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Nicholas Fung
Nicholas Fung
Personal information
Full name	Nicholas Fung Chee Yung
Born	18 May 1990 (age 34)
Sporting nationality	Malaysia
Career
Turned professional	2010
Current tour(s)	Asian Tour; Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
Former tour(s)	Asian Development Tour; ASEAN PGA Tour
Professional wins	23
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour	1
Other	22
Achievements and awards
Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour; Order of Merit winner
Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour; Order of Merit winner	2012, 2013, 2016
ASEAN PGA Tour; Order of Merit winner	2012
Asian Development Tour; Order of Merit winner	2013

Nicholas Fung Chee Yung (born 18 May 1990) is a Malaysian professional golfer.

Asian Development Tour

Fung won the Order of Merit (money title) on the 2013 Asian Development Tour (ADT).^[1]^[2] He won ADT events in 2013, 2015 and 2017.

Asian Tour

Fung has competed for multiple seasons on the Asian Tour. He captured his maiden title at the 2017 Queen's Cup, claiming a one-stroke victory over Jazz Janewattananond of Thailand. He also has three runner-up finishes – a tie for second at the 2013 Indonesia Open, a solo second at the 2015 World Classic Championship, and a tie for second at the 2016 Resorts World Manila Masters.^[3]

International competition

Fung competed at the 2014 EurAsia Cup, the 2016 EurAsia Cup, and the 2016 World Cup of Golf.^[4]^[5]

Amateur wins

2006 Brunei Amateur
2007 Vietnam Amateur, Kelantan Amateur

Professional wins (23)

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	18 Jun 2017	Queen’s Cup	−15 (66-68-68-67=269)	1 stroke	Jazz Janewattananond

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2016	Resorts World Manila Masters	Shiv Chawrasia, Sam Chien	Chawrasia won with birdie on second extra hole Fung eliminated by birdie on first hole

Asian Development Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	29 Jun 2013	UMW Templer Park Masters¹	−10 (67-70-68-73=278)	1 stroke	Berry Henson
2	11 Apr 2015	Johor Championship¹	−27 (66-67-64-64=261)	11 strokes	R. Nachimuthu, Lam Chih Bing
3	15 Apr 2017	UMW Championship¹	−12 (66-68-69-69=272)	Playoff	Gavin Green, Masaru Takahashi

¹Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

ASEAN PGA Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	2 Oct 2010	Mercedes-Benz Masters Vietnam	4 and 3		Panuphol Pittayarat
2	27 Oct 2012	Palembang Musi Championship	−18 (68-68-66-68=270)	2 strokes	Gunn Charoenkul

Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour wins (20)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	28 Jul 2011	Sabah Classic	−4 (67-72-73-72=284)	2 strokes	Danny Chia
2	8 Sep 2011	Sarawak Classic	−17 (69-67-67-68=271)	9 strokes	Rashid Ismail, R. Nachimuthu
3	20 Oct 2012	Negeri Sembilan Classic	−10 (72-67-70-69=278)	Playoff	Iylia Jamil
4	22 Nov 2012	UMW Glenmarie Classic	−8 (71-70-70-69=280)	2 strokes	Sukree Othman
5	29 Jun 2013	UMW Templer Park Masters¹	−10 (67-70-68-73=278)	1 stroke	Berry Henson
6	18 Aug 2013	I&P Group Championship	−19 (64-70-69-62=265)	11 strokes	Arie Fauzi, Khor Kheng Hwai, Sukree Othman
7	28 Sep 2013	Melaka Classic	+3 (76-72-73-70=291)	1 stroke	Zurie Harun
8	23 Nov 2013	Impian Classic	−15 (70-68-67-68=273)	Playoff	Iylia Jamil
9	8 Mar 2014	Kelantan Championship	−12 (70-70-69-67=276)	3 strokes	R. Nachimuthu, M. Sasidaran
10	28 Feb 2015	Nilai Springs Championship	−11 (68-65-73-71=277)	6 strokes	Kemarol Baharin
11	11 Apr 2015	Johor Championship¹	−27 (66-67-64-64=261)	11 strokes	R. Nachimuthu, Lam Chih Bing
12	1 Aug 2015	Taiping Championship	−14 (70-67-70-67=274)	2 strokes	Ben Leong
13	23 Jan 2016	I&P Group Championship (2)	−13 (65-69-66-67=267)	6 strokes	Sukree Othman
14	23 Jan 2016	Kelantan Championship (2)	−17 (65-69-69-68=271)	4 strokes	Khor Kheng Hwai
15	6 Aug 2016	I&P Match Play Championship	3 and 1		Shaifubari Muda
16	15 Apr 2017	UMW Championship¹	−12 (66-68-69-69=272)	Playoff	Gavin Green, Masaru Takahashi
17	21 Jul 2022	Pahang Championship	−11 (68-69-68=205)	2 strokes	Ervin Chang, Sukree Othman
18	3 Nov 2022	Tiara Melaka Championship (2)	−9 (68-69-70=207)	1 stroke	Shahriffuddin Ariffin
19	8 Dec 2022	Danau Championship	−5 (71-71-66=208)	Playoff	Fakhrul Akmal
20	18 May 2023	Hilux Cup	−8 (72-70-66=208)	3 strokes	Ben Leong, Aretha Pan (a)

¹Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour

Team appearances

Professional

World Cup (representing Malaysia): 2016
EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2014 (tie), 2016, 2018

References

^ "Fung Feels Positive Vibes #DiamondCup". Golfing.com.sg. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
^ "Golf: Team Asia count on Malaysia's 'home' advantage in EurAsia Cup". Sport Asia. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
^ Tan Ming Wai (21 February 2016). "Nicholas is best-of-local at Maybank Championship". The Star. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
^ "Malaysia's Chia and Fung excited to join World Cup of Golf field". PGA European Tour. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
^ "Malaysian golfers Danny Chia and Nicholas Fung hope for a strong EuraAsia pairing". Sportskeeda.com. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

External links

Nicholas Fung at the Asian Tour official site
Nicholas Fung at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[1] "Fung Feels Positive Vibes #DiamondCup". Golfing.com.sg. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

[2] "Golf: Team Asia count on Malaysia's 'home' advantage in EurAsia Cup". Sport Asia. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

[3] Tan Ming Wai (21 February 2016). "Nicholas is best-of-local at Maybank Championship". The Star. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

[4] "Malaysia's Chia and Fung excited to join World Cup of Golf field". PGA European Tour. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

[5] "Malaysian golfers Danny Chia and Nicholas Fung hope for a strong EuraAsia pairing". Sportskeeda.com. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

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