2017 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

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.

2017 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour season

Duration	4 January 2017 (2017-01-04) – 9 December 2017 (2017-12-09)
Number of official events	20
Most wins	Khor Kheng Hwai (2) Ben Leong (2)
Order of Merit	Shahriffuddin Ariffin
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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.^[1][2]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (RM)	Winner^[a]	OWGR points	Other tours^[b]
7 Jan	Sime Darby Impian Championship	Selangor	185,000	Ben Leong (8)	n/a
21 Jan	CCM Seriemas Championship	Selangor	220,000	Martin Dive (n/a)	6	ADT
5 Feb	I&P Group Matchplay Championship	Selangor	185,000	Khor Kheng Hwai (2)	n/a
18 Feb	Panasonic Malaysia Championship	Selangor	250,000	Brett Munson (n/a)	6	ADT
4 Mar	Palm Resort Championship	Johor	185,000	Khor Kheng Hwai (3)	n/a
18 Mar	Northport Championship	Selangor	200,000	Ben Leong (9)	6	ADT
1 Apr	Port Dickson Championship	Negeri Sembilan	185,000	Daeng Abdul Rahman (2)	n/a
15 Apr	UMW Championship	Selangor	200,000	Nicholas Fung (16)	6	ADT
24 May	Perlis Championship	Selangor	200,000	Sasidaran Muthiah (2)	n/a
15 Jul	Darulaman Championship	Kedah	200,000	Nattawat Suvajanakorn (n/a)	6	ADT
28 Jul	CIMB National Championship	Selangor	200,000	Danny Chia (10)	n/a
26 Aug	Tiara Melaka Championship	Melaka	185,000	Shahriffuddin Ariffin (1)	n/a
23 Sep	EurAsia Sabah Championship	Sabah	200,000	John Michael O'Toole (n/a)	6	ADT
30 Sep	Labuan Championship	Labuan	200,000	Mathiam Keyser (n/a)	6	ADT
7 Oct	MNRB Championship	Sarawak	200,000	Blake Snyder (n/a)	6	ADT
14 Oct	Miri Championship	Sarawak	180,000	Airil Rizman (9)	n/a
28 Oct	MIDF Championship	Selangor	200,000	Kasidit Lepkurte (n/a)	6	ADT
11 Nov	EurAsia Perak Championship	Perak	200,000	John Catlin (n/a)	n/a	ADT
25 Nov	GlobalOne Championship	Selangor	200,000	Panuwat Muenlek (n/a)	6	ADT
9 Dec	Maybank Players Championship	Selangor	275,000	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^[b]
7 Sep	PGM IGT Championship	Indonesia	Rp600,000,000	Team IGT	n/a	PTINA

Order of Merit

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

Position	Player	Prize money (RM)
1	Shahriffuddin Ariffin	137,963
2	R. Nachimuthu	120,782
3	Arie Irawan	115,321
4	Sukree Othman	93,900
5	Khor Kheng Hwai	90,738

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. 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.

External links

• Official website