Maybank Championship
Golf tournament
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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]
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Established | 2016 |
| Course | Saujana Golf and Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,135 yards (6,524 m) |
| Tour(s) | Asian Tour European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$3,000,000 |
| Month played | March |
| Final year | 2019 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 267 Shubhankar Sharma (2018) |
| To par | −21 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Scott Hend | |
| Location map | |
  Saujana G&CC Location in Malaysia | |
Since 2017 the Maybank Championship was played at Saujana Golf and Country Club in Kuala Lumpur.
Winners
| Year | Tours[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maybank Championship | ||||||||
| 2020 | ASA, EUR | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] | ||||||
| 2019 | ASA, EUR | Scott Hend | 273 | −15 | Playoff |  Nacho Elvira | Saujana | |
| 2018 | ASA, EUR |  Shubhankar Sharma | 267 | −21 | 2 strokes | Jorge Campillo | Saujana | |
| 2017 | ASA, EUR |  Fabrizio Zanotti | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke |  David Lipsky | Saujana | |
| Maybank Championship Malaysia | ||||||||
| 2016 | ASA, EUR | Marcus Fraser | 269 | −15 | 2 strokes |  Lee Soo-min Miguel Tabuena | Royal Selangor | |
Notes
- ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.