The Malaysian Masters was a golf tournament that was held in Malaysia from 1988 until 1992. In 1991 and 1992, it was part of the PGA Tour of Australasia schedule as the tour sought to expand into Southeast Asia,[1][2][3] and as a result carried world ranking points in those years.

Dunhill Malaysian Masters
Tournament information
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Established1988
Course(s)Royal Selangor Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$320,000
Month playedOctober
Final year1992
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Frankie Miñoza (1989)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
Australia Stewart Ginn
Location map
Royal Selangor GC is located in Malaysia
Royal Selangor GC
Royal Selangor GC
Location in Malaysia

The tournament was founded in 1988 and had the richest purse in the region for an event outside of the Asia Golf Circuit,[4] with hopes that it would become one of the biggest tournaments in Asia.[5] In 1993, having been part of the Australasian Tour for two seasons, the tournament was cancelled as the tour worked towards closer ties with the Asia Golf Circuit.[3]

Winners

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Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
Dunhill Malaysian Masters
1993 ANZ Cancelled
1992 ANZ   Terry Price 277 −11 2 strokes   Anthony Gilligan
  Hsieh Yu-shu
[6]
Rothmans Malaysian Masters
1991 ANZ   Stewart Ginn 278 −10 3 strokes   Nandasena Perera [7]
1990   Frankie Miñoza (2) 278 −10 1 stroke   Michael Blewett [8]
1989   Frankie Miñoza 268 −20 8 strokes   Sufian Tan [9]
Fairway Malaysian Masters
1988   Chen Liang-hsi 279 −9 2 strokes   Kyi Hla Han
  Frankie Miñoza
[4]

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Rising ACT professional 31st in Malaysian Masters". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 October 1991. p. 25. Retrieved 27 February 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "Aust tour fights back". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 August 1992. p. 22. Retrieved 27 February 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ a b "Australasian and Asian circuits move towards amalgamation". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 September 1993. p. 33. Retrieved 27 February 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ a b Morais, Walton (11 July 1988). "Chen wins Masters title". Business Times. Singapore. p. 13. Retrieved 26 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  5. ^ Morais, Walton (11 May 1988). "More opportunities across Causeway for local golfers". Business Times. Singapore. p. 13. Retrieved 26 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  6. ^ "In brief – Tense Victory". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 October 1992. p. 21. Retrieved 27 February 2020 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "International Results – Golf". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 October 1991. p. 40. Retrieved 27 February 2020 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "Malaysian Masters". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 17 September 1990. p. 49. Retrieved 26 February 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Minoza's mark". The Straits Times. Singapore. 11 September 1989. p. 22. Retrieved 26 February 2020 – via National Library Board.