The Macau Open is a men's professional golf tournament on the Asian Tour which takes place in Macau. It was founded in 1998. The venue is the Macau Golf and Country Club at Coloane. Past winners including international stars and multiple European Tour Order of Merit champions Colin Montgomerie and Lee Westwood, as well as 6-time European Tour winner Simon Dyson.[1] In 2016, the purse was US$1,100,000.

SJM Macao Open
Tournament information
LocationMacau
Established1998
Course(s)Macau Golf and Country Club
Par71
Length6,606 yards (6,041 m)
Tour(s)Asian Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$1,000,000
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate254 Min Woo Lee (2023)
To par−30 as above
Current champion
Australia Min Woo Lee
Location map
Macau G&CC is located in China
Macau G&CC
Macau G&CC
Location in China
Macau G&CC is located in Macau
Macau G&CC
Macau G&CC
Location in Macau

Having not been played since 2017, the event returned in 2023 to the Asian Tour's schedule.[2]

Winners edit

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
SJM Macao Open
2023   Min Woo Lee 254 −30 2 strokes   Poom Saksansin
Macao Open
2018–2022: No tournament
2017   Gaganjeet Bhullar (2) 271 −13 3 strokes   Angelo Que
  Ajeetesh Sandhu
Venetian Macao Open
2016   Pavit Tangkamolprasert 268 −16 Playoff   Anirban Lahiri
Venetian Macau Open
2015   Scott Hend (2) 264 −20 3 strokes   Chiragh Kumar
  Anirban Lahiri
2014   Anirban Lahiri 267 −17 1 stroke   Scott Hend
  Prom Meesawat
2013   Scott Hend 268 −16 3 strokes   Anirban Lahiri
2012   Gaganjeet Bhullar 268 −16 2 strokes   Jonathan Moore
Macau Open
2011   Chan Yih-shin 270 −14 3 strokes   David Gleeson
2010: No tournament
2009   Thaworn Wiratchant 269 −15 6 strokes   Gaganjeet Bhullar
2008   David Gleeson 266 −18 3 strokes   Lin Wen-tang
2007   Lu Wen-teh 201[a] −12 Playoff   Richard Moir
2006   Kane Webber 275 −9 3 strokes   Scott Barr
2005   Wang Ter-chang 270 −14 1 stroke   Marcus Both
  Jarrod Lyle
2004   Jason Knutzon 268 −16 1 stroke   Thaworn Wiratchant
2003   Colin Montgomerie 273 −11 Playoff   Scott Barr
2002   Zhang Lianwei (2) 277 −7 Playoff   Nick Price
2001   Zhang Lianwei 273 −11 1 stroke   Simon Yates
2000   Simon Dyson 269 −15 2 strokes   Andrew Pitts
  Yang Yong-eun
1999   Lee Westwood 275 −9 Playoff   Andrew Pitts
1998   Satoshi Oide 283 −1 2 strokes   Gilberto Morales
  Vijay Singh

Notes edit

  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References edit

  1. ^ Richardson, Joe (17 January 2019). "Simon Dyson "steps away" from competitive golf to concentrate on business interests". York Press. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ "SJM Macao Open returns to 2023 Asian Tour schedule". golfing.hk. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

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