K. Mithun Chamika Udayanga Perera (born 26 December 1986) is a Sri Lankan golfer. His father, Nandasena Perera, is also a notable golfer.
| Mithun Perera | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | K. Mithun Chamika Udayanga Perera |
| Born | 26 December 1986 Boralla, Sri Lanka |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Sri Lanka |
| Residence | Boralla, Sri Lanka |
| Spouse | Sudeshi Fernando |
| Children | 2 |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2011 |
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
As an amateur, Perera won the Sri Lanka Amateur three times as well as other Asian amateur events. He represented Sri Lanka in the 2006 and 2010 Asian Games and the 2010 South Asian Games.[1]
Perera turned professional in 2011 and currently plays on the Professional Golf Tour of India and the Asian Tour. He is the first Sri Lankan to have full card in Asian Tour and the first Sri Lankan to have multiple wins on the Indian Tour. He has been runner-up three times on the Asian Tour; at the 2012 ISPS Handa Singapore Classic, the 2013 Zaykabar Myanmar Open and the 2014 Panasonic Open India, where he lost in a three-man playoff.
Amateur wins
edit- 2006 Sri Lanka Amateur
- 2007 SAARC Golf Championship, Eastern India Amateur
- 2008 Sri Lanka Amateur
- 2009 Asia-Pacific Open Amateur,[2] Surya Nepal Amateur Golf Championship
- 2010 Kurnia Saujana Championship, Sri Lanka Amateur
Professional wins (7)
editProfessional Golf Tour of India wins (7)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Oct 2011 | Haryana Open | −18 (68-66-64-72=270) | 1 stroke |  Ashok Kumar
|
| 2 | 18 Aug 2012 | Standard Chartered Open | −13 (67-67-73-65=271) | 1 stroke | Rashid Khan, Sanjay Kumar
|
| 3 | 25 Nov 2012 | Tata Open | −11 (65-72-67-70=274) | 1 stroke | Vinod Kumar
|
| 4 | 9 Feb 2014 | Standard Chartered Open | −22 (63-68-65-66=262) | 3 strokes |  Nadaraja Thangaraja
|
| 5 | 15 Feb 2014 | Eagleburg Open | −22 (65-66-64-71=266) | 3 strokes | Anirban Lahiri
|
| 6 | 4 Mar 2018 | Chennai Open Golf Championship | −14 (68-63-65-70=266) | 1 stroke | Mukesh Kumar, Digvijay Singh
|
| 7 | 15 Dec 2019 | ICC RCGC Open Golf Championship | −8 (71-70-67-72=280) | 1 stroke | Sanjeev Kumar
|
Playoff record
editAsian Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | Panasonic Open India | Shiv Chawrasia, Rahil Gangjee
|
Chawrasia won with birdie on first extra hole |
References
edit- ^ a b "Mithun Perera". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka's Mithun Perera Wins Mission Hills Asia-Pacific Open Amateur Championship". iagto.com. 21 January 2009.
- ^ Rathnayake, Samiddha (3 May 2009). "Golfer Mithun does Lanka proud in Nepal". The Nation.
External links
edit- Mithun Perera at the Asian Tour official site
- Mithun Perera at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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