Ben Leong

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Ben Leong
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Personal information
Born (1986-01-20) 20 January 1986 (age 39)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
Residence Sabah, Malaysia
Career
College University of Central Florida
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
Professional wins17
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Other16

Ben Leong (born 20 January 1986) is a Malaysian professional golfer.

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Leong won the Asian Tour qualifying school in 2006, and after a poor debut season won again in 2007. His 2008 form was much improved, and he claimed his first tour win at the Worldwide Selangor Masters. Since then he has played on the Asian Tour full-time, with a best Order of Merit finish of 25th in 2008.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (17)

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
110 Aug 2008 Worldwide Selangor Masters −15 (71-65-64-69=269)1 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee

Asian Development Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
118 Mar 2017 Northport Championship1−20 (64-62-70=196)*7 strokes Flag of England.svg Steve Lewton
211 Aug 2018 Sabah Championship1−11 (69-69-70-69=277)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Sam Gillis

*Note: The 2017 PGM Northport Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

ASEAN PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
126 Jul 2008 Mercedes-Benz Masters Malaysia−8 (72-68-68-72=280)2 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg Michael Bibat, Flag of Thailand.svg Varut Chomchalam,
Flag of the Philippines.svg Artemio Murakami

Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour wins (14)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
123 Aug 2014 I&P Group Championship−6 (70-70-66-64=278)1 stroke Flag of Malaysia.svg Shaifubari Muda
23 Oct 2015 Perlis Championship−15 (69-68-68-68=273)14 strokes Flag of Malaysia.svg R. Nachimuthu
330 Jul 2016 Impian Championship−17 (69-67-71-64=271)4 strokes Flag of Malaysia.svg R. Nachimuthu
422 Oct 2016Orna Championship−15 (70-66-69-68=273)4 strokes Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung
55 Nov 2016PGM IGT Championship1−10 (66-68-72=206)1 stroke Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Chia, Flag of Indonesia.svg Danny Masrin
612 Nov 2016Tiara Melaka Championship−20 (67-65-68-68=268)20 strokes Flag of Malaysia.svg Sasidaran Muthiah
710 Dec 2016Maybank Players Championship−17 (64-64-65-74=267)Playoff Flag of Malaysia.svg Gavin Green
87 Jan 2017 Sime Darby Impian Championship (2)−15 (69-70-68-66=273)2 strokes Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahriffuddin Ariffin
918 Mar 2017Northport Championship2−20 (64-62-70=196)*7 strokes Flag of England.svg Steve Lewton
1011 Aug 2018 Sabah Championship2−11 (69-69-70-69=277)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Sam Gillis
116 Jul 2019 Impian Championship (3)−15 (68-69-65-71=273)Playoff Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung
1227 Jun 2024 Fortuner Cup−16 (63-66-65=194)4 strokes Flag of Malaysia.svg Daeng Abdul Rahman, Flag of Malaysia.svg Edven Ying
1322 May 2025 KGPA Closed Championship−13 (68-69-66=203)3 strokes Flag of Malaysia.svg Nor Heikal Hadi
1426 Jun 2025Penang Closed Championship−15 (69-65-67=201)4 strokes Flag of Malaysia.svg Daeng Abdul Rahman

*Note: The 2017 PGM Northport Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Indonesia
2Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour

Other wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional


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