The Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, currently titled as the Toyota Tour for sponsorship reasons, is the main professional golf tour in Malaysia.
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour | |
| Sport | Golf |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Tun Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid |
| First season | 2011 |
| Commissioner | Tan Sri Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman |
| Country | Based in Malaysia[a] |
| Most titles | Order of Merit titles: Shahriffuddin Ariffin (3) Nicholas Fung (3)Tournament wins: Nicholas Fung (20) |
| Official website | https://pgmtourmalaysia.com https://toyota-tour.toyota.com.my/ |
The tour was founded in 2010 by Tun Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid and was created in order to further advance professional golf in Malaysia.[1] Many players from the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour have progressed through the tour, eventually playing and winning on the Asian Tour. Notable players include Ben Leong, Nicholas Fung,[2] Danny Chia, Airil Rizman and Gavin Green.[3]
In 2023, the tour signed a sponsor title agreement with UMW Toyota Motor, being renamed as the Toyota Tour for the 2023 season onwards.[4]
Order of Merit winners edit
| Season | Winner | Prize money (RM) |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ervin Chang |
151,796 |
| 2020–22 | Shahriffuddin Ariffin (3) |
217,622 |
| 2019 | Amir Nazrin |
151,791 |
| 2018 | Shahriffuddin Ariffin (2) |
176,447 |
| 2017 | Shahriffuddin Ariffin |
137,963 |
| 2016 | Nicholas Fung (3) |
647,699 |
| 2015 | Danny Chia |
771,373 |
| 2014 | Airil Rizman |
178,922 |
| 2013 | Nicholas Fung (2) |
221,311 |
| 2012 | Nicholas Fung |
159,635 |
| 2011 | R. Nachimuthu |
159,167 |
Notes edit
- ^ Schedules have also included events in Indonesia.
References edit
- ^ "About Toyota Tour". Toyota Tour. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Fung wins maiden Asian title at Queen's Cup". Arab News. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ Azharie, Farah (11 December 2017). "Golfer Gavin Green becomes first M'sian to win Asian Tour's Order of Merit". New Straits Times. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Toyota Tour unveils 2023 calendar culminating in Asian Development Tour season-ender". ParGolf. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.