IRS Prima Malaysian Open
Tournament information
LocationSeri Kembangan, Malaysia
Established1962
Course(s)The Mines Resort & Golf Club
Par72
Length7,016 yards (6,415 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$1,000,000
Month playedFebruary
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Arjun Atwal (2003)
To par−24 as above
Current champion
Spain David Puig
Location map
The Mines Resort & GC is located in Malaysia
The Mines Resort & GC
The Mines Resort & GC
Location in Malaysia

The Malaysian Open is a men's professional golf tournament that is currently played on the Asian Tour, and was formerly played on the European Tour.

Notable past winners include world number one golfers Vijay Singh and Lee Westwood (both players winning the event on two occasions). Other notable winners include 17-year-old Italian Matteo Manassero in 2011 as well as former Open champion Louis Oosthuizen the following year. PGA Tour winners including Harold Henning, Jeff Maggert, Glen Day, Steve Flesch, Arjun Atwal and Noh Seung-yul have also won the event. Since its inauguration there has never been a Malaysian winner.

History

The tournament was inaugurated in 1962 as the Malayan Open, and was one of the events on the first season of the Far East Circuit that year. In 1999, it joined the Asian Tour and also became part of the European Tour's expansion into Asia as a jointly sanctioned event.

The six events from 2010 to 2015 were held at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club.[1] The 2015 champion was India's Anirban Lahiri. This was his first ever victory on the European Tour and it was his sixth win on the Asian Tour.

The tournament returned in 2020 after a four year hiatus. It was played as a sole-sanctioned Asian Tour event at Kota Permai Golf & Country Club. The prize fund was US$1,000,000.[2] Trevor Simsby took the title in a playoff over Andrew Dodt and Jarin Todd. It was the final event played before the 2020–21–22 Asian Tour season was heavily disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Winners

Year Tour(s)[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
IRS Prima Malaysian Open
2024 ASA Spain David Puig 261 −23 2 strokes South Korea Wang Jeung-hun The Mines
2021–2023: No tournament
Bandar Malaysia Open
2020 ASA United States Trevor Simsby 203[b] −13 Playoff[c] Australia Andrew Dodt
United States Jarin Todd		 Kota Permai
2016–2019: No tournament
Maybank Malaysian Open
2015 ASA, EUR India Anirban Lahiri 272 −16 1 stroke Austria Bernd Wiesberger Kuala Lumpur
2014 ASA, EUR England Lee Westwood (2) 270 −18 7 strokes Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts
South Africa Louis Oosthuizen
Austria Bernd Wiesberger		 Kuala Lumpur
2013 ASA, EUR Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat 203[b] −13 1 stroke Italy Edoardo Molinari Kuala Lumpur
2012 ASA, EUR South Africa Louis Oosthuizen 271 −17 3 strokes Scotland Stephen Gallacher Kuala Lumpur
2011 ASA, EUR Italy Matteo Manassero 272 −16 1 stroke France Grégory Bourdy Kuala Lumpur
2010 ASA, EUR South Korea Noh Seung-yul 274 −14 1 stroke South Korea K. J. Choi Kuala Lumpur
2009 ASA, EUR United States Anthony Kang 271 −17 1 stroke England David Horsey
Thailand Prayad Marksaeng
India Jyoti Randhawa
England Miles Tunnicliff		 Saujana
2008 ASA, EUR India Arjun Atwal (2) 270 −18 Playoff[d] Sweden Peter Hedblom Kota Permai
2007 ASA, EUR Sweden Peter Hedblom 280 −8 1 stroke France Jean-François Lucquin Saujana
2006 ASA, EUR South Korea Charlie Wi 197[b] −19 1 stroke Thailand Thongchai Jaidee Kuala Lumpur
Carlsberg Malaysian Open
2005 ASA, EUR Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (2) 267 −21 3 strokes India Jyoti Randhawa Saujana
2004 ASA, EUR Thailand Thongchai Jaidee 274 −14 2 strokes Australia Brad Kennedy Saujana
2003 ASA, EUR India Arjun Atwal 260 −24 4 strokes South Africa Retief Goosen
Australia Brad Kennedy		 The Mines Resort
2002 ASA, EUR Scotland Alastair Forsyth 267 −17 Playoff[e] Australia Stephen Leaney Royal Selangor
2001 ASA, EUR Fiji Vijay Singh (2) 274 −14 Playoff[f] Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington Saujana
Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open
2000 ASA, EUR Taiwan Yeh Wei-tze 278 −10 1 stroke United States Craig Hainline
Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
South Africa Des Terblanche		 Templer Park
1999 ASA, EUR United States Gerry Norquist (2) 280 −8 3 strokes Germany Alex Čejka
United States Bob May		 Saujana
1998 AGC England Ed Fryatt 278 −10 Playoff[g] England Lee Westwood Saujana [3]
1997 AGC England Lee Westwood 274 −14 2 strokes United States Larry Barber Saujana [4]
1996 AGC United States Steve Flesch 282 −6 Playoff[h] Australia Craig Jones Templer Park [5]
1995 AGC United States Clay Devers 276 −12 1 stroke Sweden Daniel Chopra
Northern Ireland Darren Clarke
United States Kevin Wentworth		 Templer Park [6]
1994 AGC Sweden Joakim Haeggman 279 −9 Playoff[i] New Zealand Frank Nobilo
Malaysia Periasamy Gunasegaran		 Royal Selangor [7]
1993 AGC United States Gerry Norquist 276 −12 1 stroke Fiji Vijay Singh Royal Selangor
1992 AGC Fiji Vijay Singh 275 −9 3 strokes Taiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng
Australia Brad King
United States Craig McClellan
Sri Lanka Nandasena Perera
United States Lee Porter		 Bukit Jambul [8]
1991 AGC Canada Rick Gibson 277 −11 1 stroke Taiwan Chen Liang-hsi Subang National [9]
1990 AGC United States Glen Day 273 −15 4 strokes Taiwan Chen Liang-hsi
Canada Danny Mijovic		 Royal Perak [10]
1989 AGC United States Jeff Maggert 283 −5 5 strokes United States Greg Bruckner
United States Bob Lendzion
United States Craig McClellan
United States Casey Nakama		 Ayer Keroh [11]
1988 AGC United States Tray Tyner 288 E 1 stroke Japan Harumitsu Hamano
Taiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng		 Saujana [12]
1987 AGC Australia Terry Gale (3) 280 −8 Playoff[j] United States Greg Twiggs Subang National [13]
1986 AGC Australia Stewart Ginn (2) 276 −8 1 stroke Australia Brian Jones Royal Selangor [14]
1985 AGC Australia Terry Gale (2) 270 −14 7 strokes Taiwan Chen Tze-chung Royal Selangor [15]
1984 AGC Taiwan Lu Chien-soon 275 −9 2 strokes Australia Terry Gale
Scotland Sam Torrance		 Royal Selangor [16]
1983 AGC Australia Terry Gale 279 −9 2 strokes United States Jay Cudd Subang National [17]
Malaysian Open
1982 AGC United States Denny Hepler 208[k] −5 Playoff[l] Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan
United States David Ogrin		 Royal Selangor [19]
1981 AGC Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen (2) 276 −9 1 stroke Taiwan Ho Ming-chung Royal Selangor[m] [20][21]
1980 AGC Mark McNulty 270 −15 9 strokes Taiwan Tsao Chien-teng Royal Selangor[m] [22]
1979 AGC Taiwan Lu Hsi-chuen 277 −11 7 strokes Taiwan Chen Chien-chin
Japan Tsutomu Irie
United States Ron Milanovich		 Royal Selangor [23]
1978 AGC Australia Brian Jones 276 −12 6 strokes Philippines Ben Arda
Australia Stewart Ginn
United States Mike Krantz		 Royal Selangor[n] [24]
1977 AGC Australia Stewart Ginn 276 −12 1 stroke Japan Katsunari Takahashi Royal Selangor [25]
1976 AGC Taiwan Hsu Sheng-san 279 −9 Playoff[o] Myanmar Mya Aye Royal Selangor [26]
1975 AGC Australia Graham Marsh (2) 276 −12 2 strokes Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan Royal Selangor[n] [27]
1974 AGC Australia Graham Marsh 278 −10 1 stroke United States Wally Kuchar Perak Turf Club [28]
1973 AGC Japan Hideyo Sugimoto 277 −11 2 strokes Australia Graham Marsh Royal Selangor [29]
1972 AGC Japan Takashi Murakami 276 −12 1 stroke United States Marty Bohen
New Zealand Walter Godfrey
Thailand Sukree Onsham		 Royal Selangor [30]
1971 AGC Japan Takaaki Kono (2) 269 −19 2 strokes Australia David Graham Royal Selangor [31]
1970 AGC Philippines Ben Arda 273 −15 1 stroke Australia Tim Woolbank Royal Selangor [32]
1969 AGC Japan Takaaki Kono 280 −8 1 stroke Australia David Graham
New Zealand John Lister		 Royal Selangor [33]
1968 AGC Japan Kenji Hosoishi 271 −17 4 strokes Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan Royal Selangor [34]
1967 FEC Philippines Ireneo Legaspi 286 −2 1 stroke Japan Toshiaki Sekimizu
England Guy Wolstenholme
Japan Haruo Yasuda		 Royal Selangor [35]
Malayan Open
1966 FEC South Africa Harold Henning 278 −10 3 strokes Australia Peter Thomson Royal Selangor [36]
1965 FEC Japan Tomoo Ishii (2) 282 −10 2 strokes Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan
England Guy Wolstenholme		 Royal Selangor [37]
1964 FEC Japan Tomoo Ishii 282 −14 1 stroke Wales Brian Huggett
Japan Tadashi Kitta		 Royal Selangor [38]
1963 FEC Australia Bill Dunk 276 −20 4 strokes Japan Tadashi Kitta
Taiwan Hsieh Yung-yo		 Royal Selangor [39]
1962 FEC Australia Frank Phillips 276 −20 1 stroke New Zealand Bob Charles
Australia Peter Thomson		 Royal Selangor [40]

Notes

  1. ^ AGC/FEC − Asia Golf Circuit/Far East Circuit; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.
  2. ^ a b c Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  3. ^ Simsby won with a birdie at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff. Todd was eliminated by a birdie at the first hole.
  4. ^ Atwal won with a par at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. ^ Forsyth won with a birdie at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  6. ^ Singh won with a birdie at the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  7. ^ Fryatt won with a par on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  8. ^ Flesch won with a par on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  9. ^ Haeggman won on the eighth hole of a sudden-death playoff. Nobilo was eliminated on the sixth hole.
  10. ^ Gale won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  11. ^ Shortened to 54 holes after the first round was controversially abandoned with over half the field having completed their round.[18]
  12. ^ Hepler won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  13. ^ a b First two rounds on the East and West courses, and the final two rounds on the Old course.
  14. ^ a b First two rounds on the New course and the final two rounds on the Old course.
  15. ^ Hsu won with a par on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.

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