Nicholas Fung
| Nicholas Fung | |||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||
| Full name | Nicholas Fung Chee Yung | ||||||
| Born | 18 May 1990 | ||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Malaysia | ||||||
| Career | |||||||
| Turned professional | 2010 | ||||||
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour | ||||||
| Former tour(s) | Asian Development Tour ASEAN PGA Tour | ||||||
| Professional wins | 23 | ||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||
| Asian Tour | 1 | ||||||
| Other | 22 | ||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||
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Nicholas Fung Chee Yung (born 18 May 1990) is a Malaysian professional golfer.
Asian Development Tour
[edit]Fung won the Order of Merit (money title) on the 2013 Asian Development Tour (ADT).[1][2] He won ADT events in 2013, 2015 and 2017.
Asian Tour
[edit]Fung has competed for multiple seasons on the Asian Tour. He captured his maiden title at the 2017 Queen's Cup, claiming a one-stroke victory over Jazz Janewattananond of Thailand. He also has three runner-up finishes – a tie for second at the 2013 Indonesia Open, a solo second at the 2015 World Classic Championship, and a tie for second at the 2016 Resorts World Manila Masters.[3]
International competition
[edit]Fung competed at the 2014 EurAsia Cup, the 2016 EurAsia Cup, and the 2016 World Cup of Golf.[4][5]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2006 Brunei Amateur
- 2007 Vietnam Amateur, Kelantan Amateur
Professional wins (23)
[edit]Asian Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Jun 2017 | Queen’s Cup | −15 (66-68-68-67=269) | 1 stroke |  Jazz Janewattananond
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Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | Resorts World Manila Masters |  Shiv Chawrasia,  Sam Chien
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Chawrasia won with birdie on second extra hole Fung eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Asian Development Tour wins (3)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Jun 2013 | UMW Templer Park Masters1 | −10 (67-70-68-73=278) | 1 stroke | Berry Henson
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| 2 | 11 Apr 2015 | Johor Championship1 | −27 (66-67-64-64=261) | 11 strokes |  R. Nachimuthu,  Lam Chih Bing
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| 3 | 15 Apr 2017 | UMW Championship1 | −12 (66-68-69-69=272) | Playoff | Gavin Green,  Masaru Takahashi
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1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
ASEAN PGA Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Oct 2010 | Mercedes-Benz Masters Vietnam | 4 and 3 | Panuphol Pittayarat
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| 2 | 27 Oct 2012 | Palembang Musi Championship | −18 (68-68-66-68=270) | 2 strokes | Gunn Charoenkul
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Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour wins (20)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Jul 2011 | Sabah Classic | −4 (67-72-73-72=284) | 2 strokes | Danny Chia
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| 2 | 8 Sep 2011 | Sarawak Classic | −17 (69-67-67-68=271) | 9 strokes | Rashid Ismail, R. Nachimuthu
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| 3 | 20 Oct 2012 | Negeri Sembilan Classic | −10 (72-67-70-69=278) | Playoff | Iylia Jamil
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| 4 | 22 Nov 2012 | UMW Glenmarie Classic | −8 (71-70-70-69=280) | 2 strokes | Sukree Othman
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| 5 | 29 Jun 2013 | UMW Templer Park Masters1 | −10 (67-70-68-73=278) | 1 stroke | Berry Henson
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| 6 | 18 Aug 2013 | I&P Group Championship | −19 (64-70-69-62=265) | 11 strokes | Arie Fauzi, Khor Kheng Hwai, Sukree Othman
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| 7 | 28 Sep 2013 | Melaka Classic | +3 (76-72-73-70=291) | 1 stroke | Zurie Harun
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| 8 | 23 Nov 2013 | Impian Classic | −15 (70-68-67-68=273) | Playoff | Iylia Jamil
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| 9 | 8 Mar 2014 | Kelantan Championship | −12 (70-70-69-67=276) | 3 strokes | R. Nachimuthu, M. Sasidaran
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| 10 | 28 Feb 2015 | Nilai Springs Championship | −11 (68-65-73-71=277) | 6 strokes | Kemarol Baharin
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| 11 | 11 Apr 2015 | Johor Championship1 | −27 (66-67-64-64=261) | 11 strokes | R. Nachimuthu, Lam Chih Bing
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| 12 | 1 Aug 2015 | Taiping Championship | −14 (70-67-70-67=274) | 2 strokes | Ben Leong
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| 13 | 23 Jan 2016 | I&P Group Championship (2) | −13 (65-69-66-67=267) | 6 strokes | Sukree Othman
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| 14 | 23 Jan 2016 | Kelantan Championship (2) | −17 (65-69-69-68=271) | 4 strokes | Khor Kheng Hwai
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| 15 | 6 Aug 2016 | I&P Match Play Championship | 3 and 1 | Shaifubari Muda
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| 16 | 15 Apr 2017 | UMW Championship1 | −12 (66-68-69-69=272) | Playoff | Gavin Green, Masaru Takahashi
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| 17 | 21 Jul 2022 | Pahang Championship | −11 (68-69-68=205) | 2 strokes | Ervin Chang, Sukree Othman
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| 18 | 3 Nov 2022 | Tiara Melaka Championship (2) | −9 (68-69-70=207) | 1 stroke | Shahriffuddin Ariffin
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| 19 | 8 Dec 2022 | Danau Championship | −5 (71-71-66=208) | Playoff | Fakhrul Akmal
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| 20 | 18 May 2023 | Hilux Cup | −8 (72-70-66=208) | 3 strokes | Ben Leong, Aretha Pan (a)
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1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour
Team appearances
[edit]Professional
References
[edit]- ^ "Fung Feels Positive Vibes #DiamondCup". Golfing.com.sg. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Golf: Team Asia count on Malaysia's 'home' advantage in EurAsia Cup". Sport Asia. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ Tan Ming Wai (21 February 2016). "Nicholas is best-of-local at Maybank Championship". The Star. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Malaysia's Chia and Fung excited to join World Cup of Golf field". PGA European Tour. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Malaysian golfers Danny Chia and Nicholas Fung hope for a strong EuraAsia pairing". Sportskeeda.com. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
External links
[edit]- Nicholas Fung at the Asian Tour official site
- Nicholas Fung at the Official World Golf Ranking official site