Myanmar Open

Golf tournament

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
United States Paul Peterson
Location map
Pun Hlaing GC is located in Myanmar Pun Hlaing GC 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	United States Paul Peterson	271	−13	2 strokes	Japan Tomoyo Ikemura Japan Satoshi Kodaira
2017	ASA, JPN	Australia Todd Sinnott	270	−14	3 strokes	Spain Carlos Pigem
2016	ASA, JPN	South Africa Shaun Norris	264	−24	4 strokes	South Korea Park Jun-won Japan Azuma Yano
2014–15: No tournament
Zaykabar Myanmar Open
2013	ASA	Thailand Chawalit Plaphol	270	−18	1 stroke	Sri Lanka Mithun Perera
2012	ASA	Australia Kieran Pratt	273	−15	Playoff^[b]	Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat Australia Adam Blyth
2011: No tournament
Air Bagan Myanmar Open
2010	ASA	Japan Tetsuji Hiratsuka	264	−24	10 strokes	Thailand Prayad Marksaeng
Myanmar Open
2006–2009: No tournament
2005	ASA	Australia Scott Strange	277	−11	2 strokes	Canada Rick Gibson
2004	ASA	Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (2)	276	−12	3 strokes	United States Andrew Pitts
2003	ASA	Taiwan Lin Keng-chi	275	−12	3 strokes	Thailand Thongchai Jaidee
London Myanmar Open
2002	ASA	Thailand Thongchai Jaidee	277	−11	Playoff^[c]	United States Edward Loar
2001	ASA	United States Anthony Kang	282	−6	2 strokes	South Korea Charlie Wi
2000	ASA	South Africa James Kingston	269	−19	10 strokes	South Africa Craig Kamps
1999	ASA	Taiwan Wang Ter-chang	271	−17	3 strokes	Philippines Frankie Miñoza Japan Koichi Nogami
1998	ASA	Pakistan Taimur Hussain	280	−8	1 stroke	China Zhang Lianwei
1997	ASA	Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit (2)	273	−15	Playoff^[d]	Australia John Senden
Myanmar Open
1996	ASA	Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit	293	+5	Playoff^[e]	Australia 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. Archived from the original on February 5, 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.