Merlion Masters

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Merlion Masters
Tournament information
Location Singapore
Established1995
Course(s)SAFRA Resort
Par72
Tour(s) Asian Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$200,000
Month playedNovember
Final year1996
Tournament record score
Aggregate278 Zaw Moe (1996)
278 Peter Teravainen (1996)
To par−10 as above
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Teravainen
Location Map
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SAFRA Resort
Location in Singapore

The Merlion Masters was a golf tournament that was held in Singapore in 1995 and 1996. It was an event on the Asian Tour.

Contents

The Merlion Masters was hosted at Laguna National Golf and Country Club in 1995, [1] when it was won by South African Nico van Rensburg, and the SAFRA Resort in 1996, when Singapore resident Peter Teravainen won the title in a sudden-death playoff.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-upVenueRef.
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Teravainen 278−10Playoff [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg Zaw Moe SAFRA Resort [2]
1995 Flag of South Africa.svg Nico van Rensburg 279−91 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don Fardon Laguna National [3]

Notes

  1. Teravainen won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff

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References

  1. "The Golf". Laguna National. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. "1996 Merlion Masters". Where 2 Golf. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. "National and International – Golf – Asian PGA Merlion Masters". The Canberra Times. 17 October 1995. p. 25. Retrieved 16 June 2019.