The Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, currently titled as the Toyota Tour for sponsorship reasons, is the main professional golf tour in Malaysia.
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour | |
| Sport | Golf |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Tun Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid |
| First season | 2011 |
| Commissioner | Tan Sri Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman |
| Country | Based in Malaysia[a] |
| Most titles | Order of Merit titles: Shahriffuddin Ariffin (3) Nicholas Fung (3)Tournament wins: Nicholas Fung (20) |
| Official website | https://pgmtourmalaysia.com https://toyota-tour.toyota.com.my/ |
The tour was founded in 2010 by Tun Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid and was created in order to further advance professional golf in Malaysia.[1] Many players from the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour have progressed through the tour, eventually playing and winning on the Asian Tour. Notable players include Ben Leong, Nicholas Fung,[2] Danny Chia, Airil Rizman and Gavin Green.[3]
In 2023, the tour signed a sponsor title agreement with UMW Toyota Motor, being renamed as the Toyota Tour for the 2023 season onwards.[4]
Order of Merit winners
edit| Season | Winner | Prize money (RM) |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 151,796 | |
| 2020–22 | 217,622 | |
| 2019 | 151,791 | |
| 2018 | 176,447 | |
| 2017 | 137,963 | |
| 2016 | 647,699 | |
| 2015 | 771,373 | |
| 2014 | 178,922 | |
| 2013 | 221,311 | |
| 2012 | 159,635 | |
| 2011 | 159,167 |
Notes
edit- ^ Schedules have also included events in Indonesia.
References
edit- ^ "About Toyota Tour". Toyota Tour. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Fung wins maiden Asian title at Queen's Cup". Arab News. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ Azharie, Farah (11 December 2017). "Golfer Gavin Green becomes first M'sian to win Asian Tour's Order of Merit". New Straits Times. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Toyota Tour unveils 2023 calendar culminating in Asian Development Tour season-ender". ParGolf. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.