2018 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour season
Duration17 January 2018 (2018-01-17) – 8 December 2018 (2018-12-08)
Number of official events20
Most winsMalaysia Sukree Othman (2)
Order of MeritMalaysia Shahriffuddin Ariffin
2017
2019

The 2018 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour was the eighth season of the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, the main professional golf tour in Malaysia since it was formed in 2010.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(RM)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
20 JanPerlis ChampionshipPerlis200,000Malaysia Sukree Othman (7)n/a
27 JanDarulaman ChampionshipKedah225,000United States Kurt Kitayama (n/a)6ADT
3 MarJohor Championship IJohor200,000Malaysia Danny Chia (11)n/a
17 MarPort Dickson ChampionshipNegeri Sembilan200,000Malaysia R. Nachimuthu (11)n/a
7 AprJohor Championship IIJohor225,000Singapore Johnson Poh (n/a)6ADT
21 AprSime Darby ChampionshipSelangor200,000Malaysia Sukree Othman (8)n/a
5 MayPenang ChampionshipPenang225,000Thailand Nitithorn Thippong (n/a)6ADT
1 JulMatchplay ChampionshipSelangor200,000Malaysia S. Siva Chandhran (4)n/a
14 JulPahang ChampionshipPahang200,000Malaysia Kemarol Baharin (3)n/a
28 JulNorthport ChampionshipSelangor225,000United States Josh Salah (n/a)6ADT
11 AugSabah ChampionshipSabah225,000Malaysia Ben Leong (10)6ADT
18 AugLabuan ChampionshipLabuan225,000Malaysia Shahriffuddin Ariffin (2)6ADT
8 SepMiri ChampionshipSarawak225,000Bangladesh Shakhawat Sohel (n/a)6ADT
15 SepMNRB ChampionshipSarawak225,000Japan Yutaka Araki (n/a)6ADT
22 SepSarawak ChampionshipSarawak200,000Malaysia Wilson Choo (3)n/a
6 OctUMW ChampionshipSelangor225,000South Africa Mathiam Keyser (n/a)6ADT
13 OctCCM ChampionshipSelangor225,000United States Han Lee (n/a)6ADT
20 OctMIDF ChampionshipNegeri Sembilan225,000United States Sam Gillis (n/a)6ADT
1 DecMaybank ChampionshipSelangor225,000Japan Shinichi Mizuno (n/a)6ADT
8 DecGlobalOne Players ChampionshipNegeri Sembilan275,000Malaysia Irfan Yusoff (2)n/a

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(RM)
Winners OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
3 AugPGM IGT ChampionshipSelangor200,000Team PGMn/aPTINA

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Malaysian ringgit.[3]

PositionPlayerPrize money (RM)
1Malaysia Shahriffuddin Ariffin176,447
2Malaysia Sukree Othman166,118
3Malaysia Amir Nazrin118,728
4Malaysia Kim Leun Kwang111,728
5Malaysia R. Nachimuthu104,991

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.
  2. 1 2 ADT − Asian Development Tour; PTINA − PGA Tour of Indonesia.

References

  1. "2018 Tournament schedule". The ClubHouse Malaysia. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2023 via Facebook.
  2. Rao, Mark (21 December 2017). "PGM allots RM5.2m for 2018 tour calendar". The Malaysian Reserve. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  3. "Pride of place on Order of Merit". The Malaysian Reserve. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
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