Myanmar Open
Tournament information | |
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Location | Yangon, Myanmar |
Established | 1996 |
Course(s) | Pun Hlaing Golf Club |
Par | 71 |
Tour(s) |
Asian Tour Japan Golf Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$750,000 (2017) |
Month played | January |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate |
264 Tetsuji Hiratsuka (2010) 264 Shaun Norris (2016) |
To par | −24 as above |
Current champion | |
Todd Sinnott |
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 and 2013.
After a two-year absence, the tournament returned in February 2016. The event is sponsored by Leopalace21 and is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour.[2]
Winners
Year | Winner | Country | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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Leopalace21 Myanmar Open | |||||
2017 | Todd Sinnott | Australia | 270 (−14) | 3 strokes | Carlos Pigem |
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 | 293 (+5) | Playoff (1st hole) | Jeff Senior |
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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