Nandasena Perera

K Nandasena Perera (29 August 1954 – 14 February 2019) was a Sri Lankan professional golfer.

Early life Perera grew up in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Perera left school early to work for his family. He later got into golf while working as a caddy at the Royal Colombo Golf Club. A couple months later, in October 1991, he finished runner-up at the Malaysian Masters to Australian Stewart Ginn. His best play that year, however, may have been at that November's Air New Zealand Shell Open. Ten behind entering Sunday, Perera shot a final round 66 (−4) in "wet, windy conditions" to "surge through the pack" and finish solo second. The following year, Perera also recorded a number of top ten finishes on the international circuit. The best finish was a joint runner-up placing at the Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open to Vijay Singh.

Perera soon qualified for the Japan Golf Tour and Asian Tour. However, the colder conditions in Japan affected him and he developed severe arthritis. This led to end of his career as a touring professional.

The Indian golfer Rishi Narain noted that Perera was probably the best South Asian golfer of his era.

Amateur wins 1983 Royal Colombo Golf Course Open Singapore Open Amateur Championship 1989 Sri Lanka National Amateur Golf Championship, All India Amateur Golf Championship 1990 Sri Lanka National Amateur Golf Championship, All India Amateur Golf Championship, Singapore Open Amateur Championship Pakistan Amateur Golf Championship Thailand Amateur Golf Championship Malaysia Amateur Golf Championship

Professional wins 1991 Sabah Masters Sri Lankan National Open (7 times)

Team appearances Asian Games (representing Sri Lanka): 1990 (individual silver medal) World Cup of Golf (representing Sri Lanka): 1996