Hua Hin players Prayad Marksaeng and Prom Meesawat are hoping to win the True Thailand Classic presented by Chang in their hometown this week.
The US$1.75 million tournament, sanctioned by the European and Asian tours, will tee off tomorrow at Black Mountain Golf Club.
Prayad, 50, is considered one of the favourites in the second edition of the country's richest golf tournament thanks to his course knowledge and recent form.
"I was born in Hua Hin and have won at the course. I have had impressive results lately and they say I am one of the favourites,'' said Prayad who won the King's Cup tournament at Black Mountain in 2014.
"I know the course well. I am satisfied with my preparations and looking forward to winning before my home fans."
The nine-time Asian Tour winner said one of the key factors behind his impressive start to the season was putting coach Jang Do-Hwan of South Korea.
"He has helped me a lot. I hope I can continue putting well,'' he said.
Last year, Prayad finished tied for 25th on 279, seven shots behind winner Andrew Dodt of Australia.
Prom is dreaming of winning the Thailand Classic for his father Suthep.
With his father famed for being the first Thai to win the Thailand Open in 1991, the 31-year-old Prom said he often finds motivation to play well when his dad is among the galleries although it wasn't quite the case when he was a junior golfer.
"I'll tell you the truth…when I was young, I never liked it when he came out and followed me. I would play bad and get angry when I saw him on the golf course," said Prom.
"Now, it's the opposite. I love to see him walking on the course when I play. But I don't want him to make any comments about my game when he's watching. At last year's tournament, I could hear him say something about one shot during my round and I complained to my sister to tell him to stop making comments.
"If he makes a comment after my round, then it's fine. I know he wants to play the shots himself since he's a golfer. But it's me who's playing now. If I can pull off a win this week, it will mean a lot as it'll be my first European Tour co-sanctioned victory and it's at my hometown and home course."
The other contenders for the winner's cheque of $291,660 include Thais Thongchai Jaidee and Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez.
World No.37 and seven-time European Tour winner Thongchai is hoping go a step farther after finishing second last year.
However, the veteran, the highest-ranked player in the field, is recovering from the flu which forced him to withdraw from last week's WGC-Cadillac Championship.
In the first two rounds, Thongchai is grouped with Jimenez and Belgium's Thomas Pieters while Kiradech will play alongside Dodt and Kristoffer Broberg of Sweden. Prayad will be in the same group with Joost Luiten of the Netherlands and Miguel Tabuena of the Philippines.