Mithun Perera is a Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

n golfer. His father, Nandasena Perera, is also a notable golfer. Mithun is the winner of the 2009 Third Annual Asia Pacific Amateur Championship, Mission Hills

Mission Hills

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, China

China

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. In 2010, he became the first ever Sri Lankan golfer to qualify for the Australian Open

Australian Open

The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...

. In 2011 he turned professional and currently plays in the Indian PGA Tour circuit.
So far this Season he has played 9 tournaments, and is 10th in the rankings.

External links

• Mithun on Golflk.com