Malaysian Open (golf)

Malaysian Open
Tournament information
Location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Established 1962
Course(s) Kuala Lumpur G&CC
Par 72
Length 7,000 yards (6,400 m)
Tour(s) European Tour
Asian Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund $2,500,000
Month played April
Tournament record score
Aggregate 260 Arjun Atwal (2003)
To par -24 (as above)
Current champion
Matteo Manassero

The Maybank Malaysian Open, as it is currently known for sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional golf tournament on the European and Asian Tours. Since its inauguration in 1962, there has never been a Malaysian winner.

The tournament was first sanctioned by the European Tour in 1999, as part of its expansion into Asia, which began in 1989. The 2010 event was held at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club with a prize fund of US$2 million.[1] Former winners include former World Number 1, Vijay Singh, and European Ryder Cup star, Lee Westwood.

Winners

As a European Tour event

Year Winner Score
Maybank Malaysian Open
2011 Matteo Manassero 272 (-16)
2010 Noh Seung-yul 274 (-14)
2009 Anthony Kang 271 (-17)
2008 Arjun Atwal 270 (-18)PO
2007 Peter Hedblom 280 (-8)
2006* Charlie Wi 197 (-19)
Carlsberg Malaysian Open
2005 Thongchai Jaidee 267 (-21)
2004 Thongchai Jaidee 274 (-14)
2003 Arjun Atwal 260 (-24)
2002 Alastair Forsyth 267 (-17)PO
2001 Vijay Singh 274 (-14)PO
Benson and Hedges Malaysian Open
2000 Yeh Wei-tze 278 (-10)
Benson and Hedges Malaysian Open
presented by Carlsberg
1999 Gerry Norquist 280 (-8)

* - event reduced to 3 rounds due to storms.

Prior to European Tour co-sanctioning

Year Winner
1998 Ed Fryatt
1997 Lee Westwood
1996 Steve Flesch
1995 Clay Devers
1994 Joakim Haeggman
1993 Gerry Norquist
1992 Vijay Singh
1991 Rick Gibson
1990 Glen Day
1989 Jeff Maggert
1988 Tray Tyner
1987 Terry Gale
1986 Stewart Ginn
Year Winner
1985 Terry Gale
1984 Lu Hsi-chuen
1983 Terry Gale
1982 Denny Hepler
1981 Lu Hsi-chuen
1980 Mark McNulty
1979 Lu Hsi-chuen
1978 Brian Jones
1977 Stewart Ginn
1976 Hsu Sheng-san
1975 Graham Marsh
1974 Graham Marsh
Year Winner
1973 Hideyo Sugimoto
1972 Takashi Murakami
1971 Takaaki Kono
1970 Ben Arda
1969 Takaaki Kono
1968 Kenji Hosoishi
1967 Ireneo Legaspi
1966 Harold Henning
1965 Tomoo Ishii
1964 Tomoo Ishii
1963 Bill Dunk
1962 Frank Phillips

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