2023 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

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2023 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour season
Duration8 March 2023 (2023-03-08) – 18 November 2023 (2023-11-18)
Number of official events11
Most wins Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Chia (2)
Order of Merit Flag of Malaysia.svg Ervin Chang
2024

The 2023 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, titled as the 2023 Toyota Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 11th season of the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, the main professional golf tour in Malaysia since it was formed in 2010.

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Toyota title sponsorship

In February, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with UMW Toyota Motor, being renamed as the Toyota Tour. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023 season. [2] [3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(RM)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
11 MarTun Ahmad Sarji TrophySelangor200,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Chia (12)n/a
4 MayMirai CupSarawak180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ervin Chang (1)n/a
18 MayHilux CupSabah180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung (20)n/a
22 JunVios CupSelangor180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Edven Ying (1)n/a
13 JulCorolla CupPerak180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Chia (13)n/a
27 JulSupra CupSelangor180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Marcus Lim (a) (1)n/a
10 AugCorolla Cross CupSelangor180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Gavin Green (7)n/a
5 OctCamry CupJohor180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Daeng Abdul Rahman (1)n/a
19 OctAlphard CupNegeri Sembilan180,000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Galven Green (1)n/a
11 Nov PKNS Selangor Masters SelangorUS$175,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Ho Yu-cheng (n/a)1.57 ADT
18 NovToyota Tour ChampionshipSelangor350,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Suttinon Panyo (n/a)1.19 ADT

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Toyota Tour Rankings and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Malaysian ringgit. [4] [5]

PositionPlayerPrize money (RM)
1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ervin Chang 151,796
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Galven Green 99,520
3 Flag of Malaysia.svg Paul San 99,337
4 Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Chia 83,870
5 Flag of Malaysia.svg Daeng Abdul Rahman 70,042

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.

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References

  1. "Toyota Tour unveils 2023 calendar culminating in Asian Development Tour season-ender". ParGolf. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. "2023 Tournament schedule". Toyota Tour. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  3. "Toyota Tour 2023 calendar". Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour. Retrieved 22 June 2023 via Google Drive.
  4. "2023 Toyota Tour Rankings". Toyota Tour. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. Wai, Tan Ming (4 December 2023). "Rookie Ervin aims to rock Asian Tour". New Straits Times. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Retrieved 1 January 2024. In this season's Toyota Tour, he topped the money list with a season tally of RM151,796 from nine starts.