Iskandar Johor Open Explained

Iskandar Johor Open
Location:Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Establishment:2007
Final Year:2012
Course:Horizon Hills Golf & Country Club
Par:72
Yardage:6941yd
Tour:European Tour
Asian Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:December
Aggregate:268 Pádraig Harrington (2010)
To-Par:−20 as above
Final Champion: Sergio García
Map:Malaysia
Map Label:Horizon Hills G&CC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200px
Coordinates:1.447°N 103.639°W

The Iskandar Johor Open was a golf tournament held in Malaysia and part of the Asian Tour. It was first held in 2007 when it was played at the Royal Johor Country Club in Johor Bahru.

The 2008 purse was US$500,000. In 2009, Johor Open's purse was doubled to a size of US$1 million. The prize fund in 2010 was US$1.25 million, the joint richest event sanctioned solely by the Asian Tour, alongside the Hero Honda Indian Open, and 8th richest event of the Asian Tour. The 2011 Johor Open was added to the European Tour and the purse increased to US$2 million. In 2012, the Johor Open was no longer a European Tour event but the prize money remained at US$2 million. The tournament was discontinued after 2012.

The Championship was supported by the Johor state government and the Iskandar Region Development Authority (IRDA).

Winners

YearTour(s)WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
2012 198 −18 3 strokes Jonathan Moore
2011 198 −15 1 stroke Daniel Chopra
2010 268 −20 3 strokes Noh Seung-yul
2009 196 −20 4 strokes Chapchai Nirat
2008 276 −12 2 strokes Thaworn Wiratchant
2007 279 −5 1 stroke Antonio Lascuña
Simon Yates

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