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: 2023 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour | |
| Sport | Golf |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Tun Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid |
| Inaugural 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 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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