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Myanmar Open
Tournament information
LocationYangon, Myanmar
Established1996
Course(s)Pun Hlaing Golf Club
Par71
Tour(s)Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$750,000
Month playedJanuary
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Tetsuji Hiratsuka (2010)
264 Shaun Norris (2016)
To par−24 as above
Current champion
United States Paul Peterson

The Myanmar Open is 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]

Winners

Year Winner Country Score Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up
Leopalace21 Myanmar Open
2018 Paul Peterson  United States 271 (−13) 2 strokes Japan Tomoyo Ikemura
Japan Satoshi Kodaira
2017 Todd Sinnott  Australia 270 (−14) 3 strokes Spain Carlos Pigem
2016 Shaun Norris  South Africa 264 (−24) 4 strokes South Korea Park Jun-won
Japan Azuma Yano
Myanmar Open
2014–15 No tournament
2013 Chawalit Plaphol  Thailand 270 (−18) 1 stroke Sri Lanka Mithun Perera
2012 Kieran Pratt  Australia 273 (−15) Playoff (2nd hole) Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Australia Adam Blyth
2011 No tournament
2010 Tetsuji Hiratsuka  Japan 264 (−24) 10 strokes Thailand Prayad Marksaeng
2006–09 No tournament
2005 Scott Strange  Australia 277 (−11) 2 strokes Canada Rick Gibson
2004 Thongchai Jaidee (2)  Thailand 276 (−12) 3 strokes United States Andrew Pitts
2003 Lin Keng-chi  Taiwan 275 (−13) 3 strokes Thailand Thongchai Jaidee
2002 Thongchai Jaidee  Thailand 277 Playoff (1st hole) United States Edward Loar
2001 Anthony Kang  United States 282 2 strokes South Korea Charlie Wi
2000 James Kingston  South Africa 269 (−19) 10 strokes South Africa Craig Kamps
1999 Wang Ter-chang  Taiwan 271 3 strokes Japan Koichi Nogami
Philippines Frankie Miñoza
1998 Taimur Hussain  Pakistan 280 1 stroke China Zhang Lian-wei
1997 Boonchu Ruangkit (2)  Thailand 273 Playoff (1st hole) Australia John Senden
1996 Boonchu Ruangkit  Thailand 293 (+5) Playoff (1st hole) Australia Jeff Senior

References

  1. ^ "Myanmar Open set for return". ESPN Star Sports. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Myanmar Open to return in February". Asian Tour. 6 November 2015.