Mithun Perera

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Mithun Perera
Personal information
Full nameK. Mithun Chamika Udayanga Perera
Born (1986-12-26) 26 December 1986 (age 38)
Boralla, Sri Lanka
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
ResidenceBoralla, Sri Lanka
SpouseSudeshi Fernando
Children2
Career
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
Professional wins7

K. Mithun Chamika Udayanga Perera (born 26 December 1986) is a Sri Lankan golfer.

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Early life and amateur career

In 1986, Perera was born in Sri Lanka. His father, Nandasena Perera, was also a notable golfer.

As an amateur, Perera won the Sri Lanka Amateur three times as well as other Asian amateur events. He represented Sri Lanka in the 2006 and 2010 Asian Games and the 2010 South Asian Games. [1]

Professional career

Perera turned professional in 2011 and currently plays on the Professional Golf Tour of India and the Asian Tour. He is the first Sri Lankan to have full card in Asian Tour and the first Sri Lankan to have multiple wins on the Indian Tour. He has been runner-up three times on the Asian Tour; at the 2012 ISPS Handa Singapore Classic, the 2013 Zaykabar Myanmar Open and the 2014 Panasonic Open India, where he lost in a three-man playoff.

Amateur wins

Sources: [1] [3]

Professional wins (7)

Professional Golf Tour of India wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
18 Oct 2011 Haryana Open−18 (68-66-64-72=270)1 stroke Flag of India.svg Ashok Kumar
218 Aug 2012 Standard Chartered Open−13 (67-67-73-65=271)1 stroke Flag of India.svg Rashid Khan, Flag of India.svg Sanjay Kumar
325 Nov 2012Tata Open−11 (65-72-67-70=274)1 stroke Flag of India.svg Vinod Kumar
49 Feb 2014 Standard Chartered Open−22 (63-68-65-66=262)3 strokes Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Nadaraja Thangaraja
515 Feb 2014Eagleburg Open−22 (65-66-64-71=266)3 strokes Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri
64 Mar 2018 Chennai Open Golf Championship−14 (68-63-65-70=266)1 stroke Flag of India.svg Mukesh Kumar, Flag of India.svg Digvijay Singh
715 Dec 2019 ICC RCGC Open Golf Championship−8 (71-70-67-72=280)1 stroke Flag of India.svg Sanjeev Kumar

Playoff record

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2014 Panasonic Open India Flag of India.svg Shiv Chawrasia, Flag of India.svg Rahil Gangjee Chawrasia won with birdie on first extra hole

References

  1. 1 2 "Mithun Perera". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  2. "Sri Lanka's Mithun Perera Wins Mission Hills Asia-Pacific Open Amateur Championship". iagto.com. 21 January 2009.
  3. Rathnayake, Samiddha (3 May 2009). "Golfer Mithun does Lanka proud in Nepal". The Nation.