Singapore Masters
Tournament information | |
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Location | Singapore |
Established | 2001 |
Course(s) | Laguna National Golf and Country Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,207 yards |
Tour(s) |
European Tour Asian Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | €1,000,000 |
Month played | February |
Final year | 2007 |
Final champion | |
Liang Wen-Chong |
The Singapore Masters was an annual men's professional golf tournament which was played in Singapore from 2001 to 2007. It was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour, and was one of many European Tour events established in East Asia since the early 1990s.
There have been two important firsts at the Singapore Masters. At the 2002 event, Arjun Atwal became the first Indian golfer to win on the European Tour, and the following year Zhang Lian-wei became the first golfer from the People's Republic of China to do so when he overcame then world number 2 Ernie Els on the final hole. In 2006 the prize fund was $1,000,000, which is one of the smaller purses on the European Tour.
There is also a Singapore Open golf tournament, which is part of the Asian Tour's schedule. It is the Asian Tour's flagship event and carries higher prize money than the Singapore Masters.
The 2008 event was canceled following a failure to find a sponsor for the event.
Winners
Clariden Leu Singapore Masters
- 2007 Liang Wen-Chong - China
OSIM Singapore Masters
- 2006 Mardan Mamat - Singapore
Caltex Masters, presented by Carlsberg
- 2005 Nick Dougherty - England
- 2004 Colin Montgomerie - Scotland
- 2003 Zhang Lian-wei - China
Caltex Singapore Masters, presented by Carlsberg
- 2002 Arjun Atwal - India
Caltex Singapore Masters
- 2001 Vijay Singh - Fiji