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2018 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour season
Duration17 January 2018 (2018-01-17) – 8 December 2018 (2018-12-08)
Number of official events20
Most winsMalaysia Sukree Othman (2)
Order of MeritMalaysia Shahriffuddin Ariffin
2017
2019

The 2018 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour was the eighth season of the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, the main professional golf tour in Malaysia since it was formed in 2010.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(RM)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
20 Jan Perlis Championship Perlis 200,000 Malaysia Sukree Othman (7) n/a
27 Jan Darulaman Championship Kedah 225,000 United States Kurt Kitayama (n/a) 6 ADT
3 Mar Johor Championship I Johor 200,000 Malaysia Danny Chia (11) n/a
17 Mar Port Dickson Championship Negeri Sembilan 200,000 Malaysia R. Nachimuthu (11) n/a
7 Apr Johor Championship II Johor 225,000 Singapore Johnson Poh (n/a) 6 ADT
21 Apr Sime Darby Championship Selangor 200,000 Malaysia Sukree Othman (8) n/a
5 May Penang Championship Penang 225,000 Thailand Nitithorn Thippong (n/a) 6 ADT
1 Jul Matchplay Championship Selangor 200,000 Malaysia S. Siva Chandhran (4) n/a
14 Jul Pahang Championship Pahang 200,000 Malaysia Kemarol Baharin (3) n/a
28 Jul Northport Championship Selangor 225,000 United States Josh Salah (n/a) 6 ADT
11 Aug Sabah Championship Sabah 225,000 Malaysia Ben Leong (10) 6 ADT
18 Aug Labuan Championship Labuan 225,000 Malaysia Shahriffuddin Ariffin (2) 6 ADT
8 Sep Miri Championship Sarawak 225,000 Bangladesh Shakhawat Sohel (n/a) 6 ADT
15 Sep MNRB Championship Sarawak 225,000 Japan Yutaka Araki (n/a) 6 ADT
22 Sep Sarawak Championship Sarawak 200,000 Malaysia Wilson Choo (3) n/a
6 Oct UMW Championship Selangor 225,000 South Africa Mathiam Keyser (n/a) 6 ADT
13 Oct CCM Championship Selangor 225,000 United States Han Lee (n/a) 6 ADT
20 Oct MIDF Championship Negeri Sembilan 225,000 United States Sam Gillis (n/a) 6 ADT
1 Dec Maybank Championship Selangor 225,000 Japan Shinichi Mizuno (n/a) 6 ADT
8 Dec GlobalOne Players Championship Negeri Sembilan 275,000 Malaysia Irfan Yusoff (2) n/a

Unofficial events

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The following events were sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(RM)
Winners OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
3 Aug PGM IGT Championship Selangor 200,000 Team PGM n/a PTINA

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Malaysian ringgit.[3]

Position Player Prize money (RM)
1 Malaysia Shahriffuddin Ariffin 176,447
2 Malaysia Sukree Othman 166,118
3 Malaysia Amir Nazrin 118,728
4 Malaysia Kim Leun Kwang 111,728
5 Malaysia R. Nachimuthu 104,991

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.
  2. ^ a b ADT − Asian Development Tour; PTINA − PGA Tour of Indonesia.

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Tournament schedule". The ClubHouse Malaysia. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2023 – via Facebook.
  2. ^ Rao, Mark (21 December 2017). "PGM allots RM5.2m for 2018 tour calendar". The Malaysian Reserve. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Pride of place on Order of Merit". The Malaysian Reserve. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
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