Maybank Championship

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]

Maybank Championship
Tournament information
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Established2016
Course(s)Saujana Golf and Country Club
Par72
Length7,135 yards (6,524 m)
Tour(s)Asian Tour
European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$3,000,000
Month playedMarch
Final year2019
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Shubhankar Sharma (2018)
To par−21 as above
Final champion
Australia Scott Hend
Location Map
Saujana G&CC is located in Malaysia
Saujana G&CC
Saujana G&CC
Location in Malaysia

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

Winners

YearTours[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenue
Maybank Championship
2020ASA, EURCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2019ASA, EURAustralia Scott Hend273−15PlayoffSpain Nacho ElviraSaujana
2018ASA, EURIndia Shubhankar Sharma267−212 strokesSpain Jorge CampilloSaujana
2017ASA, EURParaguay Fabrizio Zanotti269−191 strokeUnited States David LipskySaujana
Maybank Championship Malaysia
2016ASA, EURAustralia Marcus Fraser269−152 strokesSouth Korea Lee Soo-min
Philippines Miguel Tabuena
Royal Selangor

Notes

  1. ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.

References

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

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