Sabah Masters

The Sabah Masters is a professional golf tournament that is held annually in Sabah, Malaysia.

Sabah Masters
Tournament information
LocationSabah, Malaysia
Established1982
Course(s)Sutera Harbor G&CC
Tour(s)Asian Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$300,000
Month playedNovember
Current champion
Pavit Tangkamolprasert

First held in the 1982 as part of the Malaysian PGA circuit,[1] the Sabah Masters has formed part of several higher level professional tours. After a sanctioning arrangement with the PGA Tour of Australasia[2] fell through and resulted in no tournament in 1993, the Sabah Masters was an event on the Asia Golf Circuit schedule in 1994 and 1995 before switching to the then fledgling Asian PGA/Omega Tour between 1996 and 1999.

After the 1999 tournament, the Sabah Masters was not held again until 2011 when was revived as a fixture on the ASEAN PGA Tour;[3] in 2014 it became the season ending tour championship, with the season promoted as the "Road to Sabah Masters".[4] After a 20 year hiatus from the major tours, it returned as an event on the Asian Tour calendar in 2019.[5]

Sabah Golf and Country Club played host to the Sabah Masters until 1998 when the Asian PGA decided to inaugurate a rotation policy, with Shan Shui Golf and Country Club hosting that year.[6] Sutera Harbor Golf and Country hosted the tournament in 1999, and has remained as the venue for every renewal since then.

Winners
Year Tour[lower-alpha 1] Venue Winner Country Score Margin
of victory		 Runner-up Ref
2019 ASA Sutera Harbor G&CC Pavit Tangkamolprasert  Thailand 271 (−13) Playoff David Gleeson
Phachara Khongwatmai
Aman Raj		 [7]
2018
2017
2016 ASEAN Sutera Harbor G&CC Namchok Tantipokhakul  Thailand 277 2 strokes Casey O'Toole [8]
2015 ASEAN Sutera Harbor G&CC Mardan Mamat  Singapore 274 4 strokes Danny Chia
Arie Irawan		 [9]
2014 ASEAN Sutera Harbor G&CC Wisut Artjanawat  Thailand 276 2 strokes Sattaya Supupramai
Michael Tran		 [10]
2013 ASEAN Sutera Harbor G&CC Antonio Lascuña  Philippines 273 Playoff[lower-alpha 2] Mardan Mamat [11]
2012 No tournament due to rescheduling from November to January
2011 ASEAN Sutera Harbor G&CC Wisut Artjanawat  Thailand 278 1 stroke Anthony Fernando
Nicholas Fung		 [12]
2000–2010 No tournament [3]
1999 ASA Sutera Harbor G&CC Robert Huxtable  United States 267 (−21) 6 strokes Thongchai Jaidee [7]
1998 ASA Shan Shui G&CC Simon Yates  Scotland 278 (−10) 1 stroke Des Terblanche [7]
1997 ASA Sabah G&CC Des Terblanche  South Africa 281 (−7) Playoff[lower-alpha 3] Thammanoon Sriroj [7][13]
1996 ASA Sabah G&CC Thaworn Wiratchant  Thailand 282 (−6) 2 strokes Jeff Wagner
Lin Chih-chen		 [7]
1995 AGC Sabah G&CC Brandt Jobe  United States 280 (−8) 3 strokes Periasamy Gunasegaran [7]
1994 AGC Sabah G&CC Craig McClennan  United States 284 Playoff Kyi Hla Han [7]
1993 ANZ No tournament[lower-alpha 4]
1992 Sabah G&CC Sufian Tan  Malaysia 286 (−2) 3 strokes Lin Keng-chi
Stuart Thomson		 [14]
1991 Sabah G&CC Nandasena Perera  Sri Lanka [7]
1990
1989 Sabah G&CC Frankie Miñoza  Philippines 278 (−10) 7 strokes N. Ravi Chandran
Eddy Bagtas		 [15]
1988 Sabah G&CC Jeff Senior  Australia 283 (−5) 10 strokes Marimuthu Ramayah [16]
1987 Sabah G&CC Chen Liang-hsi  Republic of China 284 (−4) 5 strokes Kyi Hla Han [17]
1986 Sabah G&CC Mario Siodina  Philippines [18]
1985 Sabah G&CC Eleuterio Nival  Philippines
1984 Sabah G&CC Paterno Braza  Philippines 291 1 stroke Hung Weng-neng [19]
1983 Sabah G&CC
1982 Sabah G&CC Archin Sopon  Thailand 290 (+2) Playoff[lower-alpha 5] Mario Siodina [20]
  1. ASA – Asian Tour (formerly Asian PGA/Omega/Davidoff Tour); ASEAN – ASEAN PGA Tour; AGC – Asia Golf Circuit; ANZ – PGA Tour of Australasia
  2. Lascuña won on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. Terblanche won with a birdie on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. The tournament was due to be part of the PGA Tour of Australasia,[2] but was cancelled.
  5. Sopon won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

References
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  12. Saminathanon, Edward (6 November 2011). "Silky Wisut reigns supreme in Sabah". The Clubhouse. Malaysia. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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  14. Bangkuai, Joniston (12 October 1992). "Sufian breaks the foreign grip in Sabah Masters". New Straits Times. Malaysia. p. 45. Retrieved 20 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  15. "Minoza wins Sabah Masters". Business Times. Singapore. 13 June 1989. p. 16. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
  16. "Faldo eagles last hole to win French Open". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 June 1988. p. 29. Retrieved 20 May 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
  17. "Joint-fifth for Swee Wah". Business Times. Singapore. 29 June 1987. p. 9. Retrieved 20 May 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
  18. "Siodina survives pressure to win Genting Classic". Business Times. Singapore. 18 July 1986. p. 11. Retrieved 20 May 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
  19. "Langer's St Cloud burst to victory". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 May 1984. p. 42. Retrieved 20 May 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
  20. "Sopon triumphs in sudden death". The Straits Times. Singapore. 15 June 1982. p. 36. Retrieved 20 May 2020 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
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