head Coach of the Thongchai Jaidee Golf Academy, coaching tour-level Thai players.
- Leader
Served as Vice President of the Thailand PGA.
- 2025
Led Thailand's first Community Golf Instructor Programme with The R&A.
What they do today
- Deliver putting and full-swing instruction to amateurs and tour players.
- Analyse putting technique and player performance with measurement tools.
- Run and lead a specialist coaching academy.
- Fit and advise on equipment using Henry-Griffitts methods.
Qualifications
Academic
- Bachelor's degree in Arts & Science, Kasetsart University
Professional
- PGA of Thailand member
Continuing personal development (CPD)
- Harold Swash Accredited Instructor, Level Two
- Henry-Griffitts Certified Fitter & Teacher
Advice for aspiring professionals
How to get started in this speciality.
- Playing credibility opens coaching doors. Then a measurement-driven method keeps them open.
- Owning an academy turns a coaching job into a business you control.
- Teaching other coaches multiplies your impact far beyond one lesson tee.
Contact a PGA-accredited academy in Thailand and ask to observe or assist a coaching session within 30 days.
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