2017 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
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Duration4 January 2017 – 9 December 2017
Number of official events20
Most wins
Khor Kheng Hwai (2)
Ben Leong (2)
Khor Kheng Hwai (2) Ben Leong (2)Order of Merit Shahriffuddin Ariffin
Shahriffuddin Ariffin| Duration | 4 January 2017 – 9 December 2017 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 20 |
| Most wins | Khor Kheng Hwai (2) Ben Leong (2) |
| Order of Merit | Shahriffuddin Ariffin |
← 2016 2018 → | |
The 2017 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour was the seventh season of the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, the main professional golf tour in Malaysia since it was formed in 2010.
Unofficial events
The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (RM) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan | Sime Darby Impian Championship | Selangor | 185,000 | Ben Leong (8) | n/a | |
| 21 Jan | CCM Seriemas Championship | Selangor | 220,000 |  Martin Dive (n/a) | 6 | ADT |
| 5 Feb | I&P Group Matchplay Championship | Selangor | 185,000 | Khor Kheng Hwai (2) | n/a | |
| 18 Feb | Panasonic Malaysia Championship | Selangor | 250,000 |  Brett Munson (n/a) | 6 | ADT |
| 4 Mar | Palm Resort Championship | Johor | 185,000 | Khor Kheng Hwai (3) | n/a | |
| 18 Mar | Northport Championship | Selangor | 200,000 | Ben Leong (9) | 6 | ADT |
| 1 Apr | Port Dickson Championship | Negeri Sembilan | 185,000 | Daeng Abdul Rahman (2) | n/a | |
| 15 Apr | UMW Championship | Selangor | 200,000 | Nicholas Fung (16) | 6 | ADT |
| 24 May | Perlis Championship | Selangor | 200,000 | Sasidaran Muthiah (2) | n/a | |
| 15 Jul | Darulaman Championship | Kedah | 200,000 |  Nattawat Suvajanakorn (n/a) | 6 | ADT |
| 28 Jul | CIMB National Championship | Selangor | 200,000 | Danny Chia (10) | n/a | |
| 26 Aug | Tiara Melaka Championship | Melaka | 185,000 | Shahriffuddin Ariffin (1) | n/a | |
| 23 Sep | EurAsia Sabah Championship | Sabah | 200,000 | John Michael O'Toole (n/a) | 6 | ADT |
| 30 Sep | Labuan Championship | Labuan | 200,000 |  Mathiam Keyser (n/a) | 6 | ADT |
| 7 Oct | MNRB Championship | Sarawak | 200,000 | Blake Snyder (n/a) | 6 | ADT |
| 14 Oct | Miri Championship | Sarawak | 180,000 | Airil Rizman (9) | n/a | |
| 28 Oct | MIDF Championship | Selangor | 200,000 | Kasidit Lepkurte (n/a) | 6 | ADT |
| 11 Nov | EurAsia Perak Championship | Perak | 200,000 | John Catlin (n/a) | n/a | ADT |
| 25 Nov | GlobalOne Championship | Selangor | 200,000 | Panuwat Muenlek (n/a) | 6 | ADT |
| 9 Dec | Maybank Players Championship | Selangor | 275,000 | Arie Irawan (3) | n/a |
The following events were sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (RM) |
Winners | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep | PGM IGT Championship | Indonesia | Rp600,000,000 | Team IGT | n/a | PTINA |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Malaysian ringgit.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (RM) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shahriffuddin Ariffin | 137,963 |
| 2 | R. Nachimuthu | 120,782 |
| 3 | Arie Irawan | 115,321 |
| 4 | Sukree Othman | 93,900 |
| 5 | Khor Kheng Hwai | 90,738 |