Myanmar Open
Encyclopedia
The Myanmar Open was a professional golf
tournament on the Asian Tour
. It was founded in 1996, and was played every year until 2005. After a four year hiatus, the event returned to the Asian Tour schedule in 2010.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the Asian 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...
. It was founded in 1996, and was played every year until 2005. After a four year hiatus, the event returned to the Asian Tour schedule in 2010.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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| 2010 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka Tetsuji Hiratsuka is a Japanese professional golfer.Hiratsuka was born in Kyoto, Japan. He has won six times on the Japan Golf Tour. He represented Japan at the 2007 Omega Mission Hills World Cup with Hideto Tanihara.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*2003 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup... |
264 (−24) | 10 strokes | Prayad Marksaeng Prayad Marksaeng Prayad Marksaeng is a Thai professional golfer.Prayad was a member of Thailand's winning golf team at the 1987 South East Asian Games and turned professional in 1991. He has been a member of the Asian Tour since it began in its modern form in 1995. He was won six events on the tour, becoming one... |
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| 2005 | Scott Strange Scott Strange Scott Strange is an Australian professional golfer who competes on the European Tour and the Asian Tour.Prior to turning Professional, Strange frequently represented the Western Australia amateur team in Australian Golf Union events... |
277 (−11) | 2 strokes | Rick Gibson Rick Gibson (golfer) Rick Gibson is a Canadian professional golfer who plays primarily in Asia.Gibson was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He played college golf at Brigham Young University, where he was an All-American in 1984.... |
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| 2004 | Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. He holds the record for most career victories and most career earnings on the Asian Tour.... |
276 (−12) | 3 strokes | Andrew Pitts | |
| 2003 | Lin Keng-chi Lin Keng-chi Lin Keng-chi is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Lin has won five tournaments on the Asian Tour and topped the Tour's money list in 1995. He has also played extensively on the Japan Golf Tour, where he had won three titles. In 2001 he reached the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings... |
275 (−13) | 3 strokes | Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. He holds the record for most career victories and most career earnings on the Asian Tour.... |
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| 2002 | Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. He holds the record for most career victories and most career earnings on the Asian Tour.... |
277 | Playoff (1st hole) | Edward Loar | |
| 2001 | Anthony Kang Anthony Kang Anthony Kang is a Korean-American professional golfer.Kang was born in South Korea, moving to live in the United States at the age of 10, where he attended Oregon State University.Kang turned professional in 1996... |
282 | 2 strokes | Charlie Wi Charlie Wi Charlie Wi is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has also previously played on both the European and Asian Tours.Wi was born in Seoul, and moved to Los Angeles, California, United States at the age of 10... |
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| 2000 | James Kingston James Kingston James Hubert Kingston is a South African professional golfer.Kingston was born in Ottosdal, South Africa. He turned professional in 1988, and is currently a member of the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour... |
269 (−19) | 10 strokes | Craig Kamps | |
| 1999 | Wang Ter-chang Wang Ter-chang Wang Ter-chang is a Taiwanese golfer who plays mainly on the Asian Tour. He turned professional in 1985 and has won four Asian Tour titles.-Asian Tour wins :*1997 Ta Shee Open Championship *1999 Myanmar Open*2005 Macau Open... |
271 | 3 strokes | Koichi Nogami, Frankie Miñoza Frankie Miñoza Frankie Miñoza is a Filipino professional golfer.Miñoza has won a number of events in Asia and Japan, but has spent most of his prime, and had his most notable success, on the Japan Golf Tour... |
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| 1998 | Taimur Hussain Taimur Hussain Taimur Hussain is a Pakistani professional golfer. In 1998 he became the first Pakistani to win on the Asian Tour when he captured the Myanmar Open.-Asian Tour wins :- External links :*... |
280 | 1 stroke | Zhang Lian-wei Zhang Lian-Wei Zhang Lian-wei is a Chinese professional golfer.Zhang was the first golfer from the People's Republic of China to achieve substantial success on the international professional circuit... |
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| 1997 | Boonchu Ruangkit Boonchu Ruangkit Boonchu Ruangkit is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Champions Tour.As a young man, Boonchu tried for a career in kick boxing, but he gave it up after being knocked out cold in his third bout. He made his mark in golf when he won the 1985 Australian Amateur and he turned professional... |
273 | Playoff (1st hole) | John Senden John Senden John Gerard Senden is an Australian professional golfer.Senden was born in Brisbane, Queensland and turned pro in 1992.... |
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| 1996 | Boonchu Ruangkit Boonchu Ruangkit Boonchu Ruangkit is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Champions Tour.As a young man, Boonchu tried for a career in kick boxing, but he gave it up after being knocked out cold in his third bout. He made his mark in golf when he won the 1985 Australian Amateur and he turned professional... |
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