Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

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Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
Current season, competition or edition:
Golf current event.svg 2024 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
Sport Golf
Founded2010
FounderTun Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid
Inaugural season2011
CommissionerTan Sri Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman
CountryBased in Malaysia [lower-alpha 1]
Most titlesOrder of Merit titles:
Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahriffuddin Ariffin (3)
Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung (3)
Tournament wins:
Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung (20)
Official website https://pgmtourmalaysia.com
https://toyota-tour.toyota.com.my/

The Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, currently titled as the Toyota Tour for sponsorship reasons, is the main professional golf tour in Malaysia.

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The tour was founded in 2010 by Tun Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid and was created in order to further advance professional golf in Malaysia. [1] Many players from the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour have progressed through the tour, eventually playing and winning on the Asian Tour. Notable players include Ben Leong, Nicholas Fung, [2] Danny Chia, Airil Rizman and Gavin Green. [3]

In 2023, the tour signed a sponsor title agreement with UMW Toyota Motor, being renamed as the Toyota Tour for the 2023 season onwards. [4]

Order of Merit winners

SeasonWinnerPrize money (RM)
2023 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ervin Chang 151,796
2020–22 Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahriffuddin Ariffin (3)217,622
2019 Flag of Malaysia.svg Amir Nazrin 151,791
2018 Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahriffuddin Ariffin (2)176,447
2017 Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahriffuddin Ariffin 137,963
2016 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung (3)647,699
2015 Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Chia 771,373
2014 Flag of Malaysia.svg Airil Rizman 178,922
2013 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung (2)221,311
2012 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung 159,635
2011 Flag of Malaysia.svg R. Nachimuthu 159,167

Notes

  1. ↑ Schedules have also included events in Indonesia.

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References

  1. ↑ "About Toyota Tour". Toyota Tour. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Fung wins maiden Asian title at Queen's Cup". Arab News. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Azharie, Farah (11 December 2017). "Golfer Gavin Green becomes first M'sian to win Asian Tour's Order of Merit". New Straits Times. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Toyota Tour unveils 2023 calendar culminating in Asian Development Tour season-ender". ParGolf. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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