Mithun Perera
K. Mithun Chamika Udayanga Perera is a Sri Lankan 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 2006 and 2010 Asian Games and the 2010 South Asian Games.
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
Professional wins (7)
Professional Golf Tour of India wins (7)
- 2011 Haryana Open
- 2012 Standard Chartered Open, Tata Open
- 2014 Standard Chartered Open, Eagleburg Open
- 2018 Chennai Open Golf Championship
- 2019 ICC RCGC Open Golf Championship
Playoff record
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
1 | 2014 | Panasonic Open India | Shiv Chawrasia, Rahil Gangjee | Chawrasia won with birdie on first extra hole |