2015 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

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2015 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour season
Duration7 January 2015 (2015-01-07) – 12 December 2015 (2015-12-12)
Number of official events33
Most wins Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Chia (3)
Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung (3)
Order of Merit Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Chia
2014
2016

The 2015 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour was the fifth season of the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, the main professional golf tour in Malaysia since it was formed in 2010.

Contents

Changes for 2015

In November 2014, alongside the 2015 schedule announcement, it was announced that the format of the Order of Merit would be changed to include 50% of earnings from selected domestic and overseas tournaments. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2015 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(RM)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
10 JanPanasonic Open Malaysia Tournament of ChampionsSelangor250,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Chia (6)n/a
24 JanKinrara ChampionshipSelangor180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kenneth De Silva (1)n/a
31 Jan Sime Darby Harvard Championship Kedah200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Arie Irawan (2)6 ADT
14 FebLADA Langkawi ChampionshipKedah200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Wilson Choo (2)6 ADT
28 FebNilai Springs ChampionshipNegeri Sembilan180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung (10)n/a
7 MarKelantan ChampionshipKelantan180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg R. Nachimuthu (8)n/a
14 MarTerengganu ChampionshipTerengganu200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Panuwat Muenlek (n/a)6 ADT
21 MarCCM Rahman Putra ChampionshipSelangor200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Phachara Khongwatmai (n/a)6 ADT
4 AprUMW Impian ChampionshipSelangor180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kemarol Baharin (2)n/a ASEAN
11 AprJohor ChampionshipJohor200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung (11)6 ADT
25 AprDanau ChampionshipSelangor180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Daeng Abdul Rahman (a) (1)n/a
9 MaySabah ChampionshipSabah200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Nirun Sae-ueng (n/a)6 ADT
16 MayMNRB Sarawak ChampionshipSarawak200,000 Flag of Finland.svg Janne Kaske (n/a)6 ADT
30 MayPort Dickson ChampionshipNegeri Sembilan200,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Sean Riordan (n/a)6 ADT
7 JunMatchplay ChampionshipSelangor180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Chia (7)n/a
13 JunRahman Putra ChampionshipSelangor250,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Stirling (n/a)6 ADT
25 JulSwiss Garden ChampionshipPerak180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Airil Rizman (6)n/a
1 AugTaiping ChampionshipPerak180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung (12)n/a
15 AugNorthport Glenmarie ChampionshipSelangor200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Blake Snyder (n/a)6 ADT
29 AugOrna ChampionshipMelaka180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Khai Jei (a) (1)n/a
5 SepI&P Group ChampionshipSelangor180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Airil Rizman (7)n/a
12 SepPenang ChampionshipPenang180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Khor Kheng Hwai (1)n/a ASEAN
19 SepBukit Jawi ChampionshipPenang200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Chia (8)6 ADT
3 OctPerlis ChampionshipPerlis180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ben Leong (2)n/a
10 OctImpian ChampionshipSelangor180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Irfan Yusoff (1)n/a
17 OctPD ChampionshipNegeri Sembilan180,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Natthapong Niyomchon (n/a)n/a ASEAN
24 OctKinrara ChampionshipSelangor200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Poom Saksansin (n/a)6 ADT
31 OctDanau Championship IISelangor180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Gavin Green (2)n/a
7 NovTiara ChampionshipMelaka200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Casey O'Toole (n/a)6 ADT
21 NovNilai Springs ChampionshipNegeri Sembilan200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Chanat Sakulpolphaisan (n/a)6 ADT
28 NovMIDF KLGCC ChampionshipSelangor200,000 Flag of Finland.svg Janne Kaske (n/a)6 ADT
5 DecDarulaman ChampionshipKedah180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Iylia Jamil (2)n/a
12 DecMaybank Players ChampionshipSelangor275,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg R. Nachimuthu (9)n/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Malaysian ringgit. [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money (RM)
1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Chia 771,373
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung 542,516
3 Flag of Malaysia.svg R. Nachimuthu 256,591
4 Flag of Malaysia.svg Sukree Othman 235,913
5 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ben Leong 203,940

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.
  2. ADT − Asian Development Tour; ASEAN − ASEAN PGA Tour.

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References

  1. 1 2 Saminathan, Edward (18 November 2014). "PGM Tour set for bumper 2015 season". The Clubhouse. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  2. "2015 PGM Calendar". damarugolf.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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