Kyi Hla Han (, ; 13 February 1961 – 19 February 2022) was a professional golfer from Myanmar who served as executive chairman of the Asian Tour.
Career In 1980, Han turned professional. In 1982, he finished runner-up to Payne Stewart at the Resch's Pilsner Tweed Classic, an event on the PGA Tour of Australia, defeating Greg Norman by several shots.
He recorded his first professional wins in 1983 at the Malaysian Dunlop Masters and the Malaysian PGA Championship. He played on the Asian Tour from its debut season in 1995 until 2004. In 1999, he was the top money winner on the tour and that year he collected his only win in an official money Asian Tour tournament at the Volvo China Open.
In 2006, Han was appointed Chairman of the Asian Tour, upon the tour having been reconstituted in 2004 after having been taken over by the players themselves. He is given credit for having overseen the rapid growth of the Asian Tour.
Death Han died in Singapore on 19 February 2022, at the age of 61.
Awards and honors
In 1999, Han won the Asian Tour Order of Merit In 1999, Han was voted by fellow players as the Asian Tour Player of the Year
Professional wins (12) Asian PGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up123 May 1999Volvo China Open−15 (68-70-67-68=273)7 strokes Christian Peña
Asian PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11999Maekyung Daks Open James KingstonLost to birdie on fourth extra hole
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunners-up123 Mar 1997Rolex Masters−20 (67-68-65-68=268)2 strokes Ed Fryatt, Yeh Chang-ting
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11994Sabah Masters Craig McClellanLost to birdie on second extra hole
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up130 Oct 1994Epson Singapore Open−13 (67-69-68-71=275)1 stroke Wayne Grady
Other wins (9) 1983 Malaysian Dunlop Masters, Malaysian PGA Championship 1984 Malaysian Dunlop Masters 1985 Malaysian PGA Championship 1989 Thai PGA Championship 1993 Hong Kong PGA Championship 1994 Hong Kong PGA Championship, Johor Masters (Malaysia) 2003 Nations Cup (with Aung Win)
Results in major championships Tournament2000The Open ChampionshipCUT CUT = missed the half-way cut Note: Han only played in The Open Championship.
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2000Match PlayChampionship52Invitational
Team appearances World Cup (representing Burma/Myanmar): 1980, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004
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