2016 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
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Duration20 January 2016 – 10 December 2016
Number of official events27
Most wins
Ben Leong (5)
Ben Leong (5)Order of Merit Nicholas Fung
Nicholas Fung| Duration | 20 January 2016 – 10 December 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 27 |
| Most wins | Ben Leong (5) |
| Order of Merit | Nicholas Fung |
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The 2016 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour was the sixth season of the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, the main professional golf tour in Malaysia since it was formed in 2010.
The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (RM) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan | I&P Group Championship | Selangor | 180,000 | Nicholas Fung (13) | n/a | |
| 30 Jan | CCM Rahman Putra Championship | Selangor | 200,000 |  Josh Salah (n/a) | 6 | ADT |
| 6 Feb | UMW Championship | Selangor | 200,000 |  Shunya Takeyasu (n/a) | 6 | ADT |
| 27 Feb | Northport Glenmarie Championship | Selangor | 200,000 | Gavin Green (3) | 6 | ADT |
| 5 Mar | Sime Darby Harvard Championship | Kedah | 180,000 | Shaaban Hussin (4) | n/a | |
| 12 Mar | Clearwater Championship | Perak | 200,000 | John Michael O'Toole (n/a) | 6 | ADT |
| 26 Mar | LADA Langkawi Championship | Kedah | 200,000 |  George Gandranata (n/a) | 6 | ADT |
| 9 Apr | Darul Aman Championship | Kedah | 200,000 |  Panuwat Muenlek (n/a) | 6 | ADT |
| 16 Apr | Kelantan Championship | Kelantan | 180,000 | Nicholas Fung (14) | n/a | |
| 30 Apr | Palm Resort Championship | Johor | 200,000 | Sutijet Kooratanapisan (n/a) | 6 | ADT |
| 14 May | Bukit Jawi Championship | Kedah | 200,000 | Danny Chia (9) | 6 | ADT |
| 28 May | PD Championship | Negeri Sembilan | 200,000 | Panuwat Muenlek (n/a) | 6 | ADT |
| 4 Jun | Penang Championship | Penang | 200,000 | Nick Sherwood (n/a) | 6 | ADT |
| 16 Jul | Port Dickson Championship | Negeri Sembilan | 180,000 | Sasidaran Muthiah (1) | n/a | |
| 23 Jul | Jimei Korea Kulim Championship | Kedah | US$150,000 | Gunn Charoenkul (n/a) | n/a | ASEAN |
| 30 Jul | Impian Championship | Selangor | 180,000 | Ben Leong (3) | n/a | |
| 6 Aug | I&P Match Play Championship | Selangor | 180,000 | Nicholas Fung (15) | n/a | |
| 13 Aug | Sabah Championship | Sabah | 180,000 | R. Nachimuthu (10) | n/a | |
| 20 Aug | MNRB Sarawak Championship | Sarawak | 200,000 |  Mathiam Keyser (n/a) | 6 | ADT |
| 10 Sep | MIDF TPC Kuala Lumpur Championship | Selangor | 200,000 |  Oskar Arvidsson (n/a) | 6 | ADT |
| 21 Sep | SapuraKencana National Classic | Selangor | 150,000 | Gavin Green (4) | n/a | |
| 8 Oct | Perlis Championship | Perlis | 180,000 | Sukree Othman (6) | n/a | |
| 15 Oct | Terengganu Championship | Terengganu | 180,000 | Airil Rizman (8) | n/a | |
| 22 Oct | Orna Championship | Melaka | 180,000 | Ben Leong (4) | n/a | |
| 5 Nov | PGM IGT Championship | Selangor | 250,000 | Ben Leong (5) | n/a | PTINA |
| 12 Nov | Tiara Melaka Championship | Melaka | 180,000 | Ben Leong (6) | n/a | |
| 10 Dec | Maybank Players Championship | Selangor | 275,000 | Ben Leong (7) | n/a |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Malaysian ringgit.[2]
| Position | Player | Prize money (RM) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Fung | 647,699 |
| 2 | Danny Chia | 344,297 |
| 3 | Ben Leong | 287,970 |
| 4 | Gavin Green | 262,894 |
| 5 | R. Nachimuthu | 166,612 |