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.
| Duration | 4 January 2017 – 9 December 2017 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 20 |
| Most wins |  Khor Kheng Hwai (2) Ben Leong (2) |
| Order of Merit | Shahriffuddin Ariffin |
← 2016 2018 → | |
Schedule edit
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 | Ben Leong (8) |
n/a | |
| 21 Jan | CCM Seriemas Championship | Selangor | 220,000 |  Martin Dive (n/a) |
6 | ADT |
| 5 Feb | I&P Group Matchplay Championship | Selangor | 185,000 | Khor Kheng Hwai (2) |
n/a | |
| 18 Feb | Panasonic Malaysia Championship | Selangor | 250,000 |  Brett Munson (n/a) |
6 | ADT |
| 4 Mar | Palm Resort Championship | Johor | 185,000 | Khor Kheng Hwai (3) |
n/a | |
| 18 Mar | Northport Championship | Selangor | 200,000 | Ben Leong (9) |
6 | ADT |
| 1 Apr | Port Dickson Championship | Negeri Sembilan | 185,000 | Daeng Abdul Rahman (2) |
n/a | |
| 15 Apr | UMW Championship | Selangor | 200,000 | Nicholas Fung (16) |
6 | ADT |
| 24 May | Perlis Championship | Selangor | 200,000 | Sasidaran Muthiah (2) |
n/a | |
| 15 Jul | Darulaman Championship | Kedah | 200,000 |  Nattawat Suvajanakorn (n/a) |
6 | ADT |
| 28 Jul | CIMB National Championship | Selangor | 200,000 | Danny Chia (10) |
n/a | |
| 26 Aug | Tiara Melaka Championship | Melaka | 185,000 | Shahriffuddin Ariffin (1) |
n/a | |
| 23 Sep | EurAsia Sabah Championship | Sabah | 200,000 | John Michael O'Toole (n/a) |
6 | ADT |
| 30 Sep | Labuan Championship | Labuan | 200,000 |  Mathiam Keyser (n/a) |
6 | ADT |
| 7 Oct | MNRB Championship | Sarawak | 200,000 | Blake Snyder (n/a) |
6 | ADT |
| 14 Oct | Miri Championship | Sarawak | 180,000 | Airil Rizman (9) |
n/a | |
| 28 Oct | MIDF Championship | Selangor | 200,000 | Kasidit Lepkurte (n/a) |
6 | ADT |
| 11 Nov | EurAsia Perak Championship | Perak | 200,000 | John Catlin (n/a) |
n/a | ADT |
| 25 Nov | GlobalOne Championship | Selangor | 200,000 | Panuwat Muenlek (n/a) |
6 | ADT |
| 9 Dec | Maybank Players Championship | Selangor | 275,000 | Arie Irawan (3) |
n/a |
Unofficial events edit
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 edit
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 | Shahriffuddin Ariffin |
137,963 |
| 2 | R. Nachimuthu |
120,782 |
| 3 | Arie Irawan |
115,321 |
| 4 | Sukree Othman |
93,900 |
| 5 | Khor Kheng Hwai |
90,738 |
Notes edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b ADT − Asian Development Tour; PTINA − PGA Tour of Indonesia.
References edit
- ^ "2017 Tournament schedule". The ClubHouse Malaysia. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2023 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Sixth year and going strong for PGM Tour". The Malaysian Reserve. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "2017 Order of Merit". Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour. Retrieved 20 June 2023 – via Google Drive.
- ^ 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.