Singapore Open (golf)
Tournament information | |
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Location | Singapore |
Established | 1961 |
Course(s) | Sentosa Golf Club (Serapong course) |
Par | 71 |
Length | 7,372 yards (6,741 m) |
Tour(s) | Asian Tour (since 1996) Japan Golf Tour (since 2016) European Tour (2009–2012) Australasian Tour (1993–1995) Asia Golf Circuit (1962–1992) |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$1,000,000 |
Month played | January |
Current champion | |
Matt Kuchar |
The Singapore Open is a golf tournament in Singapore that is part of the Asian Tour schedule. The event has been held at Sentosa Golf Club since 2005 and since 2017 has been part of the Open Qualifying Series, giving up to four non-exempt players entry into The Open Championship.
The Singapore Open was founded in 1961 and was one of the tournaments on the first season of the Far East Circuit (later the Asia Golf Circuit) the following year.[1] It remained part of the Asia circuit until 1993 when it became a fixture on the Australasian Tour.[2] After just 3 seasons, it left the Australasian Tour to join the fledgling Asian Tour for that tour's second season in 1996.[3] The event was also co-sanctioned with the European Tour from 2009 to 2012, and with the Japan Golf Tour since 2016.
History
The Singapore Open was founded in 1961[4] and was staged annually until 2001, when it was won by Thaworn Wiratchant. Other winners in the years leading up to this included American Shaun Micheel in 1998, who went on to win the 2003 PGA Championship.
In 2002 the event was cancelled because of lack of sponsorship. It was not revived until 2005, when sponsorship was secured from the Sentosa Leisure Group. The 2005 prize fund was $2 million, which made the Singapore Open by far the richest tournament exclusive to the Asian Tour that was not co-sanctioned by the European Tour, a status it retained until the European Tour first co-sanctioned the event in 2009. Asian Tour chief executive Louis Martin claimed when the revival of the tournament was announced, "Competing for a prize purse of two million US dollars will give our playing membership a huge boost and elevate the Asian Tour to a new level." The 2005 event was played in September.
The 2006 Singapore Open offered a purse of US$3 million with a winner's share of US$475,000. In May 2006 it was announced that Barclays Bank would sponsor the event for five years from 2006 and that the prize fund will be increased to US$4 million in 2007 and US$5 million in 2008.[5] In 2011, the purse was US$6,000,000. The 2013 edition was cancelled due to lack of sponsorship.[6]
After a three-year absence, the tournament returned in January 2016. The event is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour.[7] It features Sumitomo Mitsui Bank as title sponsor and has a US$1 million purse.
Winners
Year | Tour[a] | Champion | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref |
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SMBC Singapore Open | |||||||||
2020 | ASA, JPN | Matt Kuchar | United States | 266 | −18 | 3 strokes | Justin Rose | ||
2019 | ASA, JPN | Jazz Janewattananond | Thailand | 266 | −18 | 2 strokes | Paul Casey Yoshinori Fujimoto |
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2018 | ASA, JPN | Sergio García | Spain | 270 | −14 | 5 strokes | Satoshi Kodaira Shaun Norris |
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2017 | ASA, JPN | Prayad Marksaeng | Thailand | 275 | −9 | 1 stroke | Phachara Khongwatmai Jbe' Kruger Juvic Pagunsan Song Young-han |
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2016 | ASA, JPN | Song Young-han | South Korea | 272 | −12 | 1 stroke | Jordan Spieth | ||
Singapore Open | |||||||||
2013–15 | No tournament | ||||||||
Barclays Singapore Open | |||||||||
2012 | ASA, EUR | Matteo Manassero | Italy | 271 | −13 | Playoff | Louis Oosthuizen | ||
2011 | ASA, EUR | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | Spain | 199[b] | −14 | Playoff | Juvic Pagunsan | ||
2010 | ASA, EUR | Adam Scott (3) | Australia | 267 | −17 | 3 strokes | Anders Hansen | ||
2009 | ASA, EUR | Ian Poulter | England | 274 | −10 | 1 stroke | Liang Wen-Chong | ||
2008 | ASA | Jeev Milkha Singh | India | 277 | −7 | 1 stroke | Pádraig Harrington Ernie Els |
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2007 | ASA | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | 276 | −8 | 1 stroke | Vijay Singh | ||
2006 | ASA | Adam Scott (2) | Australia | 205[c] | −8 | Playoff[d] | Ernie Els | ||
2005 | ASA | Adam Scott | Australia | 271 | −13 | 7 strokes | Lee Westwood | ||
Singapore Open | |||||||||
2002–04 | No tournament | ||||||||
Alcatel Singapore Open | |||||||||
2001 | ASA | Thaworn Wiratchant | Thailand | Jurong CC | 272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Hsieh Yu-shu | |
Singapore Open | |||||||||
2000 | ASA | Jyoti Randhawa | India | Singapore Island CC (Island course) |
268 | −20 | 3 strokes | Hendrik Buhrmann | |
Nokia Singapore Open | |||||||||
1999 | ASA | Kenny Druce | Australia | Orchid CC | 276 | −12 | Playoff | Desvonde Botes | |
Ericsson Singapore Open | |||||||||
1998 | ASA | Shaun Micheel | United States | Safra Resort & CC | 272 | −16 | 2 strokes | Hendrik Buhrmann | |
SingTel Ericsson Singapore Open | |||||||||
1997 | ASA | Zaw Moe | Myanmar | Jurong CC | 277 | −11 | 3 strokes | Fran Quinn | |
Canon Singapore Open | |||||||||
1996 | ASA | John Kernohan | United States | Laguna National G&CC | 285 | −3 | 1 stroke | Darren Cole Craig Kamps Brad King Peter Lonard Robert Willis |
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Epson Singapore Open | |||||||||
1995 | ANZ | Steven Conran | Australia | Singapore Island CC | 270 | −14 | 3 strokes | Andrew Bonhomme | [8] |
1994 | ANZ | Kyi Hla Han | Myanmar | Tanah Merah CC | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Wayne Grady | [9] |
1993 | ANZ | Paul Moloney | Australia | Tanah Merah CC | 276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Richard Green | [10] |
1992 | AGC | Bill Israelson | United States | Singapore Island CC | 267 | 6 strokes | Frankie Miñoza | [11] | |
1991 | AGC | Jack Kay, Jr. | Canada | Tanah Merah CC | 280 | 2 strokes | Wayne Riley | ||
1990 | AGC | Antolin Fernando | Philippines | Singapore Island CC | 273 | Playoff | Frankie Miñoza | ||
Singapore Open | |||||||||
1989 | AGC | Lu Chien-soon (2) | Taiwan | Tanah Merah CC | 282 | 1 stroke | Carlos Espinoza | [12] | |
1988 | AGC | Greg Bruckner | United States | Tanah Merah CC | 281 | 1 stroke | Chung Chun-hsing | [13] | |
1987 | AGC | Peter Fowler | Australia | Singapore Island CC | 274 | Playoff | Hsu Sheng-san Jeff Maggert |
[14] | |
1986 | AGC | Greg Turner | New Zealand | Singapore Island CC | 271 | 4 strokes | Tony Grimes Duffy Waldorf |
[15] | |
1985 | AGC | Chen Tze-ming | Taiwan | Singapore Island CC | 274 | Playoff | Greg Turner | [16] | |
1984 | AGC | Tom Sieckmann | United States | Singapore Island CC | 274 | 2 strokes | Terry Gale Kyi Hla Han Bill Israelson |
[17] | |
1983 | AGC | Lu Chien-soon | Taiwan | Singapore Island CC | 279 | Playoff | Bill Brask | [18] | |
1982 | AGC | Hsu Sheng-san | Taiwan | Singapore Island CC | 274 | 5 strokes | Terry Gale | [19] | |
1981 | AGC | Mya Aye | Burma | Singapore Island CC | 273 | 2 strokes | Lu Hsi-chuen | [20] | |
1980 | AGC | Kurt Cox | United States | Singapore Island CC | 276 | 1 stroke | Mya Aye Hsu Sheng-san |
[21][22] | |
1979 | AGC | Lu Hsi-chuen | Taiwan | Singapore Island CC | 280 | Playoff | Hsu Sheng-san | [23] | |
1978 | AGC | Terry Gale | Australia | Singapore Island CC | 278 | 1 stroke | Mya Aye | [24] | |
1977 | AGC | Hsu Chi-san | Taiwan | Singapore Island CC | 277 | 1 stroke | Ben Arda Mya Aye |
[25] | |
1976 | AGC | Kesahiko Uchida | Japan | Singapore Island CC | 273 | 2 strokes | Ben Arda | [26] | |
1975 | AGC | Yutaka Suzuki | Japan | Singapore Island CC (New course) |
284 | 1 stroke | Hsieh Min-Nan Kuo Chie-Hsiung |
[27] | |
1974 | AGC | Eleuterio Nival | Philippines | Singapore Island CC | 275 | 4 strokes | Hsieh Yung-yo | [28] | |
1973 | AGC | Ben Arda (2) | Philippines | Singapore Island CC | 284 | Playoff | Norman Wood | [29] | |
1972 | AGC | Takaaki Kono | Japan | Singapore Island CC (New course) |
279 | 4 strokes | Takashi Murakami | [30] | |
1971 | AGC | Haruo Yasuda | Japan | Singapore Island CC | 277 | 2 strokes | Takaaki Kono Peter Thomson |
[31] | |
1970 | AGC | Hsieh Yung-yo (2) | Taiwan | Singapore Island CC | 276 | 2 strokes | David Graham Haruo Yasuda |
[32] | |
1969 | AGC | Tomio Kamata | Japan | Singapore Island CC | 278 | Playoff | David Graham Guy Wolstenholme |
[33] | |
1968 | AGC | Hsieh Yung-yo | Taiwan | Singapore Island CC | 275 | 6 strokes | Han Chang-sang Kenji Hosoishi |
[34] | |
1967 | AGC | Ben Arda | Philippines | Singapore Island CC | 282 | Playoff | Hideyo Sugimoto | [35] | |
1966 | AGC | Ross Newdick | New Zealand | Singapore Island CC | 284 | Playoff | Lu Liang-Huan George Will |
[36] | |
1965 | AGC | Frank Phillips (2) | Australia | Singapore Island CC | 279 | 2 strokes | Tadashi Kitta | [37] | |
1964 | AGC | Ted Ball | Australia | Singapore Island CC | 291 | 1 stroke | Eric Cremin Tadashi Kitta |
[38] | |
1963 | AGC | Alan Brookes | South Africa | Royal Island Club | 276 | 7 strokes | Tomoo Ishii | [39] | |
1962 | AGC | Brian Wilkes | South Africa | Royal Singapore GC | 283 | 2 strokes | Haruyoshi Kobari | [40] | |
1961 | AGC | Frank Phillips | Australia | Royal Island Club | 275 | 8 strokes | Darrell Welch | [41] |
- ^ ASA – Asian Tour (formerly Asian PGA/Omega/Davidoff Tour); AGC – Asia Golf Circuit; ANZ – PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR – European Tour; JPN – Japan Golf Tour
- ^ 2011 tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
- ^ 2006 tournament was shortened to 54 holes.
- ^ Scott beat Els in a 3 hole playoff.
See also
- Singapore Masters – a golf tournament which was co-sanctioned by the Asian and European Tours from 2001 to 2007
References
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- ^ 2016 Media Guide. PGA Tour of Australasia. p. 166.
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- ^ "Here's how all began..." Singapore Monitor. 21 March 1984. p. 35.
- ^ "Barclays Take up Title Sponsorship of the Singapore Open". Asian Tour. 23 May 2006. Archived from the original on 2 June 2006.
- ^ Nair, Sanjay (19 July 2013). "Golf: No Singapore Open in 2013, but tournament will be held early next year". The Straits Times.
- ^ "Singapore Open to return in 2016". Asian Tour. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Neumann storms home to clinch Open at the third play-off hole". The Canberra Times. Vol. 71, no. 22, 124. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 November 1995. p. 22. Retrieved 30 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "McCumber turns tip into riches". The Canberra Times. Vol. 70, no. 21, 747. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 November 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 30 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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- ^ "Israelson bags the Singapore Open with ease". New Straits Times. 2 March 1992.
- ^ "Lu fights back to win title". Business Times. 20 March 1989. p. 14.
- ^ "Who says nice guys finish last?". Business Times. 14 March 1988. p. 13.
- ^ "Aussie golfer wins Open in three-way play-off". The Straits Times. 30 March 1987. p. 1.
- ^ "Turner wins by four strokes". Business Times. 7 March 1986. p. 9.
- ^ "Tze-Ming wins Open in style". Singapore Monitor. 1 April 1985. p. 23.
- ^ "Sieckmann swings it". The Straits Times. 26 March 1984. p. 25.
- ^ "Lu sinks Brask in sudden death". Singapore Monitor. 14 March 1983. p. 26.
- ^ "It's a Hat-trick". The Straits Times. 29 March 1982. p. 35.
- ^ "Mya charges in to victory". The Straits Times. 30 March 1981. p. 30.
- ^ "Cox wins Singapore Open". The Straits Times. 31 March 1980. p. 31.
- ^ "Immaculate golf". The Canberra Times. 1 April 1980. p. 37. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Master Lu's title after sudden-death with Hsu". The Straits Times. 5 March 1979. p. 30.
- ^ "Gale storms ahead at 8th". New Nation. 27 March 1978. p. 20.
- ^ "Hsu wins with his cool golf..." The Straits Times. 28 March 1977. p. 27.
- ^ "Uchida holds late Arda challenge to win S'pore Open". The Straits Times. 15 March 1976. p. 26.
- ^ "Newcomer Suzuki is shock Singapore Open golf winner". The Straits Times. 24 March 1975. p. 26.
- ^ "Stocky Nival bags Singapore Open with a sizzling 67". The Straits Times. 4 March 1974. p. 24.
- ^ "Evergreen Arda wins Open by 'sudden death'". The Straits Times. 12 March 1973. p. 29.
- ^ "It's Kono's title as Jumbo crashes". The Straits Times. 6 March 1972. p. 31.
- ^ "No-risk Yasuda is Open golf champion". The Straits Times. 8 March 1971. p. 27.
- ^ "Yung Yo's S'pore Open by 2 strokes". The Straits Times. 2 March 1970. p. 24.
- ^ "Kamata triumphs". The Straits Times. 10 March 1969. p. 20.
- ^ "Yung-Yo fires eagle to signal victory". The Straits Times. 4 March 1968. p. 20.
- ^ "Arda wins Singapore Open". The Straits Times. 6 March 1967. p. 20.
- ^ "It's Newdick's Open". The Straits Times. 7 March 1966. p. 21.
- ^ "Phillips wears down Kitta with superb 66". The Straits Times. 8 March 1965. p. 17.
- ^ "S'pore Open to Ted Ball". The Straits Times. 9 March 1964. p. 18.
- ^ "It's Brookes title with scorching round of 64". The Straits Times. 25 February 1963. p. 20.
- ^ "Wilkes grabs $5,000 first prize". The Straits Times. 19 February 1962. p. 17.
- ^ "Easy victory for Phillips". The Straits Times. 6 February 1961. p. 15.