Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
The Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, currently titled as the Toyota Tour for sponsorship reasons, is the main professional golf tour in Malaysia.
| Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour | |
| Sport | Golf |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Tun Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid |
| First season | 2011 |
| Commissioner | Tan Sri Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman |
| Country | Based in Malaysia[lower-alpha 1] |
| Most titles | Order of Merit titles: Shahriffuddin Ariffin (3) Nicholas Fung (3) Tournament wins: Nicholas Fung (20) |
| Official website | https://pgmtourmalaysia.com https://toyota-tour.toyota.com.my/ |
The tour was founded in 2010 by Tun Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid and was created in order to further advance professional golf in Malaysia.[1] Many players from the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour have progressed through the tour, eventually playing and winning on the Asian Tour. Notable players include Ben Leong, Nicholas Fung,[2] Danny Chia, Airil Rizman and Gavin Green.[3]
In 2023, the tour signed a sponsor title agreement with UMW Toyota Motor, being renamed as the Toyota Tour for the 2023 season onwards.[4]
Order of Merit winners
| Season | Winner | Prize money (RM) |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ervin Chang | 151,796 |
| 2020–22 | Shahriffuddin Ariffin (3) | 217,622 |
| 2019 | Amir Nazrin | 151,791 |
| 2018 | Shahriffuddin Ariffin (2) | 176,447 |
| 2017 | Shahriffuddin Ariffin | 137,963 |
| 2016 | Nicholas Fung (3) | 647,699 |
| 2015 | Danny Chia | 771,373 |
| 2014 | Airil Rizman | 178,922 |
| 2013 | Nicholas Fung (2) | 221,311 |
| 2012 | Nicholas Fung | 159,635 |
| 2011 | R. Nachimuthu | 159,167 |
Notes
- Schedules have also included events in Indonesia.
References
- "About Toyota Tour". Toyota Tour. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- "Fung wins maiden Asian title at Queen's Cup". Arab News. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- Azharie, Farah (11 December 2017). "Golfer Gavin Green becomes first M'sian to win Asian Tour's Order of Merit". New Straits Times. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- "Toyota Tour unveils 2023 calendar culminating in Asian Development Tour season-ender". ParGolf. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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