2017 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour season
Duration4 January 2017 (2017-01-04) – 9 December 2017 (2017-12-09)
Number of official events20
Most winsMalaysia Khor Kheng Hwai (2)
Malaysia Ben Leong (2)
Order of MeritMalaysia Shahriffuddin Ariffin
2016
2018

The 2017 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour was the seventh 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 2017 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(RM)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
7 JanSime Darby Impian ChampionshipSelangor185,000Malaysia Ben Leong (8)n/a
21 JanCCM Seriemas ChampionshipSelangor220,000Australia Martin Dive (n/a)6ADT
5 FebI&P Group Matchplay ChampionshipSelangor185,000Malaysia Khor Kheng Hwai (2)n/a
18 FebPanasonic Malaysia ChampionshipSelangor250,000United States Brett Munson (n/a)6ADT
4 MarPalm Resort ChampionshipJohor185,000Malaysia Khor Kheng Hwai (3)n/a
18 MarNorthport ChampionshipSelangor200,000Malaysia Ben Leong (9)6ADT
1 AprPort Dickson ChampionshipNegeri Sembilan185,000Malaysia Daeng Abdul Rahman (2)n/a
15 AprUMW ChampionshipSelangor200,000Malaysia Nicholas Fung (16)6ADT
24 MayPerlis ChampionshipSelangor200,000Malaysia Sasidaran Muthiah (2)n/a
15 JulDarulaman ChampionshipKedah200,000Thailand Nattawat Suvajanakorn (n/a)6ADT
28 JulCIMB National ChampionshipSelangor200,000Malaysia Danny Chia (10)n/a
26 AugTiara Melaka ChampionshipMelaka185,000Malaysia Shahriffuddin Ariffin (1)n/a
23 SepEurAsia Sabah ChampionshipSabah200,000United States John Michael O'Toole (n/a)6ADT
30 SepLabuan ChampionshipLabuan200,000South Africa Mathiam Keyser (n/a)6ADT
7 OctMNRB ChampionshipSarawak200,000United States Blake Snyder (n/a)6ADT
14 OctMiri ChampionshipSarawak180,000Malaysia Airil Rizman (9)n/a
28 OctMIDF ChampionshipSelangor200,000Thailand Kasidit Lepkurte (n/a)6ADT
11 NovEurAsia Perak ChampionshipPerak200,000United States John Catlin (n/a)n/aADT
25 NovGlobalOne ChampionshipSelangor200,000Thailand Panuwat Muenlek (n/a)6ADT
9 DecMaybank Players ChampionshipSelangor275,000Malaysia Arie Irawan (3)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]
7 SepPGM IGT ChampionshipIndonesiaRp600,000,000Team IGTn/aPTINA

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Malaysian ringgit.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (RM)
1Malaysia Shahriffuddin Ariffin137,963
2Malaysia R. Nachimuthu120,782
3Malaysia Arie Irawan115,321
4Malaysia Sukree Othman93,900
5Malaysia Khor Kheng Hwai90,738

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. "2017 Tournament schedule". The ClubHouse Malaysia. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2023 via Facebook.
  2. "Sixth year and going strong for PGM Tour". The Malaysian Reserve. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  3. "2017 Order of Merit". Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour. Retrieved 20 June 2023 via Google Drive.
  4. Saminathan, Edward (9 December 2017). "Tour Championship spark for Arie". The Clubhouse. Retrieved 20 June 2023. A round of 67 saw Shahriffuddin Ariffin finish strongly in third on 282 – becoming the youngest player in the history of the PGM Tour to win the season-long Order of Merit title.
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