Maybank Championship

The Maybank Championship is a professional golf tournament, co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour, that is 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 to 21 February at Royal Selangor Golf Club in Kuala Lumpur.[1] It had a purse of US$3,000,000.[2]

Not to be confused with Maybank Malaysian Open.
Maybank Championship
Tournament information
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Established2016
Course(s)Saujana Golf and Country Club
Par72
Length7,135 yards (6,524 m)
Tour(s)Asian Tour
European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$3.0 million
Month playedMarch
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Shubhankar Sharma (2018)
To par−21 Shubhankar Sharma (2018)
Current champion
Scott Hend
Saujana G&CC
Location in Malaysia

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

Winners
YearTours[lower-alpha 1]VenueWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
Maybank Championship
2020ASA, EURCancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2019ASA, EURSaujana G&CC Scott Hend273−15Playoff Nacho Elvira
2018ASA, EURSaujana G&CC Shubhankar Sharma267−212 strokes Jorge Campillo
2017ASA, EURSaujana G&CC Fabrizio Zanotti269−191 stroke David Lipsky
Maybank Championship Malaysia
2016ASA, EURRoyal Selangor GC Marcus Fraser269−152 strokes Lee Soo-min
Miguel Tabuena
  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. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

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