Maybank Championship Explained

Maybank Championship
Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Establishment:2016
Course:Saujana Golf and Country Club
Par:72
Yardage:7135yd
Tour:Asian Tour
European Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:March
Final Year:2019
Aggregate:267 Shubhankar Sharma (2018)
To-Par:−21 as above
Final Champion: Scott Hend
Map:Malaysia
Map Label:Saujana G&CC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:3.106°N 101.575°W

The Maybank Championship was a professional golf tournament, co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour, that was played annually in Malaysia. The tournament was founded in 2016 by sponsors Maybank, who had previously sponsored the Malaysian Open, with the inaugural tournament played from 18–21 February at Royal Selangor Golf Club in Kuala Lumpur.[1] It had a purse of US$3,000,000.[2]

Since 2017 the Maybank Championship was played at Saujana Golf and Country Club in Kuala Lumpur.

Winners

YearToursWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenue
Maybank Championship
2020 align=center colspan=7Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2019 273 −15 Playoff Saujana
2018 267 −21 2 strokes Saujana
2017 269 −19 1 stroke Saujana
Maybank Championship Malaysia
2016 269 −15 2 strokes Royal Selangor

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Royal Selangor to host Maybank event in 2016 . Asian Tour . 8 August 2015.
  2. News: Maybank going on their own . The Star Malaysia . 2 August 2015 . 41 . PressReader . 21 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Maybank golf meet is off this year . The Star . Petaling Jaya, Malaysia . 28 May 2020 . 8 September 2020.