Myanmar Golf, Myanmar (Burma)

Myanmar Thingyan Festival KENBO CUP

Myanmar Golf Association with the assistance of main sponsor KENBO, for 2011 Myanmar Thingyan Festival KENBO Cup will be held on 13^rd of March at Ayeyarwaddy Golf Club in Pathein.

This competition will select 10 best amature golfer and they will complete the final golf comptition round on 7^th of April and 8^th of April at Shwe Man Taung Golf Club.

The rule of St.Andrew (Europe) and local rule will dominate the competition and the winner of (Hole-In-One) will be awarded Kenbo Mortobike.

Golfers will have to register before 4:00 p.m 11^st of March by calling Ayeyarwaddy Golf Club 042-25199 and 09-5177956, 09-2037671.

Andaman Golf Club

Golf Course

Myanmar maintains unique golf courses most of them being built by the British during early 1900s but in excellent playable condition. As saying goes golfing in Myanmar is truly as oldies as goodies.

• Yangon golf club, Yangon
Established in 1909, simpally one of the best not only because of it's attractive lay out amidst the trees and rolling hills but also it's glorious historical background. This challanging 18 hole is a regular host for the Asian PGA tour.

• Pun Hlaing golf club, Yangon
Finest golf course in Myanmar designed by Gary Player, established in 2000. This course operates superbly maintained 18 hole and its greens are the best in Myanmar.

• YCDC golf club, Yangon
Fairly new with 36 holes. The Silvery course was established in 1994, wider fairways and fairly large green suitable to players of all abilities.

• Bagan golf club, Bagan
Surely is an oasis in the dry zone as the relaxing garden next to 11th century ruins and the Ayeyarwaddy river stretching out beyond. The 18 hole Bagan golf resort wanders in between some of the ancients pagodas.

• Yedagun Taung golf club, Mandalay
Build in the valley of the Northern hills is a challenge of your talent of sport. It's long and narrow fairway, small but quick running greens approves you that golf after all is not an easy sport.

• Ayetharyar golf resort, Taungyi
Perfect set up amidst the Shan Plateau. Established in 1995. This course has a challanging per 72 with 7380 yards with perfect cut of Bhamuda grass with rather large greens.

"Golf courses information courtesy of JourneysMyanmar.com"

MMC 2nd Tourism Trade Golf Tournament on Sunday, 12th December 2004.

Myanmar Golf
Aung Win (front) and Kyi Hla Han of
Myanmar line up a putt on the 16th hole
during round two of the Nations Cup at
the Laguna National Golf and Country
Club in Singapore on September 19.

Myanmar pair win the Nations Cup

By Nyi Nyi Aung and Steve Finch

MYANMAR'S Kyi Hla Han and Aung Win celebrated victory in the Nations Cup on September 21 week after a decisive five-shot win at Singapore's Laguna National Golf and Country Club.

Myanmar beat India into second place after opening up a two-shot lead against third-placed China in the third of the competition's four rounds.

For Kyi Hla Han, 42, the victory comes after Myanmar twice came close to winning the trophy in 1999 and 2002.

"We knew we had a good cushion...winning by five was the icing on the cake," he said.

The pair had never played together in a tournament before, despite sharing the same coach, Chan Ran, who is Kyi Hla Han's brother.

"During the practice round I felt under pressure playing with Kyi Hla Han and played terribly, I was hitting the ball everywhere. But when the
first round started I settled down and did what I know best -I'm
used to winning," Aung Win said

Chan Ran said the pairing of youth and experience had paid off. Kyi Hla Han is well known for his big hitting off the tee and his work out of the bunker, while Aung Win is a strong putter.

"The guy puts the ball in the hole from anywhere on the green," Chan Ran said.

The victory qualifies the Myanmar pair for the World Cup in the United States later this year, a competition with a total prize pool of US$4 million. It will be the fourth time veteran Kyi Hla Han has competed in the event.

For Aung Win it will be the first time he has competed in the US. The Myanmar Golf Federation is already talking about what could be achieved at the World Cup and believes 26-year-old Aung Win has a great future.

The World Cup will be played at the Kiawah Island course in South Carolina from November 13 to 16.