Mithun Perera

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 nameK. Mithun Chamika Udayanga Perera
Born (1986-12-26) 26 December 1986
Boralla, Sri Lanka
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Nationality Sri Lanka
ResidenceBoralla, Sri Lanka
Career
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)Asian Tour
Professional wins7

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
  • 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

Sources:[1][3]

Professional wins (7)

Professional Golf Tour of India wins (7)
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 −12 (67-67-73-65=272) 2 strokes Gaganjeet Bhullar, Shamim Khan
3 25 Nov 2012 Tata Open −11 (69-68-68-71=273) 1 stroke Mukesh Kumar
4 9 Feb 2014 Standard Chartered Open −22 (63-68-65-66=262) 3 strokes N. 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 L. Kumar

Playoff record

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2014 Panasonic Open India Shiv Chawrasia, Rahil Gangjee Chawrasia won with birdie on first extra hole

References
  1. "Mithun Perera". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  2. "Sri Lanka's Mithun Perera Wins Mission Hills Asia-Pacific Open Amateur Championship". iagto.com. 21 January 2009.
  3. Rathnayake, Samiddha (3 May 2009). "Golfer Mithun does Lanka proud in Nepal". The Nation.


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