- Myanmar Open
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Myanmar Open Tournament information Location Yangon, Myanmar Established 1996 Course(s) Pun Hlaing Golf Club Tour(s) Asian Tour Format Stroke play Prize fund US$300,000 Month played April Final year 2010 Tournament record score Aggregate 264 Tetsuji Hiratsuka (2010) To par −24 Tetsuji Hiratsuka (2010) Final champion Tetsuji Hiratsuka The Myanmar Open was 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]
Winners
Year Winner Country Winning score Margin of victory Runner(s)-up 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 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 Thailand 273 Playoff (1st hole) John Senden 1996 Boonchu Ruangkit Thailand References
- ^ "Myanmar Open set for return". ESPN Star Sports. 2 February 2010. http://www.espnstar.com/golf/asian-tour/news/detail/item390209/Myanmar-Open-set-for-return/. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
External links
Categories:- Sport in Burma
- Former Asian Tour events
- Burmese sport stubs
- Golf tournament stubs
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