Sabah Masters Explained

Sabah Masters
Location:Sabah, Malaysia
Establishment:1982
Course:Sutera Harbour Golf and Country Club
Par:71
Yardage:6932yd
Tour:Asian Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Asian Development Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
ASEAN PGA Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:November
Aggregate:267 Robert Huxtable (1999)
To-Par:−21 as above
Final Year:2019
Final Champion: Pavit Tangkamolprasert
Map:Malaysia
Map Label:Sutera Harbour G&CC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:5.968°N 116.06°W

The Sabah Masters was a professional golf tournament that was held annually in Sabah, Malaysia.

History

First held in the 1982 as part of the Malaysian PGA circuit,[1] the Sabah Masters has formed part of several higher level professional tours. After a sanctioning arrangement with the PGA Tour of Australasia fell through and resulted in no tournament in 1993, the Sabah Masters was an event on the Asia Golf Circuit schedule in 1994 and 1995 before switching to the then fledgling Asian PGA Tour between 1996 and 1999.

After the 1999 tournament, the Sabah Masters was not held again until 2011 when was revived as a fixture on the ASEAN PGA Tour;[2] in 2014 it became the season ending tour championship, with the season promoted as the "Road to Sabah Masters".[3] After a 20 year hiatus from the major tours, it returned as an event on the Asian Tour calendar in 2019.[4]

Venues

Sabah Golf and Country Club played host to the Sabah Masters until 1998 when the Asian PGA decided to inaugurate a rotation policy, with Shan Shui Golf and Country Club hosting that year.[5] Sutera Harbour Golf and Country hosted the tournament in 1999, and has remained as the venue for every renewal since then.

Winners

YearTour(s)WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
Sabah Masters
2019ASA Pavit Tangkamolprasert271−13Playoff David Gleeson
Phachara Khongwatmai
Aman Raj
Sutera Harbour[6]
2017–18: No tournament
Warisan Harta Sabah Masters
2016ADT, ASEAN Namchok Tantipokhakul277−112 strokes Casey O'TooleSutera Harbour[7]
Sabah Masters
2015ASEAN Mardan Mamat274−104 strokes Danny Chia
Arie Irawan
Sutera Harbour[8]
2014ASEAN Wisut Artjanawat (2)276−82 strokes Sattaya Supupramai
Michael Tran
Sutera Harbour[9]
2013ASEAN Antonio Lascuña273−11Playoff Mardan MamatSutera Harbour[10]
2012: No tournament due to rescheduling from November to January
2011ASEAN Wisut Artjanawat278−21 stroke Anthony Fernando
Nicholas Fung
Sutera Harbour[11]
2000–2010: No tournament
1999ASA Robert Huxtable267−216 strokes Thongchai JaideeSutera Harbour
1998ASA Simon Yates278−101 stroke Des TerblancheShan Shui
1997ASA Des Terblanche281−7Playoff Thammanoon SrirojSabah[12]
1996ASA Thaworn Wiratchant282−62 strokes Lin Chih-chen
Jeff Wagner
Sabah
1995AGC Brandt Jobe280−83 strokes Periasamy GunasegaranSabah
1994AGC Craig McClellan284−4Playoff Kyi Hla HanSabah
1993ANZCancelled[13]
1992 Sufian Tan286−23 strokes Lin Keng-chi
Stuart Thomson
Sabah[14]
1991 Nandasena PereraSabah
1990: No tournament
1989 Frankie Miñoza278−107 strokes Eddy Bagtas
N. Ravi Chandran
Sabah[15]
1988 Jeff Senior283−510 strokes Marimuthu RamayahSabah[16]
1987 Chen Liang-hsi284−45 strokes Kyi Hla HanSabah[17]
1986 Mario SiodinaSabah[18]
1985 Eleuterio NivalSabah
1984 Paterno Braza2911 stroke Hung Weng-nengSabah[19]
1983Sabah
1982 Archin Sopon290+2Playoff Mario SiodinaSabah[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: More cash at the fairways . Business Times . Singapore . 16 January 1982 . 14 . National Library Board (Singapore) . 20 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Sabah Masters back on calendar . The Star . Malaysia . 15 October 2011 . 20 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Road to Sabah Masters launched . The Clubhouse . Malaysia . Edward . Saminathanon . 6 March 2014 . 20 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Sabah Masters back in Asian Tour calendar 2019 . Tourism Malaysia . 17 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Sabah Masters shift to Shan Shui . Asian PGA . 20 March 1998 . 20 May 2020.
  6. Web site: Sabah Masters . where2golf.com.
  7. Web site: Namchok finds winning joy in Sabah . The Clubhouse . Malaysia . Edward . Saminathanon . 9 January 2016 . 20 May 2020.
  8. Web site: Vintage Mardan seals solid Sabah win . The Clubhouse . Malaysia . Edward . Saminathanon . 17 January 2015 . 20 May 2020.
  9. Web site: Wisut reigns again in Sabah . The Clubhouse . Malaysia . Edward . Saminathanon . 11 January 2014 . 20 May 2020.
  10. Web site: Nearly man Lascuna comes good in Sabah . The Clubhouse . Malaysia . Edward . Saminathanon . 12 January 2013 . 20 May 2020.
  11. Web site: Silky Wisut reigns supreme in Sabah . The Clubhouse . Malaysia . Edward . Saminathanon . 6 November 2011 . 20 May 2020.
  12. News: Terblanche in sudden-death . Masuling . Jumin J . 11 August 1997 . New Straits Times . 43 . Google News Archive . 19 May 2020.
  13. News: Junior slicing better than one stroke a month off handicap . The Canberra Times . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 29 April 1993 . 21 May 2020 . 23 . Trove .
  14. News: Sufian breaks the foreign grip in Sabah Masters . New Straits Times . Joniston . Bangkuai . Malaysia . 12 October 1992 . 45 . Google News Archive . 20 May 2020.
  15. News: Minoza wins Sabah Masters . Business Times . Singapore . 13 June 1989 . 16 . National Library Board (Singapore) . 9 February 2020.
  16. News: Faldo eagles last hole to win French Open . The Straits Times . Singapore . 28 June 1988 . 29 . National Library Board (Singapore) . 20 May 2020.
  17. News: Joint-fifth for Swee Wah . Business Times . Singapore . 29 June 1987 . 9 . National Library Board (Singapore) . 20 May 2020.
  18. News: Siodina survives pressure to win Genting Classic . Business Times . Singapore . 18 July 1986 . 11 . National Library Board (Singapore) . 20 May 2020.
  19. News: Langer's St Cloud burst to victory . The Straits Times . Singapore . 22 May 1984 . 42 . National Library Board (Singapore) . 20 May 2020.
  20. News: Sopon triumphs in sudden death . The Straits Times . Singapore . 15 June 1982 . 36 . National Library Board (Singapore) . 20 May 2020.