2015 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour season
Duration7 January 2015 (2015-01-07) – 12 December 2015 (2015-12-12)
Number of official events33
Most winsMalaysia Danny Chia (3)
Malaysia Nicholas Fung (3)
Order of MeritMalaysia Danny Chia
2014
2016

The 2015 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour was the fifth season of the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, the main professional golf tour in Malaysia since it was formed in 2010.

Changes for 2015

In November 2014, alongside the 2015 schedule announcement, it was announced that the format of the Order of Merit would be changed to include 50% of earnings from selected domestic and overseas tournaments.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(RM)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
10 JanPanasonic Open Malaysia Tournament of ChampionsSelangor250,000Malaysia Danny Chia (6)n/a
24 JanKinrara ChampionshipSelangor180,000Malaysia Kenneth De Silva (1)n/a
31 JanSime Darby Harvard ChampionshipKedah200,000Malaysia Arie Irawan (2)6ADT
14 FebLADA Langkawi ChampionshipKedah200,000Malaysia Wilson Choo (2)6ADT
28 FebNilai Springs ChampionshipNegeri Sembilan180,000Malaysia Nicholas Fung (10)n/a
7 MarKelantan ChampionshipKelantan180,000Malaysia R. Nachimuthu (8)n/a
14 MarTerengganu ChampionshipTerengganu200,000Thailand Panuwat Muenlek (n/a)6ADT
21 MarCCM Rahman Putra ChampionshipSelangor200,000Thailand Phachara Khongwatmai (n/a)6ADT
4 AprUMW Impian ChampionshipSelangor180,000Malaysia Kemarol Baharin (2)n/aASEAN
11 AprJohor ChampionshipJohor200,000Malaysia Nicholas Fung (11)6ADT
25 AprDanau ChampionshipSelangor180,000Malaysia Daeng Abdul Rahman (a) (1)n/a
9 MaySabah ChampionshipSabah200,000Thailand Nirun Sae-ueng (n/a)6ADT
16 MayMNRB Sarawak ChampionshipSarawak200,000Finland Janne Kaske (n/a)6ADT
30 MayPort Dickson ChampionshipNegeri Sembilan200,000New Zealand Sean Riordan (n/a)6ADT
7 JunMatchplay ChampionshipSelangor180,000Malaysia Danny Chia (7)n/a
13 JunRahman Putra ChampionshipSelangor250,000Australia Jake Stirling (n/a)6ADT
25 JulSwiss Garden ChampionshipPerak180,000Malaysia Airil Rizman (6)n/a
1 AugTaiping ChampionshipPerak180,000Malaysia Nicholas Fung (12)n/a
15 AugNorthport Glenmarie ChampionshipSelangor200,000United States Blake Snyder (n/a)6ADT
29 AugOrna ChampionshipMelaka180,000Malaysia Low Khai Jei (a) (1)n/a
5 SepI&P Group ChampionshipSelangor180,000Malaysia Airil Rizman (7)n/a
12 SepPenang ChampionshipPenang180,000Malaysia Khor Kheng Hwai (1)n/aASEAN
19 SepBukit Jawi ChampionshipPenang200,000Malaysia Danny Chia (8)6ADT
3 OctPerlis ChampionshipPerlis180,000Malaysia Ben Leong (2)n/a
10 OctImpian ChampionshipSelangor180,000Malaysia Irfan Yusoff (1)n/a
17 OctPD ChampionshipNegeri Sembilan180,000Thailand Natthapong Niyomchon (n/a)n/aASEAN
24 OctKinrara ChampionshipSelangor200,000Thailand Poom Saksansin (n/a)6ADT
31 OctDanau Championship IISelangor180,000Malaysia Gavin Green (2)n/a
7 NovTiara ChampionshipMelaka200,000United States Casey O'Toole (n/a)6ADT
21 NovNilai Springs ChampionshipNegeri Sembilan200,000Thailand Chanat Sakulpolphaisan (n/a)6ADT
28 NovMIDF KLGCC ChampionshipSelangor200,000Finland Janne Kaske (n/a)6ADT
5 DecDarulaman ChampionshipKedah180,000Malaysia Iylia Jamil (2)n/a
12 DecMaybank Players ChampionshipSelangor275,000Malaysia R. Nachimuthu (9)n/a

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 Danny Chia771,373
2Malaysia Nicholas Fung542,516
3Malaysia R. Nachimuthu256,591
4Malaysia Sukree Othman235,913
5Malaysia Ben Leong203,940

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; ASEAN − ASEAN PGA Tour.

References

  1. 1 2 Saminathan, Edward (18 November 2014). "PGM Tour set for bumper 2015 season". The Clubhouse. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  2. "2015 PGM Calendar". damarugolf.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. "2015 Order of Merit". damarugolf.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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