Aamby Valley Asian Masters

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Aamby Valley Asian Masters
Tournament information
Location Mumbai, India
Established2006
Course(s)Aamby Valley Golf Club
Par72
Length7,087 yards (6,480 m)
Tour(s) Asian Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$400,000
Month playedMay
Final year2006
Tournament record score
Aggregate277 Hendrik Buhrmann
To par−11 as above
Final champion
Flag of South Africa.svg Hendrik Buhrmann
Location Map
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Aamby Valley GC
Location in India
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Aamby Valley GC
Location in Maharashtra

The Aamby Valley Asian Masters was an Asian Tour golf tournament that was played only once, in May 2006 at the Aamby Valley Golf Club in Mumbai.

The Asian Masters was one of two Asian Tour events in India that year alongside the Hero Honda Indian Open. The prize fund was US$400,000 and the winner was Hendrik Buhrmann of South Africa, who finally won his first Asian Tour event after eleven years of trying.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
2006 Flag of South Africa.svg Hendrik Buhrmann 277−112 strokes Flag of England.svg Simon Hurd

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