Malaysian Dunlop Masters

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The Malaysian Dunlop Masters was a golf tournament in Malaysia in the 1970s and 1980s. Taiwanese golfer Chen Tze-ming won the 1978 event by a record 15 strokes. Despite his record-breaking win runner-up Simon Owen took the first prize money as Chen was still an amateur. [1]

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Winners

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DateWinnerCountryVenueScoreMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share
Ref
1974 Sukree Onsham Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Ayer Keroh Golf Course, Malacca City 296 (+8)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ted Ball
Flag of Malaysia.svg Bobby Lim
A$1,340 [2]
1975 Hsu Chi-san Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Subang289 (+1)1 stroke Flag of Malaysia.svg Zainal Abidin Yusof [3]
1976 Yutaka Suzuki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Royal Selengor Golf Club285 (−3)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Hal Underwood
Flag of Malaysia.svg Bobby Lim

[4]

1977 Yutaka Suzuki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Tasek Utara Golf Club291 (+3)1 stroke Flag of Malaysia.svg Zainal Abidin Yusof [5] [6]
1978 Chen Tze-ming (a)Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Subang National Golf Club267 (−21)15 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Owen US$1,600 [1] [7]
1979 Walter Godfrey Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Subang National Golf Club283 (−5)2 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg Ireneo Legaspi [8]
1980 Rudy Lavares
Tomomi Suzuki
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Seremban Golf Club290 (+2)TiedUS$4,500 [9]
1981 Mario Siodina Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Seremban Golf Club286 (−2)1 stroke Flag of the Philippines.svg Eleuterio Nival [10]
1982 Zainal Abidin Yusof Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Subang National Golf Club287 (−1)Playoff Flag of the Philippines.svg Ben Arda
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hung Fa
[11]
1983 Kyi Hla Han Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Burma Seremban Golf Club283 (−5)2 strokes Flag of Malaysia.svg Marimuthu Ramayah [12]
1984 Kyi Hla Han Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Burma Seremban International Golf Club274 (−14)4 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg Paterno Braza [13]

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  13. "Hla Han brings his game to new heights". Singapore Monitor. 7 May 1984. p. 29.