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2016 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

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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

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

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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 Malaysia Nicholas Fung (13) n/a
30 Jan CCM Rahman Putra Championship Selangor 200,000 United States Josh Salah (n/a) 6 ADT
6 Feb UMW Championship Selangor 200,000 Japan Shunya Takeyasu (n/a) 6 ADT
27 Feb Northport Glenmarie Championship Selangor 200,000 Malaysia Gavin Green (3) 6 ADT
5 Mar Sime Darby Harvard Championship Kedah 180,000 Malaysia Shaaban Hussin (4) n/a
12 Mar Clearwater Championship Perak 200,000 United States John Michael O'Toole (n/a) 6 ADT
26 Mar LADA Langkawi Championship Kedah 200,000 Indonesia George Gandranata (n/a) 6 ADT
9 Apr Darul Aman Championship Kedah 200,000 Thailand Panuwat Muenlek (n/a) 6 ADT
16 Apr Kelantan Championship Kelantan 180,000 Malaysia Nicholas Fung (14) n/a
30 Apr Palm Resort Championship Johor 200,000 Thailand Sutijet Kooratanapisan (n/a) 6 ADT
14 May Bukit Jawi Championship Kedah 200,000 Malaysia Danny Chia (9) 6 ADT
28 May PD Championship Negeri Sembilan 200,000 Thailand Panuwat Muenlek (n/a) 6 ADT
4 Jun Penang Championship Penang 200,000 United States Nick Sherwood (n/a) 6 ADT
16 Jul Port Dickson Championship Negeri Sembilan 180,000 Malaysia Sasidaran Muthiah (1) n/a
23 Jul Jimei Korea Kulim Championship Kedah US$150,000 Thailand Gunn Charoenkul (n/a) n/a ASEAN
30 Jul Impian Championship Selangor 180,000 Malaysia Ben Leong (3) n/a
6 Aug I&P Match Play Championship Selangor 180,000 Malaysia Nicholas Fung (15) n/a
13 Aug Sabah Championship Sabah 180,000 Malaysia R. Nachimuthu (10) n/a
20 Aug MNRB Sarawak Championship Sarawak 200,000 South Africa Mathiam Keyser (n/a) 6 ADT
10 Sep MIDF TPC Kuala Lumpur Championship Selangor 200,000 Sweden Oskar Arvidsson (n/a) 6 ADT
21 Sep SapuraKencana National Classic Selangor 150,000 Malaysia Gavin Green (4) n/a
8 Oct Perlis Championship Perlis 180,000 Malaysia Sukree Othman (6) n/a
15 Oct Terengganu Championship Terengganu 180,000 Malaysia Airil Rizman (8) n/a
22 Oct Orna Championship Melaka 180,000 Malaysia Ben Leong (4) n/a
5 Nov PGM IGT Championship Selangor 250,000 Malaysia Ben Leong (5) n/a PTINA
12 Nov Tiara Melaka Championship Melaka 180,000 Malaysia Ben Leong (6) n/a
10 Dec Maybank Players Championship Selangor 275,000 Malaysia 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 Malaysia Nicholas Fung 647,699
2 Malaysia Danny Chia 344,297
3 Malaysia Ben Leong 287,970
4 Malaysia Gavin Green 262,894
5 Malaysia 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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