Mithun Perera
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K. Mithun Chamika Udayanga Perera (born 26 December 1986) is a Sri Lankan golfer. His father, Nandasena Perera, is also a notable golfer. 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 The 2010 South Asian Games, officially the XI South Asian Games, was a major multi-sport event that took place from 29 January to 8 February 2010 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This was the third time that the Bangladeshi capital hosted the South Asian ...
. Perera turned professional in 2011 and currently plays on the Professional Golf Tour of India and the
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. Official money events on the tour count for Wo ...
. 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, Surya Nepal Amateur Golf Championship *2010 Kurnia Saujana Championship, Sri Lanka Amateur Sources:


Professional wins (7)


Professional Golf Tour of India wins (7)


Playoff record

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)


References


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* * Sri Lankan male golfers Asian Tour golfers Golfers at the 2006 Asian Games Golfers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Sri Lanka 1986 births Living people 20th-century Sri Lankan people 21st-century Sri Lankan people {{asia-golf-bio-stub