Bangkok Airways Open
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The Bangkok Airways Open was an Asian Tour
golf
tournament played in Thailand
from 2005 to 2008. In 2008 the prize fund was US$
300,000, which is one of the smaller purses on the tour.
Asian Tour
The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. The Asian Tour is administered from offices in Singapore...
golf
Golf
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tournament played in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
from 2005 to 2008. In 2008 the prize fund was US$
United States dollar
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300,000, which is one of the smaller purses on the tour.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country |
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| 2008 | Thaworn Wiratchant Thaworn Wiratchant Thaworn Wiratchant is a Thai professional golfer. He is one of only two golfers to have won 10 or more events on the Asian Tour.... |
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| 2007 | Lee Sung Lee Sung Lee Sung , also known as Lee Sung-man, is a South Korean professional golfer.Lee played on the Nationwide Tour in the United States in 2001 and 2003. After losing his card on that tour in 2003, he was successful at the Asian Tour's qualifying school in January 2004, and he has played mainly in Asia... |
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| 2006 | Chawalit Plaphol Chawalit Plaphol Chawalit Plaphol is a Thai golfer.He took up golf at the age of twelve and won team and individual gold medals for Thailand at the 1995 South East Asian Games. He turned professional in 1996 and has been a regular competitor on the Asian Tour since that year. He has won two Asian Tour events and... |
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| 2005 | Lu Wen-teh Lu Wen-teh Lu Wen-teh is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Lu turned professional in 1992 and plays on the Asian Tour where he has five wins.-Asian Tour wins :*1998 Ericsson Classic *2005 Bangkok Airways Open... |