Rolex Masters

The Rolex Masters was a golf tournament held in Singapore from 1973 to 1998. It was played on the Singapore Island Country Club's Bukit course. For the first three years it was played as a 54-hole invitation event, before extending to 72-holes in 1976. The event served as the final tournament of the Singapore Golf Circuit and was usually held the week prior to the Singapore Open.

This article is about the golf tournament held in Singapore. For other uses, see Rolex (disambiguation).

Rolex Masters
Tournament information
LocationSingapore
Established1973
Course(s)Singapore Island Country Club
Par72
Tour(s)Asia Golf Circuit
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$300,000
Month playedFebruary/March
Final year1998
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Kyi Hla Han (1997)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
Frankie Miñoza
Location map
Singapore Island CC
Location in Singapore

In 1993, when the Singapore Open was moved to the PGA Tour of Australasia, the Rolex Masters took the dates on the Asia Golf Circuit as an "approved event". In 1995, it became a counting event for the tour's Order of Merit.

Winners
YearTour[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
1998AGC Frankie Miñoza273−151 stroke Jim Rutledge[1]
1997AGC Kyi Hla Han268−202 strokes Ed Fryatt
Yeh Chang-ting		[2]
1996AGC Mike Cunning204[lower-alpha 2]−91 stroke Peter Teravainen
Don Walsworth		[3]
1995AGC Ron Wuensche269−153 strokes Bob May[4]
1994AGC[lower-alpha 3] Marimuthu Ramayah278−10Playoff Al Norris
1993AGC[lower-alpha 3] Norikazu Kawakami271−131 stroke Brandt Jobe[5]
1992AGC[lower-alpha 3] Todd Hamilton274−104 strokes Gerry Norquist
Lee Porter		[6]
1991AGC[lower-alpha 3] Carlos Espinosa275−93 strokes Kyi Hla Han
Gerry Norquist		[7]
1990 Chou Hung-nan279
1989 Lu Chien-soon282[8]
1988AGC[lower-alpha 3] Greg Bruckner274−103 strokes Jeff Cook
Jeff Maggert
Tray Tyner		[9][10]
1987 Chen Tze-ming (2)274[8]
1986 John Jacobs280[8]
1985 Chen Tze-ming273[8]
1984 Bill Israelson276[8]
1983 Rudy Labares279[8]
1982 Chang Chung-fa (3)280[8]
1981 Hsu Chi-san276[8]
1980 Chang Chung-fa (2)279[8][11]
1979 Lim Swee Chew (2)282[8][12]
1978 Alan Murray (3)287[8][13]
1977 Chang Chung-fa287[8][14]
1976 Mayalagan Marimuthu286[8][15]
1975 Alan Murray (2)217[8][16]
1974 Lim Swee Chew213[8][17]
1973 Alan Murray220[8][18]

Notes
  1. AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.
  2. Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
  3. In 1988, 1991, 1993 and 1994, the event was sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, however it was an unofficial money event; therefore the win is considered unofficial on that tour.

References
  1. "Minoza captures Rolex Masters, Guna, Ali blow up". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 2 March 1998. p. 35. Retrieved 21 February 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  2. "Final scores". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 March 1997. p. 30 – via National Library Board.
  3. McCormack, Mark H. (1997). The World of Professional Golf 1997. IMG Publishing. pp. 157, 516. ISBN 1878843176.
  4. "Wuensche leaves pack behind to take out Rolex Masters". The Business Times. Singapore. 3 April 1995. p. 12 – via National Library Board.
  5. "Kawakami's 80m eagle winner". The Business Times. Singapore. 29 March 1993. p. 25 – via National Library Board.
  6. "Todd Hamilton wins Rolex Masters". The Business Times. Singapore. 23 March 1992. p. 13 – via National Library Board.
  7. "Ole! It's Carlos' day". The Business Times. Singapore. 8 April 1991. p. 18. Retrieved 21 December 2023 – via National Library Board.
  8. "The Rolex world of Golf and The Rolex Masters '89". Business Times. Singapore. 6 March 1989. pp. 12, 13 – via National Library Board.
  9. "The Rolex Masters winner is G.Bruckner". The Straits Times. Singapore. 29 February 1988. p. 5 – via National Library Board.
  10. "Bruckner hangs on to win Rolex Masters crown". The Business Times. Singapore. 29 February 1988. p. 13 – via National Library Board.
  11. "Experience triumphs over youth..." The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 March 1980. p. 29 – via National Library Board.
  12. "Lim blazes his way to Rolex triumph". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 February 1979. p. 26 – via National Library Board.
  13. "Murray holds his pupil's splendid challenge". The Straits Times. Singapore. 13 March 1978. p. 23 – via National Library Board.
  14. "Chung Fa beats pupil in playoff". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 March 1977. p. 27.
  15. "Circuit triumph by Marimuthu..." The Straits Times. Singapore. 8 March 1976. p. 27 – via National Library Board.
  16. "Murray's title as Chang goes O.B. in playoff". The Straits Times. Singapore. 3 March 1975. p. 23 – via National Library Board.
  17. "Swee Chew wins by three strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 25 February 1974. p. 23 – via National Library Board.
  18. "Murray coasts to 5-stroke victory". The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 March 1973. p. 27 – via National Library Board.
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