Malaysian Open (golf)

The Malaysian Open was a men's professional golf tournament that was played on the European Tour and the Asian Tour.

Not to be confused with Maybank Championship.
Bandar Malaysia Open
Tournament information
LocationKota Kemuning, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Established1962
Course(s)Kota Permai Golf & Country Club
Par72
Length7,016 yards (6,415 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$1,000,000
Month playedMarch
Final year2020
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Arjun Atwal (2003)
To par−24 as above
Final champion
United States Trevor Simsby
Location Map
Kota Permai G&CC is located in Malaysia
Kota Permai G&CC
Kota Permai G&CC
Location in Malaysia

Notable past winners include world number one golfers Vijay Singh and Lee Westwood (both players winning the event on two occasions). Other notable winners include 17-year-old Italian Matteo Manassero in 2011 as well as former Open champion Louis Oosthuizen the following year. PGA Tour winners including Harold Henning, Jeff Maggert, Glen Day, Steve Flesch, Arjun Atwal and Noh Seung-yul have also won the event. Since its inauguration there has never been a Malaysian winner.

History

The tournament was inaugurated in 1962 as the Malayan Open, and was one of the events on the first season of the Far East Circuit that year. In 1999 it joined the Asian Tour and also became part of the European Tour's expansion into Asia as a jointly sanctioned event.

The six events from 2010 to 2015 were held at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club.[1] The 2015 champion was India's Anirban Lahiri. This was his first ever victory on the European Tour and it was his sixth win on the Asian Tour.

The tournament returned in 2020 after a four year hiatus. It was played as a sole-sanctioned Asian Tour event at Kota Permai Golf & Country Club. The prize fund was US$1,000,000.[2] Trevor Simsby took the title in a playoff over Andrew Dodt and Jarin Todd. It was the final event played before the 2020–21–22 Asian Tour season was heavily disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Winners
YearTour(s)[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-upVenueRef.
Bandar Malaysia Open
2020ASAUnited States Trevor Simsby203[lower-alpha 2]−13Playoff[lower-alpha 3]Australia Andrew Dodt
United States Jarin Todd		Kota Permai
2016–2019: No tournament
Maybank Malaysian Open
2015ASA, EURIndia Anirban Lahiri272−161 strokeAustria Bernd WiesbergerKuala Lumpur
2014ASA, EUREngland Lee Westwood (2)270−187 strokesBelgium Nicolas Colsaerts
South Africa Louis Oosthuizen
Austria Bernd Wiesberger		Kuala Lumpur
2013ASA, EURThailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat203[lower-alpha 2]−131 strokeItaly Edoardo MolinariKuala Lumpur
2012ASA, EURSouth Africa Louis Oosthuizen271−173 strokesScotland Stephen GallacherKuala Lumpur
2011ASA, EURItaly Matteo Manassero272−161 strokeFrance Grégory BourdyKuala Lumpur
2010ASA, EURSouth Korea Noh Seung-yul274−141 strokeSouth Korea K. J. ChoiKuala Lumpur
2009ASA, EURUnited States Anthony Kang271−171 strokeEngland David Horsey
Thailand Prayad Marksaeng
India Jyoti Randhawa
England Miles Tunnicliff		Saujana
2008ASA, EURIndia Arjun Atwal (2)270−18Playoff[lower-alpha 4]Sweden Peter HedblomKota Permai
2007ASA, EURSweden Peter Hedblom280−81 strokeFrance Jean-François LucquinSaujana
2006ASA, EURSouth Korea Charlie Wi197[lower-alpha 2]−191 strokeThailand Thongchai JaideeKuala Lumpur
Carlsberg Malaysian Open
2005ASA, EURThailand Thongchai Jaidee (2)267−213 strokesIndia Jyoti RandhawaSaujana
2004ASA, EURThailand Thongchai Jaidee274−142 strokesAustralia Brad KennedySaujana
2003ASA, EURIndia Arjun Atwal260−244 strokesSouth Africa Retief Goosen
Australia Brad Kennedy		The Mines Resort
2002ASA, EURScotland Alastair Forsyth267−17Playoff[lower-alpha 5]Australia Stephen LeaneyRoyal Selangor
2001ASA, EURFiji Vijay Singh (2)274−14Playoff[lower-alpha 6]Republic of Ireland Pádraig HarringtonSaujana
Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open
2000ASA, EURTaiwan Yeh Wei-tze278−101 strokeUnited States Craig Hainline
Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
South Africa Des Terblanche		Templer Park
1999ASA, EURUnited States Gerry Norquist (2)280−83 strokesGermany Alex Čejka
United States Bob May		Saujana
1998AGCEngland Ed Fryatt278−10Playoff[lower-alpha 7]England Lee WestwoodSaujana[3]
1997AGCEngland Lee Westwood274−142 strokesUnited States Larry BarberSaujana[4]
1996AGCUnited States Steve Flesch282−6Playoff[lower-alpha 8]Australia Craig JonesTempler Park[5]
1995AGCUnited States Clay Devers276−121 strokeSweden Daniel Chopra
United States Kevin Wentworth
Northern Ireland Darren Clarke		Templer Park[6]
1994AGCSweden Joakim Haeggman279−9Playoff[lower-alpha 9]New Zealand Frank Nobilo
Malaysia Periasamy Gunasegaran		Royal Selangor[7]
1993AGCUnited States Gerry Norquist276−121 strokeFiji Vijay SinghRoyal Selangor
1992AGCFiji Vijay Singh275−93 strokesTaiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng
Australia Brad King
United States Craig McClellan
Sri Lanka Nandasena Perera
United States Lee Porter		Bukit Jambul[8]
1991AGCCanada Rick Gibson277−111 strokeTaiwan Chen Liang-hsiSubang National[9]
1990AGCUnited States Glen Day273−154 strokesCanada Danny Mijovic
Taiwan Chen Liang-hsi		Royal Perak[10]
1989AGCUnited States Jeff Maggert283−55 strokesUnited States Greg Bruckner
United States Bob Lendzion
United States Craig McClellan
United States Casey Nakama		Ayer Keroh[11]
1988AGCUnited States Tray Tyner288E1 strokeJapan Harumitsu Hamano
Taiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng		Saujana[12]
1987AGCAustralia Terry Gale (3)280−8Playoff[lower-alpha 10]United States Greg TwiggsSubang National[13]
1986AGCAustralia Stewart Ginn (2)276−81 strokeAustralia Brian JonesRoyal Selangor[14]
1985AGCAustralia Terry Gale (2)270−147 strokesTaiwan Chen Tze-chungRoyal Selangor[15]
1984AGCTaiwan Lu Chien-soon275−92 strokesAustralia Terry Gale
Scotland Sam Torrance		Royal Selangor[16]
Malaysian Open
1983AGCAustralia Terry Gale279−92 strokesUnited States Jay CuddSubang National[17]
1982AGCUnited States Denny Hepler208[lower-alpha 11]−5Playoff[lower-alpha 12]Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan
United States David Ogrin		Royal Selangor[19]
1981AGCTaiwan Lu Hsi-chuen (2)276−91 strokeTaiwan Ho Ming-chungRoyal Selangor[lower-alpha 13][20][21]
1980AGC Mark McNulty270−159 strokesTaiwan Tsao Chien-tengRoyal Selangor[lower-alpha 13][22]
1979AGCTaiwan Lu Hsi-chuen277−117 strokesUnited States Ron Milanovich
Japan Tsutomu Irie
Taiwan Chen Chien-chin		Royal Selangor[23]
1978AGCAustralia Brian Jones276−126 strokesPhilippines Ben Arda
Australia Stewart Ginn
United States Mike Krantz		Royal Selangor[lower-alpha 14][24]
1977AGCAustralia Stewart Ginn276−121 strokeJapan Katsunari TakahashiRoyal Selangor[25]
1976AGCTaiwan Hsu Sheng-san279−9Playoff[lower-alpha 15]Myanmar Mya AyeRoyal Selangor[26]
1975AGCAustralia Graham Marsh (2)276−122 strokesTaiwan Hsieh Min-NanRoyal Selangor[lower-alpha 14][27]
1974AGCAustralia Graham Marsh278−101 strokeUnited States Wally KucharPerak Turf Club[28]
1973AGCJapan Hideyo Sugimoto277−112 strokesAustralia Graham MarshRoyal Selangor[29]
1972AGCJapan Takashi Murakami276−121 strokeUnited States Marty Bohen
New Zealand Walter Godfrey
Thailand Sukree Onsham		Royal Selangor[30]
1971AGCJapan Takaaki Kono (2)269−192 strokesAustralia David GrahamRoyal Selangor[31]
1970AGCPhilippines Ben Arda273−151 strokeAustralia Tim WoolbankRoyal Selangor[32]
1969AGCJapan Takaaki Kono280−81 strokeNew Zealand John Lister
Australia David Graham		Royal Selangor[33]
1968AGCJapan Kenji Hosoishi271−174 strokesTaiwan Lu Liang-HuanRoyal Selangor[34]
1967AGCPhilippines Ireneo Legaspi286−21 strokeEngland Guy Wolstenholme
Japan Haruo Yasuda
Japan Toshiaki Sekimizu		Royal Selangor[35]
Malayan Open
1966AGCSouth Africa Harold Henning278−103 strokesAustralia Peter ThomsonRoyal Selangor[36]
1965AGCJapan Tomoo Ishii (2)282−102 strokesEngland Guy Wolstenholme
Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan		Royal Selangor[37]
1964AGCJapan Tomoo Ishii282−141 strokeJapan Tadashi Kitta
Wales Brian Huggett		Royal Selangor[38]
1963AGCAustralia Bill Dunk276−204 strokesJapan Tadashi Kitta
Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo		Royal Selangor[39]
1962AGCAustralia Frank Phillips276−201 strokeAustralia Peter Thomson
New Zealand Bob Charles		Royal Selangor[40]

Notes
  1. AGC − Asia Golf Circuit (formerly the Far East Circuit); ASA − Asian Tour (formerly the Asian PGA/Omega/Davidoff Tour); EUR − European Tour.
  2. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  3. Simsby won with a birdie at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff. Todd was eliminated by a birdie at the first hole.
  4. Atwal won with a par at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. Forsyth won with a birdie at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  6. Singh won with a birdie at the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  7. Fryatt won with a par on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  8. Flesch won with a par on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  9. Haeggman won on the eighth hole of a sudden-death playoff. Nobilo was eliminated on the sixth hole.
  10. Gale won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  11. Shortened to 54 holes after the first round was controversially abandoned with over half the field having completed their round.[18]
  12. Hepler won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  13. First two rounds on the East and West courses, and the final two rounds on the Old course.
  14. First two rounds on the New course and the final two rounds on the Old course.
  15. Hsu won with a par on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.

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