Tournament information | |
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Location | Yangon, Myanmar |
Established | 1996 |
Course(s) | Pun Hlaing Golf Club |
Par | 71 |
Length | 7,103 yards (6,495 m) |
Tour(s) | Asian Tour Japan Golf Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$750,000 |
Month played | January |
Final year | 2018 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 264 Tetsuji Hiratsuka (2010) 264 Shaun Norris (2016) |
To par | −24 as above |
Final champion | |
Paul Peterson | |
Location map | |
Location in Myanmar |
The Myanmar Open was a professional golf tournament on the Asian Tour. It was founded in 1996, and was played every year until 2005. Between 2006 and 2015 it was only contested in 2010, 2012 and 2013. [1]
The tournament returned in February 2016, sponsored by Leopalace21 and co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour. [2]
Year | Tour(s) [lower-alpha 1] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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Leopalace21 Myanmar Open | ||||||
2018 | ASA, JPN | Paul Peterson | 271 | −13 | 2 strokes | Tomoyo Ikemura Satoshi Kodaira |
2017 | ASA, JPN | Todd Sinnott | 270 | −14 | 3 strokes | Carlos Pigem |
2016 | ASA, JPN | Shaun Norris | 264 | −24 | 4 strokes | Park Jun-won Azuma Yano |
2014–15: No tournament | ||||||
Zaykabar Myanmar Open | ||||||
2013 | ASA | Chawalit Plaphol | 270 | −18 | 1 stroke | Mithun Perera |
2012 | ASA | Kieran Pratt | 273 | −15 | Playoff [lower-alpha 2] | Kiradech Aphibarnrat Adam Blyth |
2011: No tournament | ||||||
Air Bagan Myanmar Open | ||||||
2010 | ASA | Tetsuji Hiratsuka | 264 | −24 | 10 strokes | Prayad Marksaeng |
Myanmar Open | ||||||
2006–2009: No tournament | ||||||
2005 | ASA | Scott Strange | 277 | −11 | 2 strokes | Rick Gibson |
2004 | ASA | Thongchai Jaidee (2) | 276 | −12 | 3 strokes | Andrew Pitts |
2003 | ASA | Lin Keng-chi | 275 | −12 | 3 strokes | Thongchai Jaidee |
London Myanmar Open | ||||||
2002 | ASA | Thongchai Jaidee | 277 | −11 | Playoff [lower-alpha 3] | Edward Loar |
2001 | ASA | Anthony Kang | 282 | −6 | 2 strokes | Charlie Wi |
2000 | ASA | James Kingston | 269 | −19 | 10 strokes | Craig Kamps |
1999 | ASA | Wang Ter-chang | 271 | −17 | 3 strokes | Frankie Miñoza Koichi Nogami |
1998 | ASA | Taimur Hussain | 280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Zhang Lianwei |
1997 | ASA | Boonchu Ruangkit (2) | 273 | −15 | Playoff [lower-alpha 4] | John Senden |
Myanmar Open | ||||||
1996 | ASA | Boonchu Ruangkit | 293 | +5 | Playoff [lower-alpha 5] | Jeff Senior |
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