Bangladesh Open

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Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open
Tournament information
Location Dhaka, Bangladesh
Established2015
Course(s)Kurmitola Golf Club
Par71
Length6,642 yards (6,073 m)
Tour(s) Asian Tour
Professional Golf Tour of India
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$400,000
Month playedNovember
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 Thitiphun Chuayprakong (2016)
To par−21 as above
Current champion
Flag of Thailand.svg Danthai Boonma
Location Map
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Kurmitola GC
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]

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Winners

YearTour [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Bangabandhu Cup Golf Bangladesh Open
2022 ASA Flag of Thailand.svg Danthai Boonma 271−131 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Kosuke Hamamoto
2021: No tournament
Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open
2020 ASA Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [2]
2019 ASA Flag of Thailand.svg Sadom Kaewkanjana 265−191 stroke Flag of India.svg Ajeetesh Sandhu
AB Bank Bangladesh Open
2018 ASA Flag of Sweden.svg Malcolm Kokocinski 270−143 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Ben Campbell
Flag of England.svg Jack Harrison
Bashundhara Bangladesh Open
2017 ASA Flag of Thailand.svg Jazz Janewattananond 267−174 strokes Flag of Bangladesh.svg Siddikur Rahman
2016 ASA Flag of Thailand.svg Thitiphun Chuayprakong 263−212 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Sutijet Kooratanapisan
2015 ASA Flag of Singapore.svg Mardan Mamat 270−142 strokes Flag of India.svg Khalin Joshi
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Soo-min
2013–14: No tournament
American Express Bangladesh Open
2012 PGTI Flag of Bangladesh.svg Zamal Hossain (2)277−113 strokes Flag of Bangladesh.svg Siddikur Rahman
2011 PGTI Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar 274−142 strokes Flag of Bangladesh.svg Siddikur Rahman
2010 PGTI Flag of Bangladesh.svg Siddikur Rahman 272−167 strokes Flag of India.svg Sujjan Singh
City Bank - Dhaka Bank Bangladesh Open
2009 PGTI Flag of Bangladesh.svg Zamal Hossain 275−135 strokes Flag of India.svg Harendra Gupta
Flag of India.svg Shamim Khan
Flag of India.svg Sanjay Kumar

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References

  1. "Tour stars welcome new #BBO event". Asian Tour. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  2. "Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open 2020 to be postponed amid COVID-19 concerns". Asian Tour. 9 March 2020.

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