Preecha Senaprom will be in charge of the Thai national team at the 28th SEA Games in Singapore later this year.
Preecha Senaprom.
The 46-year-old former national player has been picked by the Thailand Golf Association (TGA) to coach the national side for the biennial event to be held in Singapore from June 5-16.
There will be four gold medals in golf at the tournament.
"I have been assigned to guide the team to sweep all four gold medals at the Games," said Preecha, who played at the 1990 Asian Games and the 1991 and 1993 SEA Games.
"I am confident that our players are better than others in the region. However, we cannot underestimate hosts Singapore and the Philippines. Singapore will enjoy a home-course advantage while Philippine players are training in the US."
At the previous SEA Games in Myanmar in 2013, Thailand got two golds in the men's team and individual events while the Philippines won the other two in the women's team and individual competitions.
TGA president Rangsrid Luxitanond said that he was still looking for a foreigner to coach the national side on a long-term basis and Preecha was hired only for the SEA Games.
Preecha is not new to the national team as he was an assistant to then-coach Nithinan Hensirisakul who steered Thailand to win one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at last year's Asian Games.