2017 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour explained

Year:2017
Tour:Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:20
Most Wins: Khor Kheng Hwai (2)
Ben Leong (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Shahriffuddin Ariffin
Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2018

The 2017 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour was the seventh 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 2017 season.[1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(RM)
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
7 Jan Sime Darby Impian Championship Selangor 185,000 Ben Leong (8) n/a
21 Jan CCM Seriemas Championship Selangor 220,000 Martin Dive (n/a) 6 ADT
5 Feb I&P Group Matchplay Championship Selangor 185,000 Khor Kheng Hwai (2) n/a
18 Feb Panasonic Malaysia Championship Selangor 250,000 Brett Munson (n/a) 6 ADT
4 Mar Palm Resort Championship Johor 185,000 Khor Kheng Hwai (3) n/a
18 Mar Northport Championship Selangor 200,000 Ben Leong (9) 6 ADT
1 Apr Port Dickson Championship Negeri Sembilan 185,000 Daeng Abdul Rahman (2) n/a
15 Apr UMW Championship Selangor 200,000 Nicholas Fung (16) 6 ADT
24 May Perlis Championship Selangor 200,000 Sasidaran Muthiah (2) n/a
15 Jul Darulaman Championship Kedah 200,000 Nattawat Suvajanakorn (n/a) 6 ADT
28 Jul CIMB National Championship Selangor 200,000 Danny Chia (10) n/a
26 Aug Tiara Melaka Championship Melaka 185,000 Shahriffuddin Ariffin (1) n/a
23 Sep EurAsia Sabah Championship Sabah 200,000 John Michael O'Toole (n/a) 6 ADT
30 Sep Labuan Championship Labuan 200,000 Mathiam Keyser (n/a) 6 ADT
7 Oct MNRB Championship Sarawak 200,000 Blake Snyder (n/a) 6 ADT
14 Oct Miri Championship Sarawak 180,000 Airil Rizman (9) n/a
28 Oct MIDF Championship Selangor 200,000 Kasidit Lepkurte (n/a) 6 ADT
11 Nov EurAsia Perak Championship Perak 200,000 John Catlin (n/a) n/a ADT
25 Nov GlobalOne Championship Selangor 200,000 Panuwat Muenlek (n/a) 6 ADT
9 Dec Maybank Players Championship Selangor 275,000 Arie Irawan (3) n/a

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Malaysian ringgit.[3] [4]

Position Player Prize money (RM)
1 137,963
2 120,782
3 115,321
4 93,900
5 90,738

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 Tournament schedule . The ClubHouse Malaysia . 10 December 2016 . 20 June 2023 . Facebook.
  2. News: Sixth year and going strong for PGM Tour . The Malaysian Reserve . 3 April 2017 . 21 June 2023.
  3. Web site: 2017 Order of Merit . Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour . 20 June 2023 . Google Drive.
  4. Web site: Tour Championship spark for Arie . The Clubhouse . Edward . Saminathan . 9 December 2017 . 20 June 2023 . A round of 67 saw Shahriffuddin Ariffin finish strongly in third on 282 – becoming the youngest player in the history of the PGM Tour to win the season-long Order of Merit title..