2017 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

2017 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour season
Duration4 January 2017 (2017-01-04) – 9 December 2017 (2017-12-09)
Number of official events20
Most winsMalaysia Khor Kheng Hwai (2)
Malaysia Ben Leong (2)
Order of MeritMalaysia Shahriffuddin Ariffin
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The 2017 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour was the seventh 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 2017 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(RM) 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[b]
7 Jan Sime Darby Impian Championship Selangor 185,000 Malaysia Ben Leong (8) n/a
21 Jan CCM Seriemas Championship Selangor 220,000 Australia Martin Dive (n/a) 6 ADT
5 Feb I&P Group Matchplay Championship Selangor 185,000 Malaysia Khor Kheng Hwai (2) n/a
18 Feb Panasonic Malaysia Championship Selangor 250,000 United States Brett Munson (n/a) 6 ADT
4 Mar Palm Resort Championship Johor 185,000 Malaysia Khor Kheng Hwai (3) n/a
18 Mar Northport Championship Selangor 200,000 Malaysia Ben Leong (9) 6 ADT
1 Apr Port Dickson Championship Negeri Sembilan 185,000 Malaysia Daeng Abdul Rahman (2) n/a
15 Apr UMW Championship Selangor 200,000 Malaysia Nicholas Fung (16) 6 ADT
24 May Perlis Championship Selangor 200,000 Malaysia Sasidaran Muthiah (2) n/a
15 Jul Darulaman Championship Kedah 200,000 Thailand Nattawat Suvajanakorn (n/a) 6 ADT
28 Jul CIMB National Championship Selangor 200,000 Malaysia Danny Chia (10) n/a
26 Aug Tiara Melaka Championship Melaka 185,000 Malaysia Shahriffuddin Ariffin (1) n/a
23 Sep EurAsia Sabah Championship Sabah 200,000 United States John Michael O'Toole (n/a) 6 ADT
30 Sep Labuan Championship Labuan 200,000 South Africa Mathiam Keyser (n/a) 6 ADT
7 Oct MNRB Championship Sarawak 200,000 United States Blake Snyder (n/a) 6 ADT
14 Oct Miri Championship Sarawak 180,000 Malaysia Airil Rizman (9) n/a
28 Oct MIDF Championship Selangor 200,000 Thailand Kasidit Lepkurte (n/a) 6 ADT
11 Nov EurAsia Perak Championship Perak 200,000 United States John Catlin (n/a) n/a ADT
25 Nov GlobalOne Championship Selangor 200,000 Thailand Panuwat Muenlek (n/a) 6 ADT
9 Dec Maybank Players Championship Selangor 275,000 Malaysia Arie Irawan (3) n/a

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(RM) 		Winners OWGR
points 		Other
tours[b]
7 Sep PGM IGT Championship Indonesia Rp600,000,000 Team IGT n/a PTINA

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Malaysian ringgit.[3][4]

Position Player Prize money (RM)
1 Malaysia Shahriffuddin Ariffin 137,963
2 Malaysia R. Nachimuthu 120,782
3 Malaysia Arie Irawan 115,321
4 Malaysia Sukree Othman 93,900
5 Malaysia Khor Kheng Hwai 90,738

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "2017 Tournament schedule". The ClubHouse Malaysia. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2023 – via Facebook.
  2. ^ "Sixth year and going strong for PGM Tour". The Malaysian Reserve. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  3. ^ "2017 Order of Merit". Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour. Retrieved 20 June 2023 – via Google Drive.
  4. ^ Saminathan, Edward (9 December 2017). "Tour Championship spark for Arie". The Clubhouse. Retrieved 20 June 2023. A round of 67 saw Shahriffuddin Ariffin finish strongly in third on 282 – becoming the youngest player in the history of the PGM Tour to win the season-long Order of Merit title.