The Merlion Masters was a golf tournament that was held in Singapore in 1995 and 1996. It was an event on the Asian Tour.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Singapore |
| Established | 1995 |
| Course(s) | SAFRA Resort |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | Asian Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$200,000 |
| Month played | November |
| Final year | 1996 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 278 Zaw Moe (1996) 278 Peter Teravainen (1996) |
| To par | −10 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Peter Teravainen | |
| Location map | |
.svg)  SAFRA Resort Location in Singapore | |
The Merlion Masters was hosted at Laguna National Golf and Country Club in 1995,[1] when it was won by South African Nico van Rensburg, and the SAFRA Resort in 1996, when Singapore resident Peter Teravainen won the title in a sudden-death playoff.
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Peter Teravainen
|
278 | −10 | Playoff[a] |  Zaw Moe
|
SAFRA Resort | [2] |
| 1995 |  Nico van Rensburg
|
279 | −9 | 1 stroke |  Don Fardon
|
Laguna National | [3] |
Notes edit
- ^ Teravainen won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff
References edit
- ^ "The Golf". Laguna National. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "1996 Merlion Masters". Where 2 Golf. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "National and International – Golf – Asian PGA Merlion Masters". The Canberra Times. 17 October 1995. p. 25. Retrieved 16 June 2019.