| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Established | 2010 |
| Course(s) | Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,208 yards (5,677 m) |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Prize fund | $1,900,000 |
| Month played | October |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 269 Na Yeon Choi (2011) |
| To par | -15 Na Yeon Choi (2011) |
| Current champion | |
| Na Yeon Choi (2011) | |
The Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It was played for the first time in October 2010 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The title sponsor is Sime Darby, Malaysia's leading multinational conglomerate involved in five core sectors: plantations, property, industrial, motors, and energy and utilities, with a growing presence in healthcare.
The debut tournament was a limited field event with 50 players invited from the official LPGA money list and an additional ten invited sponsor exemptions, including two ASEAN nations local qualifiers. A 54-hole event with no cut, all 60 players played for the entire tournament.[1] The purse was $1.8 million.
The event was increased to 72 holes in 2011, with a no-cut field of 72 players. The purse was increased to $1.9 million.
Contents |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yardage | 366 | 409 | 393 | 348 | 178 | 471 | 168 | 388 | 410 | 3,131 | 341 | 393 | 496 | 286 | 342 | 136 | 521 | 157 | 390 | 3,062 | 6,193 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Purse ($) |
Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Oct 13-16 | Na Yeon Choi | South Korea | 66-68-67-68=269 | -15 | 1 stroke | Yani Tseng | 1,900,000 | 285,000 |
| 2010 | Oct 22–24 | Jimin Kang | South Korea | 70-69-65=204 | −9 | 1 stroke | Juli Inkster | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Yani Tseng | 65 (-6) | 4th round | Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, par 71 |
| 2011 | Anna Nordqvist | 65 (-6) | 3rd round | Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, par 71 |
| 2011 | Se Ri Pak | 65 (-6) | 3rd round | Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, par 71 |
| 2011 | Stacy Lewis | 65 (-6) | 2nd round | Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, par 71 |
| 2010 | Sun Young Yoo | 65 (-6) | 2nd round | Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, par 71 |
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