2016 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

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2016 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour season
Duration20 January 2016 (2016-01-20) – 10 December 2016 (2016-12-10)
Number of official events27
Most wins Flag of Malaysia.svg Ben Leong (5)
Order of Merit Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung
2015
2017

The 2016 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour was the sixth season of the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, the main professional golf tour in Malaysia since it was formed in 2010.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(RM)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
23 JanI&P Group ChampionshipSelangor180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung (13)n/a
30 JanCCM Rahman Putra ChampionshipSelangor200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Salah (n/a)6 ADT
6 FebUMW ChampionshipSelangor200,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shunya Takeyasu (n/a)6 ADT
27 FebNorthport Glenmarie ChampionshipSelangor200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Gavin Green (3)6 ADT
5 Mar Sime Darby Harvard Championship Kedah180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Shaaban Hussin (4)n/a
12 MarClearwater ChampionshipPerak200,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Michael O'Toole (n/a)6 ADT
26 MarLADA Langkawi ChampionshipKedah200,000 Flag of Indonesia.svg George Gandranata (n/a)6 ADT
9 AprDarul Aman ChampionshipKedah200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Panuwat Muenlek (n/a)6 ADT
16 AprKelantan ChampionshipKelantan180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung (14)n/a
30 AprPalm Resort ChampionshipJohor200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Sutijet Kooratanapisan (n/a)6 ADT
14 MayBukit Jawi ChampionshipKedah200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Chia (9)6 ADT
28 MayPD ChampionshipNegeri Sembilan200,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Panuwat Muenlek (n/a)6 ADT
4 JunPenang ChampionshipPenang200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Sherwood (n/a)6 ADT
16 JulPort Dickson ChampionshipNegeri Sembilan180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Sasidaran Muthiah (1)n/a
23 JulJimei Korea Kulim ChampionshipKedahUS$150,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Gunn Charoenkul (n/a)n/a ASEAN
30 JulImpian ChampionshipSelangor180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ben Leong (3)n/a
6 AugI&P Match Play ChampionshipSelangor180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung (15)n/a
13 AugSabah ChampionshipSabah180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg R. Nachimuthu (10)n/a
20 AugMNRB Sarawak ChampionshipSarawak200,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Mathiam Keyser (n/a)6 ADT
10 SepMIDF TPC Kuala Lumpur ChampionshipSelangor200,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Oskar Arvidsson (n/a)6 ADT
21 SepSapuraKencana National ClassicSelangor150,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Gavin Green (4)n/a
8 OctPerlis ChampionshipPerlis180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Sukree Othman (6)n/a
15 OctTerengganu ChampionshipTerengganu180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Airil Rizman (8)n/a
22 OctOrna ChampionshipMelaka180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ben Leong (4)n/a
5 NovPGM IGT ChampionshipSelangor250,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ben Leong (5)n/aPTINA
12 NovTiara Melaka ChampionshipMelaka180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ben Leong (6)n/a
10 DecMaybank Players ChampionshipSelangor275,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ben Leong (7)n/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Malaysian ringgit. [2]

PositionPlayerPrize money (RM)
1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung 647,699
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Chia 344,297
3 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ben Leong 287,970
4 Flag of Malaysia.svg Gavin Green 262,894
5 Flag of Malaysia.svg R. Nachimuthu 166,612

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; PTINA − PGA Tour of Indonesia.

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References

  1. Saminathan, Edward (8 December 2015). "Trimmer 2016 schedule for PGM". The Clubhouse. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. "2016 Order of Merit". The ClubHouse Malaysia. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2023 via Facebook.