2018 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

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2018 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour season
Duration17 January 2018 (2018-01-17) – 8 December 2018 (2018-12-08)
Number of official events20
Most wins Flag of Malaysia.svg Sukree Othman (2)
Order of Merit Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahriffuddin Ariffin
2017
2019

The 2018 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour was the eighth 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 2018 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(RM)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
20 JanPerlis ChampionshipPerlis200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Sukree Othman (7)n/a
27 JanDarulaman ChampionshipKedah225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kurt Kitayama (n/a)6 ADT
3 MarJohor Championship IJohor200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Chia (11)n/a
17 MarPort Dickson ChampionshipNegeri Sembilan200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg R. Nachimuthu (11)n/a
7 AprJohor Championship IIJohor225,000 Flag of Singapore.svg Johnson Poh (n/a)6 ADT
21 AprSime Darby ChampionshipSelangor200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Sukree Othman (8)n/a
5 MayPenang ChampionshipPenang225,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Nitithorn Thippong (n/a)6 ADT
1 JulMatchplay ChampionshipSelangor200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg S. Siva Chandhran (4)n/a
14 JulPahang ChampionshipPahang200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kemarol Baharin (3)n/a
28 JulNorthport ChampionshipSelangor225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Salah (n/a)6 ADT
11 AugSabah ChampionshipSabah225,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ben Leong (10)6 ADT
18 AugLabuan ChampionshipLabuan225,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahriffuddin Ariffin (2)6 ADT
8 SepMiri ChampionshipSarawak225,000 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Shakhawat Sohel (n/a)6 ADT
15 SepMNRB ChampionshipSarawak225,000 Flag of Japan.svg Yutaka Araki (n/a)6 ADT
22 SepSarawak ChampionshipSarawak200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Wilson Choo (3)n/a
6 OctUMW ChampionshipSelangor225,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Mathiam Keyser (n/a)6 ADT
13 OctCCM ChampionshipSelangor225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Han Lee (n/a)6 ADT
20 OctMIDF ChampionshipNegeri Sembilan225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Gillis (n/a)6 ADT
1 DecMaybank ChampionshipSelangor225,000 Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Mizuno (n/a)6 ADT
8 DecGlobalOne Players ChampionshipNegeri Sembilan275,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Irfan Yusoff (2)n/a

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(RM)
Winners OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
3 AugPGM IGT ChampionshipSelangor200,000Team PGMn/aPTINA

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 Shahriffuddin Ariffin 176,447
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Sukree Othman 166,118
3 Flag of Malaysia.svg Amir Nazrin 118,728
4 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kim Leun Kwang 111,728
5 Flag of Malaysia.svg R. Nachimuthu 104,991

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. 1 2 ADT − Asian Development Tour; PTINA − PGA Tour of Indonesia.

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References

  1. "2018 Tournament schedule". The ClubHouse Malaysia. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2023 via Facebook.
  2. Rao, Mark (21 December 2017). "PGM allots RM5.2m for 2018 tour calendar". The Malaysian Reserve. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  3. "Pride of place on Order of Merit". The Malaysian Reserve. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2023.