Ben Leong (born 20 January 1986) is a Malaysian professional golfer.

Ben Leong
Personal information
Born (1986-01-20) 20 January 1986 (age 38)
Sporting nationality Malaysia
ResidenceSabah, Malaysia
Career
CollegeUniversity of Central Florida
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s)Asian Tour
Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
Professional wins15
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Other14

Leong won the Asian Tour qualifying school in 2006, and after a poor debut season won again in 2007. His 2008 form was much improved, and he claimed his first tour win at the Worldwide Selangor Masters. Since then he has played on the Asian Tour full-time, with a best Order of Merit finish of 25th in 2008.

Amateur wins

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  • 2003 Southeast Asia Amateur Championship
  • 2005 Southeast Asia Amateur Championship

Professional wins (15)

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Asian Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 10 Aug 2008 Worldwide Selangor Masters −15 (71-65-64-69=269) 1 stroke   Thongchai Jaidee

Asian Development Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 18 Mar 2017 Northport Championship1 −20 (64-62-70=196)* 7 strokes   Steve Lewton
2 11 Aug 2018 Sabah Championship1 −11 (69-69-70-69=277) 3 strokes   Sam Gillis

*Note: The 2017 PGM Northport Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

ASEAN PGA Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 26 Jul 2008 Mercedes-Benz Masters Malaysia −8 (72-68-68-72=280) 2 strokes   Michael Bibat,   Varut Chomchalam,
  Artemio Murakami

Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour wins (12)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 23 Aug 2014 I&P Group Championship −6 (70-70-66-64=278) 1 stroke   Shaifubari Muda
2 3 Oct 2015 Perlis Championship −15 (69-68-68-68=273) 14 strokes   R. Nachimuthu
3 30 Jul 2016 Impian Championship −17 (69-67-71-64=271) 4 strokes   R. Nachimuthu
4 22 Oct 2016 Orna Championship −15 (70-66-69-68=273) 4 strokes   Nicholas Fung
5 5 Nov 2016 PGM IGT Championship1 −10 (66-68-72=206) 1 stroke   Danny Chia,   Danny Masrin
6 12 Nov 2016 Tiara Melaka Championship −20 (67-65-68-68=268) 20 strokes   Sasidaran Muthiah
7 10 Dec 2016 Maybank Players Championship −17 (64-64-65-74=267) Playoff   Gavin Green
8 7 Jan 2017 Sime Darby Impian Championship (2) −15 (69-70-68-66=273) 2 strokes   Shahriffuddin Ariffin
9 18 Mar 2017 Northport Championship2 −20 (64-62-70=196)* 7 strokes   Steve Lewton
10 11 Aug 2018 Sabah Championship2 −11 (69-69-70-69=277) 3 strokes   Sam Gillis
11 6 Jul 2019 Impian Championship (3) −15 (68-69-65-71=273) Playoff   Nicholas Fung
12 27 Jun 2024 Fortuner Cup −16 (63-66-65=194) 4 strokes   Daeng Abdul Rahman,   Edven Ying

*Note: The 2017 PGM Northport Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Indonesia
2Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour

Other wins (1)

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  • 2008 Terengganu Masters

Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

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