Sabah Masters
Tournament information | |
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Location | Sabah, Malaysia |
Established | 1982 |
Course(s) | Sutera Harbor G&CC |
Tour(s) | Asian Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$300,000 |
Month played | November |
Current champion | |
Pavit Tangkamolprasert |
The Sabah Masters is a professional golf tournament that is held annually in Sabah, Malaysia.
First held in the 1982 as part of the Malaysian PGA circuit,[1] the Sabah Masters has formed part of several higher level professional tours. After a sanctioning arrangement with the PGA Tour of Australasia[2] fell through and resulted in no tournament in 1993, the Sabah Masters was an event on the Asia Golf Circuit schedule in 1994 and 1995 before switching to the then fledgling Asian PGA/Omega Tour between 1996 and 1999.
After the 1999 tournament, the Sabah Masters was not held again until 2011 when was revived as a fixture on the ASEAN PGA Tour;[3] in 2014 it became the season ending tour championship, with the season promoted as the "Road to Sabah Masters".[4] After a 20 year hiatus from the major tours, it returned as an event on the Asian Tour calendar in 2019.[5]
Sabah Golf and Country Club played host to the Sabah Masters until 1998 when the Asian PGA decided to inaugurate a rotation policy, with Shan Shui Golf and Country Club hosting that year.[6] Sutera Harbor Golf and Country hosted the tournament in 1999, and has remained as the venue for every renewal since then.
Winners
Year | Tour[a] | Venue | Winner | Country | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Ref |
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2019 | ASA | Sutera Harbor G&CC | Pavit Tangkamolprasert | Thailand | 271 (−13) | Playoff | David Gleeson Phachara Khongwatmai Aman Raj |
[7] |
2018 | ||||||||
2017 | ||||||||
2016 | ASEAN | Sutera Harbor G&CC | Namchok Tantipokhakul | Thailand | 277 | 2 strokes | Casey O'Toole | [8] |
2015 | ASEAN | Sutera Harbor G&CC | Mardan Mamat | Singapore | 274 | 4 strokes | Danny Chia Arie Irawan |
[9] |
2014 | ASEAN | Sutera Harbor G&CC | Wisut Artjanawat | Thailand | 276 | 2 strokes | Sattaya Supupramai Michael Tran |
[10] |
2013 | ASEAN | Sutera Harbor G&CC | Antonio Lascuña | Philippines | 273 | Playoff[b] | Mardan Mamat | [11] |
2012 | No tournament due to rescheduling from November to January | |||||||
2011 | ASEAN | Sutera Harbor G&CC | Wisut Artjanawat | Thailand | 278 | 1 stroke | Anthony Fernando Nicholas Fung |
[12] |
2000–2010 | No tournament | [3] | ||||||
1999 | ASA | Sutera Harbor G&CC | Robert Huxtable | United States | 267 (−21) | 6 strokes | Thongchai Jaidee | [7] |
1998 | ASA | Shan Shui G&CC | Simon Yates | Scotland | 278 (−10) | 1 stroke | Des Terblanche | [7] |
1997 | ASA | Sabah G&CC | Des Terblanche | South Africa | 281 (−7) | Playoff[c] | Thammanoon Sriroj | [7][13] |
1996 | ASA | Sabah G&CC | Thaworn Wiratchant | Thailand | 282 (−6) | 2 strokes | Jeff Wagner Lin Chih-chen |
[7] |
1995 | AGC | Sabah G&CC | Brandt Jobe | United States | 280 (−8) | 3 strokes | Periasamy Gunasegaran | [7] |
1994 | AGC | Sabah G&CC | Craig McClennan | United States | 284 | Playoff | Kyi Hla Han | [7] |
1993 | ANZ | No tournament[d] | ||||||
1992 | Sabah G&CC | Sufian Tan | Malaysia | 286 (−2) | 3 strokes | Lin Keng-chi Stuart Thomson |
[14] | |
1991 | Sabah G&CC | Nandasena Perera | Sri Lanka | [7] | ||||
1990 | ||||||||
1989 | Sabah G&CC | Frankie Miñoza | Philippines | 278 (−10) | 7 strokes | N. Ravi Chandran Eddy Bagtas |
[15] | |
1988 | Sabah G&CC | Jeff Senior | Australia | 283 (−5) | 10 strokes | Marimuthu Ramayah | [16] | |
1987 | Sabah G&CC | Chen Liang-hsi | Republic of China | 284 (−4) | 5 strokes | Kyi Hla Han | [17] | |
1986 | Sabah G&CC | Mario Siodina | Philippines | [18] | ||||
1985 | Sabah G&CC | Eleuterio Nival | Philippines | |||||
1984 | Sabah G&CC | Paterno Braza | Philippines | 291 | 1 stroke | Hung Weng-neng | [19] | |
1983 | Sabah G&CC | |||||||
1982 | Sabah G&CC | Archin Sopon | Thailand | 290 (+2) | Playoff[e] | Mario Siodina | [20] |
- ^ ASA – Asian Tour (formerly Asian PGA/Omega/Davidoff Tour); ASEAN – ASEAN PGA Tour; AGC – Asia Golf Circuit; ANZ – PGA Tour of Australasia
- ^ Lascuña won on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Terblanche won with a birdie on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ The tournament was due to be part of the PGA Tour of Australasia,[2] but was cancelled.
- ^ Sopon won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
References
- ^ "More cash at the fairways". Business Times. Singapore. 16 January 1982. p. 14. Retrieved 20 May 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
- ^ a b "Junior slicing better than one stroke a month off handicap". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 April 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 21 May 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "Sabah Masters back on calendar". The Star. Malaysia. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Saminathanon, Edward (6 March 2014). "Road to Sabah Masters launched". The Clubhouse. Malaysia. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Sabah Masters back in Asian Tour calendar 2019". Tourism Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Sabah Masters shift to Shan Shui" (PDF). Asian PGA. 20 March 1998. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Sabah Masters". where2golf.com.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Saminathanon, Edward (9 January 2016). "Namchok finds winning joy in Sabah". The Clubhouse. Malaysia. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Saminathanon, Edward (17 January 2015). "Vintage Mardan seals solid Sabah win". The Clubhouse. Malaysia. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Saminathanon, Edward (11 January 2014). "Wisut reigns again in Sabah". The Clubhouse. Malaysia. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Saminathanon, Edward (12 January 2013). "Nearly man Lascuna comes good in Sabah". The Clubhouse. Malaysia. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Saminathanon, Edward (6 November 2011). "Silky Wisut reigns supreme in Sabah". The Clubhouse. Malaysia. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Masuling, Jumin J (11 August 1997). "Terblanche in sudden-death". New Straits Times. p. 43. Retrieved 19 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Bangkuai, Joniston (12 October 1992). "Sufian breaks the foreign grip in Sabah Masters". New Straits Times. Malaysia. p. 45. Retrieved 20 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Minoza wins Sabah Masters". Business Times. Singapore. 13 June 1989. p. 16. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
- ^ "Faldo eagles last hole to win French Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 June 1988. p. 29. Retrieved 20 May 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
- ^ "Joint-fifth for Swee Wah". Business Times. Singapore. 29 June 1987. p. 9. Retrieved 20 May 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
- ^ "Siodina survives pressure to win Genting Classic". Business Times. Singapore. 18 July 1986. p. 11. Retrieved 20 May 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
- ^ "Langer's St Cloud burst to victory". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 May 1984. p. 42. Retrieved 20 May 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
- ^ "Sopon triumphs in sudden death". The Straits Times. Singapore. 15 June 1982. p. 36. Retrieved 20 May 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).