Myanmar Open

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Leopalace21 Myanmar Open
Tournament information
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
Pun Hlaing GC 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]

Winners

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Year	Tour(s)^[a]	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
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^[b]	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^[c]	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^[d]	John Senden
Myanmar Open
1996	ASA	Boonchu Ruangkit	293	+5	Playoff^[e]	Jeff Senior

Notes

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^ ASA − Asian Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour.
^ Pratt won with birdie on second extra hole; Aphibarnrat eliminated by par on first hole
^ Jaidee won with par on first extra hole
^ Ruangkit won with birdie on first extra hole
^ Ruangkit won with par on first extra hole

References

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^ "Myanmar Open set for return". ESPN Star Sports. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
^ "Myanmar Open to return in February". Asian Tour. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2015.