2016 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

The 2016 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour was the sixth season of the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, the main professional golf tour in Malaysia since it was formed in 2010.

2016 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour season
Duration20 January 2016 (2016-01-20) – 10 December 2016 (2016-12-10)
Number of official events27
Most winsMalaysia Ben Leong (5)
Order of MeritMalaysia Nicholas Fung
2015
2017

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(RM)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
23 Jan I&P Group Championship Selangor 180,000   Nicholas Fung (13) n/a
30 Jan CCM Rahman Putra Championship Selangor 200,000   Josh Salah (n/a) 6 ADT
6 Feb UMW Championship Selangor 200,000   Shunya Takeyasu (n/a) 6 ADT
27 Feb Northport Glenmarie Championship Selangor 200,000   Gavin Green (3) 6 ADT
5 Mar Sime Darby Harvard Championship Kedah 180,000   Shaaban Hussin (4) n/a
12 Mar Clearwater Championship Perak 200,000   John Michael O'Toole (n/a) 6 ADT
26 Mar LADA Langkawi Championship Kedah 200,000   George Gandranata (n/a) 6 ADT
9 Apr Darul Aman Championship Kedah 200,000   Panuwat Muenlek (n/a) 6 ADT
16 Apr Kelantan Championship Kelantan 180,000   Nicholas Fung (14) n/a
30 Apr Palm Resort Championship Johor 200,000   Sutijet Kooratanapisan (n/a) 6 ADT
14 May Bukit Jawi Championship Kedah 200,000   Danny Chia (9) 6 ADT
28 May PD Championship Negeri Sembilan 200,000   Panuwat Muenlek (n/a) 6 ADT
4 Jun Penang Championship Penang 200,000   Nick Sherwood (n/a) 6 ADT
16 Jul Port Dickson Championship Negeri Sembilan 180,000   Sasidaran Muthiah (1) n/a
23 Jul Jimei Korea Kulim Championship Kedah US$150,000   Gunn Charoenkul (n/a) n/a ASEAN
30 Jul Impian Championship Selangor 180,000   Ben Leong (3) n/a
6 Aug I&P Match Play Championship Selangor 180,000   Nicholas Fung (15) n/a
13 Aug Sabah Championship Sabah 180,000   R. Nachimuthu (10) n/a
20 Aug MNRB Sarawak Championship Sarawak 200,000   Mathiam Keyser (n/a) 6 ADT
10 Sep MIDF TPC Kuala Lumpur Championship Selangor 200,000   Oskar Arvidsson (n/a) 6 ADT
21 Sep SapuraKencana National Classic Selangor 150,000   Gavin Green (4) n/a
8 Oct Perlis Championship Perlis 180,000   Sukree Othman (6) n/a
15 Oct Terengganu Championship Terengganu 180,000   Airil Rizman (8) n/a
22 Oct Orna Championship Melaka 180,000   Ben Leong (4) n/a
5 Nov PGM IGT Championship Selangor 250,000   Ben Leong (5) n/a PTINA
12 Nov Tiara Melaka Championship Melaka 180,000   Ben Leong (6) n/a
10 Dec Maybank Players Championship Selangor 275,000   Ben Leong (7) n/a

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Malaysian ringgit.[2]

Position Player Prize money (RM)
1   Nicholas Fung 647,699
2   Danny Chia 344,297
3   Ben Leong 287,970
4   Gavin Green 262,894
5   R. Nachimuthu 166,612

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. ^ ADT − Asian Development Tour; ASEAN − ASEAN PGA Tour; PTINA − PGA Tour of Indonesia.

References

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  1. ^ Saminathan, Edward (8 December 2015). "Trimmer 2016 schedule for PGM". The Clubhouse. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ^ "2016 Order of Merit". The ClubHouse Malaysia. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2023 – via Facebook.
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