Solaire Open

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Solaire Open
Tournament information
Location Manila, Philippines
Established2013
Course(s) Wack Wack Golf and Country Club
Par71
Length7,206 yards (6,589 m)
Tour(s) Asian Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$300,000
Month playedMarch
Final year2014
Tournament record score
Aggregate277 Richard T. Lee (2014)
To par−7 as above
Final champion
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Richard T. Lee
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Wack Wack G&CC
Location in the Philippines

The Solaire Open was a golf tournament on the Asian Tour. It was first played in 2013 at the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club (East course) in Manila, Philippines. [1] The second and final event was held at The Country Club in Santa Rosa, Laguna, in the outskirts of Manila. [2]

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Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
2014 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Richard T. Lee 277−71 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Chawalit Plaphol
2013 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Wen-tang 285−31 stroke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Richard T. Lee
Flag of Thailand.svg Thammanoon Sriroj

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References

  1. "Lin is the last action hero at the Solaire Open". 14 April 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. "Solaire Open moves to a new venue". 24 February 2014.