Tournament information | |
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Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Established | 2015 |
Course(s) | Kurmitola Golf Club |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,642 yards (6,073 m) |
Tour(s) | Asian Tour Professional Golf Tour of India |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$400,000 |
Month played | November |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 263 Thitiphun Chuayprakong (2016) |
To par | −21 as above |
Current champion | |
Danthai Boonma | |
Location Map | |
Location in Bangladesh |
The Bangladesh Open is a golf tournament on the Asian Tour. The inaugural tournament was played from 27 to 30 May 2015 at Kurmitola Golf Club, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1]
Year | Tour [lower-alpha 1] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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Bangabandhu Cup Golf Bangladesh Open | ||||||
2022 | ASA | Danthai Boonma | 271 | −13 | 1 stroke | Kosuke Hamamoto |
2021: No tournament | ||||||
Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open | ||||||
2020 | ASA | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [2] | ||||
2019 | ASA | Sadom Kaewkanjana | 265 | −19 | 1 stroke | Ajeetesh Sandhu |
AB Bank Bangladesh Open | ||||||
2018 | ASA | Malcolm Kokocinski | 270 | −14 | 3 strokes | Ben Campbell Jack Harrison |
Bashundhara Bangladesh Open | ||||||
2017 | ASA | Jazz Janewattananond | 267 | −17 | 4 strokes | Siddikur Rahman |
2016 | ASA | Thitiphun Chuayprakong | 263 | −21 | 2 strokes | Sutijet Kooratanapisan |
2015 | ASA | Mardan Mamat | 270 | −14 | 2 strokes | Khalin Joshi Lee Soo-min |
2013–14: No tournament | ||||||
American Express Bangladesh Open | ||||||
2012 | PGTI | Zamal Hossain (2) | 277 | −11 | 3 strokes | Siddikur Rahman |
2011 | PGTI | Gaganjeet Bhullar | 274 | −14 | 2 strokes | Siddikur Rahman |
2010 | PGTI | Siddikur Rahman | 272 | −16 | 7 strokes | Sujjan Singh |
City Bank - Dhaka Bank Bangladesh Open | ||||||
2009 | PGTI | Zamal Hossain | 275 | −13 | 5 strokes | Harendra Gupta Shamim Khan Sanjay Kumar |
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