Volvo Masters of Malaysia

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Volvo Masters of Malaysia
Tournament information
Location Kota Kemuning, Malaysia
Established1994
Course(s)Kota Permai Golf and Country Club
Par72
Length6,962 yards (6,366 m)
Tour(s) Asian Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$275,000
Month playedAugust
Final year2001
Tournament record score
Aggregate270 Nico van Rensburg (1999)
To par−18 as above
Final champion
Flag of Thailand.svg Thaworn Wiratchant
Location Map
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Icona golf.svg
Kota Permai G&CC
Location in Malaysia

The Volvo Masters of Malaysia was a men's professional golf tournament which took place in Malaysia. Founded in 1994, it was an Asian Tour event from 1997 to 2001. [1] [2] [3]

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Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse
(US$)
2001 Flag of Thailand.svg Thaworn Wiratchant 271−173 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Scott Kammann 275,000
2000 Flag of Sweden.svg Stephen Lindskog 278−10Playoff Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Akiba
Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Kang 		250,000
1999 Flag of South Africa.svg Nico van Rensburg 270−184 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Simon Yates 200,000
1998 Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Williams 279−9Playoff Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg Zaw Moe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Percey 		200,000
1997 Flag of the United States.svg Christian Peña 276–121 stroke Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Yu-shu 200,000
1996 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Lianwei (2)
1995 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Lianwei
1994 Flag of Malaysia.svg Periasamy Gunasegaran 2811 stroke Flag of the Philippines.svg Danny Zarate 52,730

Source: [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "1999 Schedule". Asian PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 2003-10-13.
  2. ↑ "2000 Schedule". Asian PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 2003-10-13.
  3. ↑ "2001 Schedule". Asian PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 2003-10-13.
  4. ↑ "Malaysia Masters". Quad-City Times. Davenport, Iowa. 11 December 1994. p. 80. Retrieved 26 February 2020– via newspapers.com.


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