Mya Aye (golfer)

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Mya Aye
Personal information
Born1940 (age 8283)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Burma
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour2
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 1980

Mya Aye (born 1940) is a Burmese professional golfer. [1]

Contents

Mya Aye played on the Japan Golf Tour and the Asia Golf Circuit, winning twice on each tour. [1]

Professional wins (6)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
121 Sep 1975 Shizuoka Open −12 (68-69-70-69=276)2 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kenji Mori
224 Jun 1979 Pepsi-Wilson Tournament −10 (64-70-67-73=274)3 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hiroshi Ishii

Asia Golf Circuit wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
121 Mar 1976 Indonesia Open −12 (70-67-70-69=276)4 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Kuo Chie-Hsiung
229 Mar 1981 Singapore Open −11 (68-68-67-70=273)2 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Hsi-chuen

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1976 Malaysian Open Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsu Sheng-san Lost to par on third extra hole
21976 Korea Open Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Katsunari Takahashi Lost to par on sixth extra hole
3 1977 Indonesia Open Flag of the United States.svg Gaylord Burrows Lost to par on third extra hole

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament1980
The Open Championship CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Aye only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 360. ISBN   0-85613-520-8.
  2. "Mya Aye wins Gifuseki Open". The Business Times. AP. 21 April 1980. p. 11.