Myanmar Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Yangon, Myanmar |
| Established | 1996 |
| Course(s) | Royal Mingalardon G&CC |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,218 yards (6,600 m) |
| Tour(s) |
Asian Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$750,000 (2016) |
| Month played | February |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate |
264 Tetsuji Hiratsuka (2010) 264 Shaun Norris (2016) |
| To par | −24 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Shaun Norris | |
The Myanmar Open is a professional golf tournament on the Asian Tour. It was founded in 1996, and was played every year until 2005. After a four year hiatus, the event returned to the Asian Tour schedule in 2010.[1] It was not played in 2011 but returned again in 2012.
After a two-year absence, the tournament is scheduled to return in February 2016. The event will be sponsored by Leopalace21 and will be cosanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour.[2]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopalace21 Myanmar Open | |||||
| 2016 | Shaun Norris | South Africa | 264 (−24) | 4 strokes | Park Jun-won, Azuma Yano |
| Myanmar Open | |||||
| 2014–15 | No tournament | ||||
| 2013 | Chawalit Plaphol |  Thailand | 270 (−18) | 1 stroke | Mithun Perera |
| 2012 | Kieran Pratt |  Australia | 273 (−15) | Playoff (2nd hole) | Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Adam Blyth |
| 2011 | No tournament | ||||
| 2010 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka |  Japan | 264 (−24) | 10 strokes | Prayad Marksaeng |
| 2006–09 | No tournament | ||||
| 2005 | Scott Strange | Australia | 277 (−11) | 2 strokes | Rick Gibson |
| 2004 | Thongchai Jaidee (2) | Thailand | 276 (−12) | 3 strokes | Andrew Pitts |
| 2003 | Lin Keng-chi |  Taiwan | 275 (−13) | 3 strokes | Thongchai Jaidee |
| 2002 | Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand | 277 | Playoff (1st hole) | Edward Loar |
| 2001 | Anthony Kang |  United States | 282 | 2 strokes | Charlie Wi |
| 2000 | James Kingston | South Africa | 269 (−19) | 10 strokes | Craig Kamps |
| 1999 | Wang Ter-chang | Taiwan | 271 | 3 strokes | Koichi Nogami, Frankie Miñoza |
| 1998 | Taimur Hussain |  Pakistan | 280 | 1 stroke | Zhang Lian-wei |
| 1997 | Boonchu Ruangkit (2) | Thailand | 273 | Playoff (1st hole) | John Senden |
| 1996 | Boonchu Ruangkit | Thailand | |||
References
- ↑ "Myanmar Open set for return". ESPN Star Sports. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ↑ "Myanmar Open to return in February". Asian Tour. 6 November 2015.
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