Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia

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Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia
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Tournament information
Location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Established 2010
Course(s)Kuala Lumpur Golf
& Country Club
Par71
Length6,208 yards (5,677 m)
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play - 72 holes
Prize fund $1.8 million
Month playedOctober
Final year2017
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Lexi Thompson (2014)
To par−19 Lexi Thompson (2014)
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Cristie Kerr
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Kuala Lumpur
Location in Malaysia

The Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It was played for the first time in October 2010 at the East Course at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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The title sponsor was Sime Darby, Malaysia's leading multinational conglomerate involved in five core sectors: plantations, property, industrial, motors, and energy and utilities, with a growing presence in healthcare.

Sime Darby company

Sime Darby Berhad is a Malaysian trading conglomerate. Its core businesses operate in and serve the industrial, plantation, motors and logistics sectors as well as the healthcare, insurance, and retail segments.

The debut tournament was a limited field event with 50 players invited from the official LPGA money list and an additional ten invited sponsor exemptions, including two ASEAN nations local qualifiers. A 54-hole event with no cut, all 60 players played for the entire tournament. [1] The purse was $1.8 million.

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The event was increased to 72 holes in 2011, with a no-cut field of 72 players. The purse was increased to $1.9 million.

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal [2]
Yards3664093933481784711683884103,1313413934962863421365211573903,0626,193
Par444435344354454435343671

Winners

YearDatesChampionCountryWinning
score		To parMargin
of victory		Runner-upPurse
($)		Winner's
share ($)
2017 26–29 Oct Cristie Kerr Flag of the United States.svg  United States 70-63-65-71=269−151 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jacqui Concolino
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng
Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Kang 		1,800,000270,000
2016 27–30 Oct Shanshan Feng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 66-70-64-67=267−173 strokes Flag of Norway.svg Suzann Pettersen 1,800,000270,000
2015 8–11 Oct Jessica Korda Flag of the United States.svg  United States 69-67-65-65=266−184 strokes Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng
Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko
Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Lewis 		2,000,000300,000
2014 9–12 Oct Shanshan Feng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 67-67-69-63=266−183 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Pornanong Phatlum 2,000,000300,000
2013 10–13 Oct Lexi Thompson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 67-63-66-69=265−194 strokes Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng 2,000,000300,000
2012 11–14 Oct Inbee Park Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 69-68-65-67=269−152 strokes Flag of South Korea.svg Na Yeon Choi 1,900,000285,000
2011 13–16 Oct Na Yeon Choi Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 66-68-67-68=269−151 stroke Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng 1,900,000285,000
2010 22–24 Oct Jimin Kang Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 70-69-65=204−91 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster 1,800,000270,000

Tournament records

YearPlayerScoreRound
2013 Amy Yang 62 (−9)2nd

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References

  1. ↑ "Players' Criteria". Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Course details". Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia. Retrieved 14 October 2011.

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