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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Date | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share | Ref |
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1974 | Sukree Onsham | Thailand | Ayer Keroh Golf Course, Malacca City | 296 (+8) | 2 strokes | Ted Ball Bobby Lim | A$1,340 | [2] |
1975 | Hsu Chi-san | Taiwan | Subang | 289 (+1) | 1 stroke | Zainal Abidin Yusof | [3] | |
1976 | Yutaka Suzuki | Japan | Royal Selengor Golf Club | 285 (−3) | 1 stroke | Hal Underwood Bobby Lim | ||
1977 | Yutaka Suzuki | Japan | Tasek Utara Golf Club | 291 (+3) | 1 stroke | Zainal Abidin Yusof | [5] [6] | |
1978 | Chen Tze-ming (a) | Taiwan | Subang National Golf Club | 267 (−21) | 15 strokes | Simon Owen | US$1,600 | [1] [7] |
1979 | Walter Godfrey | New Zealand | Subang National Golf Club | 283 (−5) | 2 strokes | Ireneo Legaspi | [8] | |
1980 | Rudy Lavares Tomomi Suzuki | Philippines Japan | Seremban Golf Club | 290 (+2) | Tied | US$4,500 | [9] | |
1981 | Mario Siodina | Philippines | Seremban Golf Club | 286 (−2) | 1 stroke | Eleuterio Nival | [10] | |
1982 | Zainal Abidin Yusof | Malaysia | Subang National Golf Club | 287 (−1) | Playoff | Ben Arda Hung Fa | [11] | |
1983 | Kyi Hla Han | Burma | Seremban Golf Club | 283 (−5) | 2 strokes | Marimuthu Ramayah | [12] | |
1984 | Kyi Hla Han | Burma | Seremban International Golf Club | 274 (−14) | 4 strokes | Paterno Braza | [13] |
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