K. Mithun Chamika Udayanga Perera (born 26 December 1986) is a

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n 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

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and the

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. Perera turned professional in 2011 and currently plays on the

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and the

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. 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

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, the 2013 Zaykabar Myanmar Open and the 2014

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, 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 21st-century Sri Lankan sportsmen {{asia-golf-bio-stub