Malaysian Open
Encyclopedia
The Maybank Malaysian Open, as it is currently known for sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional golf
tournament on the European
and Asian
Tours. Since its inauguration in 1962, there has never been a Malaysian winner.
The tournament was first sanctioned by the European Tour in 1999, as part of its expansion into Asia
, which began in 1989. The 2010 event was held at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club
with a prize fund of US$
2 million. Former winners include former World Number 1
, Vijay Singh
, and European Ryder Cup
star, Lee Westwood
.
* - event reduced to 3 rounds due to storms.
Prior to European Tour co-sanctioning
Golf
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tournament on the European
PGA European Tour
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and Asian
Asian Tour
The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. The Asian Tour is administered from offices in Singapore...
Tours. Since its inauguration in 1962, there has never been a Malaysian winner.
The tournament was first sanctioned by the European Tour in 1999, as part of its expansion into Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, which began in 1989. The 2010 event was held at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club
Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club
Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club is the major golf course in Klang Valley, Malaysia. It is located in Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur.The club opened in 1991. There are two courses, the West course and the East course, both designed by Nelson Howarth. The club hosted several major tournaments. The...
with a prize fund of US$
United States dollar
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2 million. Former winners include former World Number 1
Official World Golf Rankings
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, Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh, CF , nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. He has won three major championships and was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008...
, and European Ryder Cup
Ryder Cup
The Ryder Cup is a biennial golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is jointly administered by the PGA of America and the PGA European Tour, and is contested every two years, the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe...
star, Lee Westwood
Lee Westwood
Lee John Westwood OBE is an English professional golfer. Noted for his consistency, Westwood is one of the few golfers who has won tournaments on every major continent, including victories on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He was named player of the year for the 1998, 2000, and 2009 seasons...
.
Winners
As a European Tour event| Year | Winner | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maybank Malaysian Open | |||
| 2011 |  Matteo ManasseroMatteo Manassero Matteo Manassero is an Italian professional golfer. He is the youngest golfer to win a European Tour event.Manassero was born in Negrar, in the Province of Verona. In 2009, at the age of 16, he became the youngest ever winner of the British Amateur Championship, defeating England's Sam Hutsby in... |
272 (-16) | |
| 2010 |  Noh Seung-yulNoh Seung-yul Noh Seung-yul is a South Korean professional golfer.Noh turned professional 2007 and successfully negotiated qualifying school for the 2008 Asian Tour. He won the Midea China Classic that season, and was named Asian Tour rookie of the year. In 2010 he won the Maybank Malaysian Open which was... |
274 (-14) | |
| 2009 |  Anthony KangAnthony Kang Anthony Kang is a Korean-American professional golfer.Kang was born in South Korea, moving to live in the United States at the age of 10, where he attended Oregon State University.Kang turned professional in 1996... |
271 (-17) | |
| 2008 |  Arjun AtwalArjun Atwal Arjun Singh Atwal is an Indian professional golfer who has played on the Asian Tour and the European Tour and is the first player born in India to become a member of, and later win on the U.S.-based PGA Tour.-Early life:... |
270 (-18)PO | |
| 2007 |  Peter HedblomPeter Hedblom Peter Mikael Hedblom is a Swedish professional golfer.-Amateur career:Hedblom was born in Gävle, Sweden. He won the 1986 Swedish Boys Championship when he was 16. The following year he won the Doral Junior Classic in the United States and the Scandinavian Amateur Open... |
280 (-8) | |
| 2006 |
Charlie Wi Charlie Wi Charlie Wi is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has also previously played on both the European and Asian Tours.Wi was born in Seoul, and moved to Los Angeles, California, United States at the age of 10... |
197 (-19) | |
| Carlsberg Malaysian Open | |||
| 2005 |  Thongchai JaideeThongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. He holds the record for most career victories and most career earnings on the Asian Tour.... |
267 (-21) | |
| 2004 | Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. He holds the record for most career victories and most career earnings on the Asian Tour.... |
274 (-14) | |
| 2003 | Arjun Atwal Arjun Atwal Arjun Singh Atwal is an Indian professional golfer who has played on the Asian Tour and the European Tour and is the first player born in India to become a member of, and later win on the U.S.-based PGA Tour.-Early life:... |
260 (-24) | |
| 2002 |  Alastair ForsythAlastair Forsyth -Amateur career:Forsyth was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He was a member of a winning Great Britain & Ireland Jacques Léglise Trophy team in 1994 and he won the 1996 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship.-Professional career:Forsyth turned professional in 1998... |
267 (-17)PO | |
| 2001 |  Vijay SinghVijay Singh Vijay Singh, CF , nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. He has won three major championships and was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008... |
274 (-14)PO | |
| Benson and Hedges Malaysian Open | |||
| 2000 |  Yeh Wei-tzeYeh Wei-tze Yeh Wei-tze is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Yeh was born in Taipei. He turned professional in 1994 and played on the Asian Tour during his early career. In 2000 he won the European Tour co-sanctioned Benson and Hedges Malaysian Open to earn a two year exemption on that tour... |
278 (-10) | |
| Benson and Hedges Malaysian Open presented by Carlsberg |
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| 1999 | Gerry Norquist Gerry Norquist Gerry Norquist is and American professional golfer.Norquist was born in Portland, Oregon and turned professional relatively late at the age of 26. He played most of his tournament golf in Asia, predominantly on the Asian Tour where he won five titles, and later on the Japan Golf Tour... |
280 (-8) | |
Prior to European Tour co-sanctioning
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1998 |  Ed FryattEd Fryatt Edward Fryatt is an English professional golfer. His father Jim Fryatt was a professional footballer for a number of English clubs.... |
| 1997 | Lee Westwood Lee Westwood Lee John Westwood OBE is an English professional golfer. Noted for his consistency, Westwood is one of the few golfers who has won tournaments on every major continent, including victories on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He was named player of the year for the 1998, 2000, and 2009 seasons... |
| 1996 | Steve Flesch Steve Flesch Stephen J. Flesch is an American professional golfer, competing on the PGA Tour.Flesch was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and attended Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Kentucky. After graduation he played golf at the University of Kentucky and turned professional in 1990.Flesch finished in... |
| 1995 | Clay Devers |
| 1994 | Joakim Haeggman Joakim Haeggman Karl Sven Joakim Haeggman is a Swedish European Tour golfer. He turned professional in 1989 and won his place on the Tour at that year's qualifying school. He has won three events on the European Tour, and several other professional events... |
| 1993 | Gerry Norquist Gerry Norquist Gerry Norquist is and American professional golfer.Norquist was born in Portland, Oregon and turned professional relatively late at the age of 26. He played most of his tournament golf in Asia, predominantly on the Asian Tour where he won five titles, and later on the Japan Golf Tour... |
| 1992 | Vijay Singh Vijay Singh Vijay Singh, CF , nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. He has won three major championships and was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008... |
| 1991 |  Rick GibsonRick Gibson (golfer) Rick Gibson is a Canadian professional golfer who plays primarily in Asia.Gibson was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He played college golf at Brigham Young University, where he was an All-American in 1984.... |
| 1990 | Glen Day Glen Day Glen Edward Day is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.Day was born in Mobile, Alabama, and raised in Poplarville, Mississippi, by his mother Jeanne Bass Day. Jeanne was widowed at the age of 28 when Glen was approximately 2 years of age. His grandfather Glyndol Bass, was... |
| 1989 | Jeff Maggert Jeff Maggert Jeffrey Allan Maggert is an American professional golfer.Maggert was born in Columbia, Missouri and was raised on a golf course in The Woodlands, Texas, where he attended McCullough High School. He attended Texas A&M University, where he was an All-American member of the golf team.Maggert turned... |
| 1988 | Tray Tyner |
| 1987 |  Terry GaleTerry Gale Terry R. Gale is an Australian professional golfer.Gale had a successful amateur career before turning professional at a relatively advanced age in 1976. From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s he won regularly on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the Japan Golf Tour and the pre-Asian Tour Asian circuit... |
| 1986 | Stewart Ginn Stewart Ginn Stewart Ginn is an Australian professional golfer.Ginn was born in Melbourne. He grew up behind the twelfth green of the Royal Melbourne Golf Club and started caddying at the age of ten. In the 1970s and 1980s he won several professional tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia and one on the... |
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1985 | Terry Gale Terry Gale Terry R. Gale is an Australian professional golfer.Gale had a successful amateur career before turning professional at a relatively advanced age in 1976. From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s he won regularly on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the Japan Golf Tour and the pre-Asian Tour Asian circuit... |
| 1984 | Lu Hsi-chuen Lu Hsi-chuen Lu Hsi-chuen is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Lu won several national opens throughout southeast Asia. Lu also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.Lu is a golf instructor at Sunrise Golf Academy in Yangmei, Taiwan.-Japan Golf Tour wins:... |
| 1983 | Terry Gale Terry Gale Terry R. Gale is an Australian professional golfer.Gale had a successful amateur career before turning professional at a relatively advanced age in 1976. From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s he won regularly on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the Japan Golf Tour and the pre-Asian Tour Asian circuit... |
| 1982 | Denny Hepler |
| 1981 | Lu Hsi-chuen Lu Hsi-chuen Lu Hsi-chuen is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Lu won several national opens throughout southeast Asia. Lu also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.Lu is a golf instructor at Sunrise Golf Academy in Yangmei, Taiwan.-Japan Golf Tour wins:... |
| 1980 |  Mark McNultyMark McNulty Mark William McNulty is an Irish/Zimbabwean professional golfer currently playing on the Champions Tour. He was one of the leading players on the European Tour from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s, and cracked the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for 83 weeks from 1987 to 1992.McNulty... |
| 1979 | Lu Hsi-chuen Lu Hsi-chuen Lu Hsi-chuen is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Lu won several national opens throughout southeast Asia. Lu also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.Lu is a golf instructor at Sunrise Golf Academy in Yangmei, Taiwan.-Japan Golf Tour wins:... |
| 1978 | Brian Jones Brian Jones (golfer) Brian Jones is an Australian professional golfer.Jones was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1971. He played on the throughout Asia and Australasia including on the Japan Golf Tour. He won the Indian Open three times, five times in Australasia, and twelve times in Japan... |
| 1977 | Stewart Ginn Stewart Ginn Stewart Ginn is an Australian professional golfer.Ginn was born in Melbourne. He grew up behind the twelfth green of the Royal Melbourne Golf Club and started caddying at the age of ten. In the 1970s and 1980s he won several professional tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia and one on the... |
| 1976 | Hsu Sheng-san Hsu Sheng-san Hsu Sheng-san is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Hsu played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning once.-Other wins:*1967 Philippine Open *1976 Malaysian Open*1982 Indian Open, Singapore Open-External links:... |
| 1975 | Graham Marsh Graham Marsh Graham Vivian Marsh MBE was one of the leading Australian professional golfers of his generation.-Career outline:Marsh was born in Kalgoorlie, Australia... |
| 1974 | Graham Marsh Graham Marsh Graham Vivian Marsh MBE was one of the leading Australian professional golfers of his generation.-Career outline:Marsh was born in Kalgoorlie, Australia... |
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1973 |  Hideyo SugimotoHideyo Sugimoto Hideyo Sugimoto is a Japanese professional golfer.Sugimoto played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice. He also won several pre-Tour events in Japan... |
| 1972 | Takashi Murakami Takashi Murakami (golfer) Takashi Murakami is a Japanese professional golfer.Murakami was born in Shizuoka. He won 11 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and led the money list in 1975.-Japan Golf Tour wins :... |
| 1971 | Takaaki Kono Takaaki Kono Takaaki Kono was a Japanese professional golfer.Kono played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice. He also won several pre-Tour events in Japan and Southeast Asia.-Other wins:*1967 Nippon Series... |
| 1970 |  Ben ArdaBen Arda Ben Arda was a Filipino professional golfer.Arda, known as Bantam Ben and the Toy Tiger because of his small stature, was one of Asia's leading golfers during the 1960s and 1970s. He was the first Filipino to qualify for the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship... |
| 1969 | Takaaki Kono Takaaki Kono Takaaki Kono was a Japanese professional golfer.Kono played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice. He also won several pre-Tour events in Japan and Southeast Asia.-Other wins:*1967 Nippon Series... |
| 1968 | Kenji Hosoishi |
| 1967 | Ireneo Legaspi Ireneo Legaspi Ireneo Legaspi was a Filipino professional golfer who regularly campaigned in the Asian golf circuit from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s.Known to close friends and family as "Boyong", Legaspi played the tour with many other notable Filipino golfers of that period such as Ben Arda... |
| 1966 |  Harold HenningHarold Henning Harold Henning was a South African professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.... |
| 1965 | Tomoo Ishii |
| 1964 | Tomoo Ishii |
| 1963 | Bill Dunk Bill Dunk William Edgar Dunk is an Australian professional golfer.Dunk is renowned as one of the greatest shot makers in Australian golf. He was inducted as a life member of the Australasian Tour in 1996. Dunk won five Australian PGA Championships and the New Zealand Open... |
| 1962 | Frank Phillips Frank Phillips (golfer) Frank Phillips is an Australian professional golfer. He was rated one of the best ball strikers of his era winning the 1957 and 1961 Australian Opens... |