K. Mithun Chamika Udayanga Perera (born 26 December 1986) is a Sri Lankan golfer.
Early life and amateur career In 1986, Perera was born in Sri Lanka. His father, Nandasena Perera, was 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.
Professional career 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, Surya Nepal Amateur Golf Championship 2010 Kurnia Saujana Championship, Sri Lanka Amateur
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Professional wins (7) Professional Golf Tour of India wins (7) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up18 Oct 2011Haryana Open−18 (68-66-64-72=270)1 stroke Ashok Kumar218 Aug 2012Standard Chartered Open−13 (67-67-73-65=271)1 stroke Rashid Khan, Sanjay Kumar325 Nov 2012Tata Open−11 (65-72-67-70=274)1 stroke Vinod Kumar49 Feb 2014Standard Chartered Open−22 (63-68-65-66=262)3 strokes Nadaraja Thangaraja515 Feb 2014Eagleburg Open−22 (65-66-64-71=266)3 strokes Anirban Lahiri64 Mar 2018Chennai Open Golf Championship−14 (68-63-65-70=266)1 stroke Mukesh Kumar, Digvijay Singh715 Dec 2019ICC RCGC Open Golf Championship−8 (71-70-67-72=280)1 stroke Sanjeev Kumar
Playoff record Asian Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12014Panasonic Open India Shiv Chawrasia, Rahil GangjeeChawrasia won with birdie on first extra hole
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