Malaysian Dunlop Masters Explained

The Malaysian Dunlop Masters was a golf tournament in Malaysia in the 1970s and 1980s. Taiwanese golfer Chen Tze-ming won the 1978 event by a record 15 strokes. Despite his record-breaking win runner-up Simon Owen took the first prize money as Chen was still an amateur.[1]

Winners

This list may be incomplete

DateWinnerCountryVenueScoreMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share
Ref
1974Sukree OnshamAyer Keroh Golf Course, Malacca City296 (+8)2 strokes Ted Ball
Bobby Lim
A$1,340[2]
1975Hsu Chi-sanSubang289 (+1)1 stroke Zainal Abidin Yusof[3]
1976Yutaka SuzukiRoyal Selengor Golf Club285 (−3)1 stroke Hal Underwood
Bobby Lim
[4]
1977Yutaka SuzukiTasek Utara Golf Club291 (+3)1 stroke Zainal Abidin Yusof[5] [6]
1978Chen Tze-ming (a)Subang National Golf Club267 (−21)15 strokes Simon OwenUS$1,600[7]
1979Walter GodfreySubang National Golf Club283 (−5)2 strokes Ireneo Legaspi[8]
1980Rudy Lavares
Tomomi Suzuki

Seremban Golf Club290 (+2)TiedUS$4,500[9]
1981Mario SiodinaSeremban Golf Club286 (−2)1 stroke Eleuterio Nival[10]
1982Zainal Abidin YusofSubang National Golf Club287 (−1)Playoff Ben Arda
Hung Fa
[11]
1983Kyi Hla HanSeremban Golf Club283 (−5)2 strokes Marimuthu Ramayah[12]
1984Kyi Hla HanSeremban International Golf Club274 (−14)4 strokes Paterno Braza[13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Wins Indians Open . 1978-03-13 . Hazleton Standard-Speaker . Pennsylvania . 2020-01-17 . 28.
  2. News: Malaysian Open won by Thai . 1974-04-01 . Canberra Times . 2020-01-17 . 14.
  3. News: Hsu cards a 79 but it's still good for title . 31 March 1975 . The Straits Times . 23.
  4. News: Suzuki Is Golf Victor . 1976-04-04 . The New York Times . 2020-01-24.
  5. News: Steve Chalmers makes winning Glasgow debut . 4 April 1977 . The Glasgow Herald . 2020-01-17.
  6. News: Suzuki holds on . 4 April 1977 . The Spokesman Review . 17.
  7. News: Top Man Puts 'Moresby' In Big Time . 1978-06-08 . Papua New Guinea Post-Courier . 2020-01-17 . 27.
  8. News: Godfrey by two strokes . . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 28 March 1979 . 26 January 2020 . 38 . Trove .
  9. News: Lavares and Suzuki are joint champions . 17 March 1980 . The Straits Times . 29.
  10. News: Siodina talkes Dunlop Masters . 25 May 1981 . The Straits Times . 31.
  11. News: Zainal wins three-way play-off... . 21 March 1982 . The Straits Times . 28.
  12. News: Kyi to compete in Europe . 9 May 1983 . Singapore Monitor . 30.
  13. News: Hla Han brings his game to new heights . 7 May 1984 . Singapore Monitor . 29.