Myanmar Open

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
South Africa 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

YearWinnerCountryWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner(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 293 (+5)Playoff (1st hole) Jeff Senior

References

  1. "Myanmar Open set for return". ESPN Star Sports. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  2. "Myanmar Open to return in February". Asian Tour. 6 November 2015.

External links

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