2016 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour explained

Year:2016
Tour:Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:27
Most Wins: Ben Leong (5)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Nicholas Fung
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017

The 2016 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour was the sixth season of the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, the main professional golf tour in Malaysia since it was formed in 2010.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(RM)
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
23 Jan I&P Group Championship Selangor 180,000 Nicholas Fung (13) n/a
30 Jan CCM Rahman Putra Championship Selangor 200,000 Josh Salah (n/a) 6 ADT
6 Feb UMW Championship Selangor 200,000 Shunya Takeyasu (n/a) 6 ADT
27 Feb Northport Glenmarie Championship Selangor 200,000 Gavin Green (3) 6 ADT
5 Mar Kedah 180,000 Shaaban Hussin (4) n/a
12 Mar Clearwater Championship Perak 200,000 John Michael O'Toole (n/a) 6 ADT
26 Mar LADA Langkawi Championship Kedah 200,000 George Gandranata (n/a) 6 ADT
9 Apr Darul Aman Championship Kedah 200,000 Panuwat Muenlek (n/a) 6 ADT
16 Apr Kelantan Championship Kelantan 180,000 Nicholas Fung (14) n/a
30 Apr Palm Resort Championship Johor 200,000 Sutijet Kooratanapisan (n/a) 6 ADT
14 May Bukit Jawi Championship Kedah 200,000 Danny Chia (9) 6 ADT
28 May PD Championship Negeri Sembilan 200,000 Panuwat Muenlek (n/a) 6 ADT
4 Jun Penang Championship Penang 200,000 Nick Sherwood (n/a) 6 ADT
16 Jul Port Dickson Championship Negeri Sembilan 180,000 Sasidaran Muthiah (1) n/a
23 Jul Jimei Korea Kulim Championship Kedah US$150,000 Gunn Charoenkul (n/a) n/a ASEAN
30 Jul Impian Championship Selangor 180,000 Ben Leong (3) n/a
6 Aug I&P Match Play Championship Selangor 180,000 Nicholas Fung (15) n/a
13 Aug Sabah Championship Sabah 180,000 R. Nachimuthu (10) n/a
20 Aug MNRB Sarawak Championship Sarawak 200,000 Mathiam Keyser (n/a) 6 ADT
10 Sep MIDF TPC Kuala Lumpur Championship Selangor 200,000 Oskar Arvidsson (n/a) 6 ADT
21 Sep SapuraKencana National Classic Selangor 150,000 Gavin Green (4) n/a
8 Oct Perlis Championship Perlis 180,000 Sukree Othman (6) n/a
15 Oct Terengganu Championship Terengganu 180,000 Airil Rizman (8) n/a
22 Oct Orna Championship Melaka 180,000 Ben Leong (4) n/a
5 Nov PGM IGT Championship Selangor 250,000 Ben Leong (5) n/a PTINA
12 Nov Tiara Melaka Championship Melaka 180,000 Ben Leong (6) n/a
10 Dec Maybank Players Championship Selangor 275,000 Ben Leong (7) n/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Malaysian ringgit.[2]

Position Player Prize money (RM)
1 647,699
2 344,297
3 287,970
4 262,894
5 166,612

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trimmer 2016 schedule for PGM . The Clubhouse . Edward . Saminathan . 8 December 2015 . 19 June 2023.
  2. Web site: 2016 Order of Merit . The ClubHouse Malaysia . 3 January 2017 . 19 June 2023 . Facebook.