Maybank Championship
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Establishment2016
CourseSaujana Golf and Country Club
Par72
Yardage7,135 yards (6,524 m)
TourAsian Tour
European Tour
FormatStroke play
PurseUS$3,000,000
Month playedMarch
Final year2019
Aggregate267 Shubhankar Sharma (2018)
To-par−21 as above
Final championScott Hend
Coordinates3.106°N 101.575°E

The Maybank Championship was a professional golf tournament, co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour, that was played annually in Malaysia. The tournament was founded in 2016 by sponsors Maybank, who had previously sponsored the Malaysian Open, with the inaugural tournament played from 18–21 February at Royal Selangor Golf Club in Kuala Lumpur.[1] It had a purse of US$3,000,000.[2]

Since 2017 the Maybank Championship was played at Saujana Golf and Country Club in Kuala Lumpur.

Winners

YearTours[a]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenue
Maybank Championship
2020ASA, EURCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2019ASA, EURScott Hend273−15PlayoffNacho ElviraSaujana
2018ASA, EURShubhankar Sharma267−212 strokesJorge CampilloSaujana
2017ASA, EURFabrizio Zanotti269−191 strokeDavid LipskySaujana
Maybank Championship Malaysia
2016ASA, EURMarcus Fraser269−152 strokesLee Soo-min
Miguel Tabuena
Royal Selangor

Notes

  1. ^ ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.

References

  1. ^ "Royal Selangor to host Maybank event in 2016". Asian Tour. 8 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Maybank going on their own". The Star Malaysia. 2 August 2015. p. 41. Retrieved 21 June 2020. – via PressReader.
  3. ^ "Maybank golf meet is off this year". The Star. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.