Mardan Mamat
Singaporean professional golfer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Mardan Mamat?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Mardan Mamat (born 31 October 1967) is a Singaporean professional golfer.
Mardan Mamat | |
---|---|
Personal information | |
Born | (1967-10-31) 31 October 1967 (age 56) Singapore |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb) |
Sporting nationality | Singapore |
Residence | Singapore |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1994 |
Current tour(s) | Asian Tour |
Former tour(s) | European Tour |
Professional wins | 15 |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 1 |
Asian Tour | 5 |
Other | 10 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT: 1997, 2005 |
Mamat was born in Singapore. He turned professional in 1994.
Mamat plays on the Asian Tour, where he won for the first time at the 2004 Royal Challenge Indian Open.[1] In 2006 he won the OSIM Singapore Masters, which was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour. This made him the first player from Singapore to win a European Tour event, and earned him a two-year exemption into the European Tour.[2]
Mamat was the first Singaporean to play in The Open Championship when he qualified in 1997.[3] He has also won several minor professional tournaments and was a member of the winning Rest of Asia team at the 2005 Dynasty Cup.