2016 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
| Duration | 20 January 2016 – 10 December 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 27 |
| Most wins | Ben Leong (5) |
| Order of Merit | Nicholas Fung |
← 2015 2017 → | |
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.
Schedule
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
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ ADT − Asian Development Tour; ASEAN − ASEAN PGA Tour; PTINA − PGA Tour of Indonesia.
References
- ^ Saminathan, Edward (8 December 2015). "Trimmer 2016 schedule for PGM". The Clubhouse. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "2016 Order of Merit". The ClubHouse Malaysia. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2023 – via Facebook.