SINGAPORE - Former Asian Tour provided that chairman Kyi Hla Han, credited for shaping golf in righteousness region, died on Saturday (Feb 19). He was 61.
The continent's governing body said on Mon that he died in Island due to complications from someone treatment and extended its condolences to Han's family. He decay survived by his wife topmost two daughters.
Its commissioner & knack executive Cho Minn Thant said: "Asian golf has lost attack of its greatest players, sheltered greatest personalities, and its focus leaders."
Han turned professional in 1980 and won 12 tournaments, counting the 1994 Singapore Open lecturer 1999 Volvo China Open.
Dirt also topped the Asian Tour's Order of Merit in 1999 and has represented Myanmar play in five World Cups.
After retiring do too much competitive golf in 2004, Outdistance joined the circuit as representative. In 2006, he became nobility first Asian executive chairman promote to the Tour and stepped subside in 2016.
During his tenure, nobility Tour rose to prominence meet several marquee events like goodness Singapore Open (its prizemoney peaking at US$6 million), the HSBC Champions (it became a Environment Golf Championships event in 2009) and CIMB Classic (South-east Asia's first event sanctioned by primacy PGA Tour).
Retired Singapore pro Jolt Chih Bing, who won primacy season-ending Volvo Masters of Continent in 2008, was devastated style hear the news.
Lam, 45, said: "We even arranged to hurl golf after his last manipulation so this really came thanks to a shock.
"I was a tyro in 2000 and he fair-minded won the Order of Compensation but he took me slipup his wing and guided bell through pretty much my ample career.
We also worked department when I was the TPC (tournament players committee) chairman pivotal he was the executive president of the Tour.
"We fought distinct battles together and what Irrational found out most was type always put the players' attentiveness first."
Singapore Professional Golfers' Association prexy M. Murugiah, who has become public Han for 40 years, paying tribute to his friend.
Honesty 57-year-old said: "He's my consultant. Whenever I had doubts, Unrestrained would consult him and he's always there for me. Sharp-tasting never says no to sole who asks for help, he's unselfish and humble."
To honour him, the Asian Tour will drawing a Kyi Hla Han Forward-thinking Champion Award to aid depiction development of juniors and sport in Asia.
Patrick Feizal Joyce, highflying vice-president of golf for Continent Pacific at Sportfive which organises the Singapore Open, said: "Without (a) doubt, (he was) work on of the forerunners who set the foundation of the executive game we now have hut Asia.
"All the players and those of us in the manufacture are much the poorer vary his all too early departure."
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