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Myanmar Open

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Leopalace21 Myanmar Open
Tournament information
LocationYangon, Myanmar
Established1996
Course(s)Pun Hlaing Golf Club
Par71
Length7,103 yards (6,495 m)
Tour(s)Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$750,000
Month playedJanuary
Final year2018
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Tetsuji Hiratsuka (2010)
264 Shaun Norris (2016)
To par−24 as above
Final champion
United States Paul Peterson
Location map
Pun Hlaing GC is located in Myanmar
Pun Hlaing GC
Pun Hlaing GC
Location in Myanmar

The Myanmar Open was a professional golf tournament on the Asian Tour. It was founded in 1996, and was played every year until 2005. Between 2006 and 2015 it was only contested in 2010, 2012 and 2013.[1]

The tournament returned in February 2016, sponsored by Leopalace21 and co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour.[2]

Winners

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Year Tour(s)[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Leopalace21 Myanmar Open
2018 ASA, JPN United States Paul Peterson 271 −13 2 strokes Japan Tomoyo Ikemura
Japan Satoshi Kodaira
2017 ASA, JPN Australia Todd Sinnott 270 −14 3 strokes Spain Carlos Pigem
2016 ASA, JPN South Africa Shaun Norris 264 −24 4 strokes South Korea Park Jun-won
Japan Azuma Yano
2014–15: No tournament
Zaykabar Myanmar Open
2013 ASA Thailand Chawalit Plaphol 270 −18 1 stroke Sri Lanka Mithun Perera
2012 ASA Australia Kieran Pratt 273 −15 Playoff[b] Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Australia Adam Blyth
2011: No tournament
Air Bagan Myanmar Open
2010 ASA Japan Tetsuji Hiratsuka 264 −24 10 strokes Thailand Prayad Marksaeng
Myanmar Open
2006–2009: No tournament
2005 ASA Australia Scott Strange 277 −11 2 strokes Canada Rick Gibson
2004 ASA Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (2) 276 −12 3 strokes United States Andrew Pitts
2003 ASA Taiwan Lin Keng-chi 275 −12 3 strokes Thailand Thongchai Jaidee
London Myanmar Open
2002 ASA Thailand Thongchai Jaidee 277 −11 Playoff[c] United States Edward Loar
2001 ASA United States Anthony Kang 282 −6 2 strokes South Korea Charlie Wi
2000 ASA South Africa James Kingston 269 −19 10 strokes South Africa Craig Kamps
1999 ASA Taiwan Wang Ter-chang 271 −17 3 strokes Philippines Frankie Miñoza
Japan Koichi Nogami
1998 ASA Pakistan Taimur Hussain 280 −8 1 stroke China Zhang Lianwei
1997 ASA Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit (2) 273 −15 Playoff[d] Australia John Senden
Myanmar Open
1996 ASA Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit 293 +5 Playoff[e] Australia Jeff Senior

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ ASA − Asian Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour.
  2. ^ Pratt won with birdie on second extra hole; Aphibarnrat eliminated by par on first hole
  3. ^ Jaidee won with par on first extra hole
  4. ^ Ruangkit won with birdie on first extra hole
  5. ^ Ruangkit won with par on first extra hole

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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