Singapore Masters

The Singapore Masters was an annual men's professional golf tournament which was played in Singapore from 2001 to 2007. It was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour, and was one of many European Tour events established in East Asia since the early 1990s.

Singapore Masters
Tournament information
LocationSingapore
Established2001
Course(s)Laguna National Golf and Country Club
Par72
Length7,207 yards
Tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund€1,000,000
Month playedFebruary
Final year2007
Final champion
Liang Wenchong

There have been two important firsts at the Singapore Masters. At the 2002 event, Arjun Atwal became the first Indian golfer to win on the European Tour, and the following year Zhang Lianwei became the first golfer from the People's Republic of China to do so when he overcame then world number 2 Ernie Els on the final hole. In 2006 the prize fund was $1,000,000, which is one of the smaller purses on the European Tour.

There is also a Singapore Open golf tournament, which is part of the Asian Tour's schedule. It is the Asian Tour's flagship event and carries higher prize money than the Singapore Masters.

The 2008 event was canceled following a failure to find a sponsor for the event.[1]

Winners
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-up
Clariden Leu Singapore Masters
2007Liang Wenchong China277−11Playoff Iain Steel
OSIM Singapore Masters
2006Mardan Mamat Singapore276−121 stroke Nick Dougherty
Caltex Masters, presented by Carlsberg
2005Nick Dougherty England270−185 strokes Maarten Lafeber
Colin Montgomerie
2004Colin Montgomerie Scotland272−163 strokes Gregory Hanrahan
2003Zhang Lianwei China278−101 stroke Ernie Els
Caltex Singapore Masters, presented by Carlsberg
2002Arjun Atwal India274−145 strokes Richard Green
Caltex Singapore Masters
2001Vijay Singh Fiji263−212 strokes Warren Bennett

See also
  • Merlion Masters, a golf tournament on the Asian Tour played in Singapore in 1995 and 1996.
  • Rolex Masters, a golf tournament played in Singapore from 1973 to 1998.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Golf365. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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