Iskandar Johor Open

The Iskandar Johor Open was a golf tournament held in Malaysia and part of the Asian Tour. It was first held in 2007 when it was played at the Royal Johor Country Club in Johor Bahru.

The 2008 purse was US$500,000. In 2009, Johor Open's purse was doubled to a size of US$1 million. The prize fund in 2010 was US$1.25 million, the joint richest event sanctioned solely by the Asian Tour, alongside the Hero Honda Indian Open, and 8th richest event of the Asian Tour. The 2011 Johor Open was added to the European Tour and the purse increased to US$2 million. In 2012, the Johor Open was no longer a European Tour event but the prize money remained at US$2 million. The tournament was discontinued after 2012.

The Championship was supported by the Johor state government and the Iskandar Region Development Authority (IRDA).

Winners

Asian Tour event
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin of victoryRunner-up
2012Sergio García Spain198*−183 strokesUnited States Jonathan Moore
European and Asian Tour event
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin of victoryRunner-up
2011Joost Luiten Netherlands198*−151 strokeSweden Daniel Chopra
Asian Tour event
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin of victoryRunner(s)-up
2010Pádraig Harrington Ireland268−203 strokesSouth Korea Noh Seung-yul
2009K. J. Choi South Korea196*−204 strokesThailand Chapchai Nirat
2008Retief Goosen South Africa276−122 strokesThailand Thaworn Wiratchant
2007Artemio Murakami Philippines276−51 strokePhilippines Antonio Lascuña, Scotland Simon Yates

* Shortened to 54 holes due to weather in 2009, 2011, and 2012.


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