Malaysian Masters

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Dunhill Malaysian Masters
Tournament information
Location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Established1988
Course(s) Royal Selangor Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$320,000
Month playedOctober
Final year1992
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Frankie Miñoza (1989)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart Ginn
Location Map
Malaysia relief location map.jpg
Icona golf.svg
Royal Selangor GC
Location in Malaysia

The Malaysian Masters was a golf tournament that was held in Malaysia from 1988 until 1992. In 1991 and 1992, it was part of the PGA Tour of Australasia schedule as the tour sought to expand into Southeast Asia, [1] [2] [3] and as a result carried world ranking points in those years.

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The tournament was founded in 1988 and had the richest purse in the region for an event outside of the Asia Golf Circuit, [4] with hopes that it would become one of the biggest tournaments in Asia. [5] In 1993, having been part of the Australasian Tour for two seasons, the tournament was cancelled as the tour worked towards closer ties with the Asia Golf Circuit. [3]

Winners

YearTour [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
Dunhill Malaysian Masters
1993 ANZ Cancelled
1992 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Price 277−112 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Gilligan
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Yu-shu 		[6]
Rothmans Malaysian Masters
1991 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart Ginn 278−103 strokes Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Nandasena Perera [7]
1990 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Frankie Miñoza (2)278−101 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Michael Blewett [8]
1989 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Frankie Miñoza 268−208 strokes Flag of Malaysia.svg Sufian Tan [9]
Fairway Malaysian Masters
1988 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Liang-hsi 279−92 strokes Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg Kyi Hla Han
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Frankie Miñoza 		[4]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Aust tour fights back". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 August 1992. p. 22. Retrieved 27 February 2020– via Trove.
  3. 1 2 "Australasian and Asian circuits move towards amalgamation". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 September 1993. p. 33. Retrieved 27 February 2020– via Trove.
  4. 1 2 Morais, Walton (11 July 1988). "Chen wins Masters title". Business Times. Singapore. p. 13. Retrieved 26 February 2020– via National Library Board.
  5. ↑ Morais, Walton (11 May 1988). "More opportunities across Causeway for local golfers". Business Times. Singapore. p. 13. Retrieved 26 February 2020– via National Library Board.
  6. ↑ "In brief – Tense Victory". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 October 1992. p. 21. Retrieved 27 February 2020– via Trove.
  7. ↑ "International Results – Golf". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 October 1991. p. 40. Retrieved 27 February 2020– via Trove.
  8. ↑ "Malaysian Masters". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 17 September 1990. p. 49. Retrieved 26 February 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Minoza's mark". The Straits Times. Singapore. 11 September 1989. p. 22. Retrieved 26 February 2020– via National Library Board.
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