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Adam Schupak

Kyi Hla Han, former Asian Tour executive who elevated the status of golf in the region, is dead at 61

Former Asian Tour executive chairman Kyi Hla Han (chee la haan), a beloved figure in Asian golf who tried to mold the Asian Tour in the likeness of the PGA Tour, died on Feb. 19. He was 61.

The Asian Tour said that he died in Singapore due to complications from cancer treatment. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

“Asian golf has lost one of its greatest players, its greatest personalities, and its greatest leaders,” said current commissioner & chief executive Cho Minn Thant.

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