Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia

Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia
Tournament information
Location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Established 2010
Course(s) Kuala Lumpur Golf
& Country Club
Par 71
Length 6,208 yards (5,677 m)
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play - 72 holes
Prize fund $1.8 million
Month played October
Tournament record score
Aggregate 265 Lexi Thompson (2014)
To par −19 Lexi Thompson (2014)
Current champion
United States Cristie Kerr
Kuala Lumpur
Location in Malaysia

The Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It was played for the first time in October 2010 at the East Course at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The title sponsor is Sime Darby, Malaysia's leading multinational conglomerate involved in five core sectors: plantations, property, industrial, motors, and energy and utilities, with a growing presence in healthcare.

The debut tournament was a limited field event with 50 players invited from the official LPGA money list and an additional ten invited sponsor exemptions, including two ASEAN nations local qualifiers. A 54-hole event with no cut, all 60 players played for the entire tournament.[1] The purse was $1.8 million.

The event was increased to 72 holes in 2011, with a no-cut field of 72 players. The purse was increased to $1.9 million.

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal[2]
Yards3664093933481784711683884103,1313413934962863421365211573903,0626,193
Par444435344354454435343671

Winners

YearDatesChampionCountryWinning
score		To parMargin
of victory		Runner-upPurse
($)		Winner's
share ($)
2018No tournament
201726–29 OctCristie Kerr United States70-63-65-71=269−151 strokeUnited States Jacqui Concolino
China Shanshan Feng
United States Danielle Kang		1,800,000270,000
201627–30 OctShanshan Feng China66-70-64-67=267−173 strokesNorway Suzann Pettersen1,800,000270,000
20158–11 OctJessica Korda United States69-67-65-65=266−184 strokesChina Shanshan Feng
New Zealand Lydia Ko
United States Stacy Lewis		2,000,000300,000
20149–12 OctShanshan Feng China67-67-69-63=266−183 strokesThailand Pornanong Phatlum2,000,000300,000
201310–13 OctLexi Thompson United States67-63-66-69=265−194 strokesChina Shanshan Feng2,000,000300,000
201211–14 OctInbee Park South Korea69-68-65-67=269−152 strokesSouth Korea Na Yeon Choi1,900,000285,000
201113–16 OctNa Yeon Choi South Korea66-68-67-68=269−151 strokeTaiwan Yani Tseng1,900,000285,000
201022–24 OctJimin Kang South Korea70-69-65=204−91 strokeUnited States Juli Inkster1,800,000270,000

Tournament records

YearPlayerScoreRound
2013Amy Yang62 (−9)2nd

References

  1. ↑ "Players' Criteria". Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Course details". Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia. Retrieved 14 October 2011.

Coordinates: 3°08′20″N 101°38′24″E / 3.139°N 101.640°E / 3.139; 101.640

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