Singapore Open (golf)

The Singapore Open is a golf tournament in Singapore that is part of the Asian Tour schedule. The event has been held at Sentosa Golf Club since 2005 and since 2017 has been part of the Open Qualifying Series, giving up to four non-exempt players entry into The Open Championship.

Singapore Open
Tournament information
Location Singapore
Established1961
Course(s)Sentosa Golf Club
(Serapong course)
Par71
Length7,372 yards (6,741 m)
Tour(s)Asian Tour (since 1996)
Japan Golf Tour (since 2016)
European Tour (2009–2012)
Australasian Tour (1993–1995)
Asia Golf Circuit (1962–1992)
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$1,000,000
Month playedJanuary
Current champion
Matt Kuchar
Sentosa GC
Location in Singapore

The Singapore Open was founded in 1961 and was one of the tournaments on the first season of the Far East Circuit (later the Asia Golf Circuit) the following year.[1] It remained part of the Asia circuit until 1993 when it became a fixture on the Australasian Tour.[2] After just 3 seasons, it left the Australasian Tour to join the fledgling Asian Tour for that tour's second season in 1996.[3] The event was also co-sanctioned with the European Tour from 2009 to 2012, and with the Japan Golf Tour since 2016.

History

The Singapore Open was founded in 1961[4] and was staged annually until 2001, when it was won by Thaworn Wiratchant. Other winners in the years leading up to this included American Shaun Micheel in 1998, who went on to win the 2003 PGA Championship.

In 2002 the event was cancelled because of lack of sponsorship. It was not revived until 2005, when sponsorship was secured from the Sentosa Leisure Group. The 2005 prize fund was $2 million, which made the Singapore Open by far the richest tournament exclusive to the Asian Tour that was not co-sanctioned by the European Tour, a status it retained until the European Tour first co-sanctioned the event in 2009. Asian Tour chief executive Louis Martin claimed when the revival of the tournament was announced, "Competing for a prize purse of two million US dollars will give our playing membership a huge boost and elevate the Asian Tour to a new level." The 2005 event was played in September.

The 2006 Singapore Open offered a purse of US$3 million with a winner's share of US$475,000. In May 2006 it was announced that Barclays Bank would sponsor the event for five years from 2006 and that the prize fund will be increased to US$4 million in 2007 and US$5 million in 2008.[5] In 2011, the purse was US$6,000,000. The 2013 edition was cancelled due to lack of sponsorship.[6]

After a three-year absence, the tournament returned in January 2016. The event is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour.[7] It features Sumitomo Mitsui Bank as title sponsor and has a US$1 million purse.

Winners
Year Tour[lower-alpha 1]ChampionCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upRef
SMBC Singapore Open
2020 ASA, JPNMatt Kuchar United States266−183 strokes Justin Rose
2019 ASA, JPNJazz Janewattananond Thailand266−182 strokes Paul Casey
Yoshinori Fujimoto
2018 ASA, JPNSergio García Spain270−145 strokes Satoshi Kodaira
Shaun Norris
2017 ASA, JPNPrayad Marksaeng Thailand275−91 stroke Phachara Khongwatmai
Jbe' Kruger
Juvic Pagunsan
Song Young-han
2016 ASA, JPNSong Young-han South Korea272−121 stroke Jordan Spieth
Singapore Open
2013–15No tournament
Barclays Singapore Open
2012 ASA, EURMatteo Manassero Italy271−13Playoff Louis Oosthuizen
2011 ASA, EURGonzalo Fernández-Castaño Spain199[lower-alpha 2]−14Playoff Juvic Pagunsan
2010 ASA, EURAdam Scott (3) Australia267−173 strokes Anders Hansen
2009 ASA, EURIan Poulter England274−101 stroke Liang Wen-Chong
2008 ASAJeev Milkha Singh India277−71 stroke Pádraig Harrington
Ernie Els
2007 ASA Ángel Cabrera Argentina276−81 stroke Vijay Singh
2006 ASA Adam Scott (2) Australia205[lower-alpha 3]−8Playoff[lower-alpha 4] Ernie Els
2005 ASA Adam Scott Australia271−137 strokes Lee Westwood
Singapore Open
2002–04No tournament
Alcatel Singapore Open
2001 ASAThaworn Wiratchant ThailandJurong CC272−161 stroke Hsieh Yu-shu
Singapore Open
2000 ASAJyoti Randhawa IndiaSingapore Island CC
(Island course)		268−203 strokes Hendrik Buhrmann
Nokia Singapore Open
1999 ASAKenny Druce AustraliaOrchid CC276−12Playoff Desvonde Botes
Ericsson Singapore Open
1998 ASAShaun Micheel United StatesSafra Resort & CC272−162 strokes Hendrik Buhrmann
SingTel Ericsson Singapore Open
1997 ASAZaw Moe MyanmarJurong CC277−113 strokes Fran Quinn
Canon Singapore Open
1996 ASAJohn Kernohan United StatesLaguna National G&CC285−31 stroke Darren Cole
Craig Kamps
Brad King
Peter Lonard
Robert Willis
Epson Singapore Open
1995 ANZSteven Conran AustraliaSingapore Island CC270−143 strokes Andrew Bonhomme[8]
1994 ANZKyi Hla Han MyanmarTanah Merah CC275−131 stroke Wayne Grady[9]
1993 ANZ Paul Moloney AustraliaTanah Merah CC276−121 stroke Richard Green[10]
1992 AGCBill Israelson United StatesSingapore Island CC2676 strokes Frankie Miñoza[11]
1991 AGC Jack Kay, Jr. CanadaTanah Merah CC2802 strokes Wayne Riley
1990 AGC Antolin Fernando PhilippinesSingapore Island CC273Playoff Frankie Miñoza
Singapore Open
1989 AGC Lu Chien-soon (2) TaiwanTanah Merah CC2821 stroke Carlos Espinoza[12]
1988 AGC Greg Bruckner United StatesTanah Merah CC2811 stroke Chung Chun-hsing[13]
1987 AGC Peter Fowler AustraliaSingapore Island CC274Playoff Hsu Sheng-san
Jeff Maggert		[14]
1986 AGC Greg Turner New ZealandSingapore Island CC2714 strokes Tony Grimes
Duffy Waldorf		[15]
1985 AGC Chen Tze-ming TaiwanSingapore Island CC274Playoff Greg Turner[16]
1984 AGC Tom Sieckmann United StatesSingapore Island CC2742 strokes Terry Gale
Kyi Hla Han
Bill Israelson		[17]
1983 AGC Lu Chien-soon TaiwanSingapore Island CC279Playoff Bill Brask[18]
1982 AGC Hsu Sheng-san TaiwanSingapore Island CC2745 strokes Terry Gale[19]
1981 AGC Mya Aye BurmaSingapore Island CC2732 strokes Lu Hsi-chuen[20]
1980 AGC Kurt Cox United StatesSingapore Island CC2761 stroke Mya Aye
Hsu Sheng-san		[21][22]
1979 AGC Lu Hsi-chuen TaiwanSingapore Island CC280Playoff Hsu Sheng-san[23]
1978 AGC Terry Gale AustraliaSingapore Island CC2781 stroke Mya Aye[24]
1977 AGC Hsu Chi-san TaiwanSingapore Island CC2771 stroke Ben Arda
Mya Aye		[25]
1976 AGC Kesahiko Uchida JapanSingapore Island CC2732 strokes Ben Arda[26]
1975 AGC Yutaka Suzuki JapanSingapore Island CC
(New course)		2841 stroke Hsieh Min-Nan
Kuo Chie-Hsiung		[27]
1974 AGC Eleuterio Nival PhilippinesSingapore Island CC2754 strokes Hsieh Yung-yo[28]
1973 AGC Ben Arda (2) PhilippinesSingapore Island CC284Playoff Norman Wood[29]
1972 AGC Takaaki Kono JapanSingapore Island CC
(New course)		2794 strokes Takashi Murakami[30]
1971 AGC Haruo Yasuda JapanSingapore Island CC2772 strokes Takaaki Kono
Peter Thomson		[31]
1970 AGC Hsieh Yung-yo (2) TaiwanSingapore Island CC2762 strokes David Graham
Haruo Yasuda		[32]
1969 AGC Tomio Kamata JapanSingapore Island CC278Playoff David Graham
Guy Wolstenholme		[33]
1968 AGC Hsieh Yung-yo TaiwanSingapore Island CC2756 strokes Han Chang-sang
Kenji Hosoishi		[34]
1967 AGC Ben Arda PhilippinesSingapore Island CC282Playoff Hideyo Sugimoto[35]
1966 AGC Ross Newdick New ZealandSingapore Island CC284Playoff Lu Liang-Huan
George Will		[36]
1965 AGC Frank Phillips (2) AustraliaSingapore Island CC2792 strokes Tadashi Kitta[37]
1964 AGC Ted Ball AustraliaSingapore Island CC2911 stroke Eric Cremin
Tadashi Kitta		[38]
1963 AGC Alan Brookes South AfricaRoyal Island Club2767 strokes Tomoo Ishii[39]
1962 AGC Brian Wilkes South AfricaRoyal Singapore GC2832 strokes Haruyoshi Kobari[40]
1961 AGC Frank Phillips AustraliaRoyal Island Club2758 strokes Darrell Welch[41]
  1. ASA – Asian Tour (formerly Asian PGA/Omega/Davidoff Tour); AGC – Asia Golf Circuit; ANZ – PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR – European Tour; JPN – Japan Golf Tour
  2. 2011 tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  3. 2006 tournament was shortened to 54 holes.
  4. Scott beat Els in a 3 hole playoff.

See also
  • Singapore Masters – a golf tournament which was co-sanctioned by the Asian and European Tours from 2001 to 2007

References
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  30. "It's Kono's title as Jumbo crashes". The Straits Times. 6 March 1972. p. 31.
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  32. "Yung Yo's S'pore Open by 2 strokes". The Straits Times. 2 March 1970. p. 24.
  33. "Kamata triumphs". The Straits Times. 10 March 1969. p. 20.
  34. "Yung-Yo fires eagle to signal victory". The Straits Times. 4 March 1968. p. 20.
  35. "Arda wins Singapore Open". The Straits Times. 6 March 1967. p. 20.
  36. "It's Newdick's Open". The Straits Times. 7 March 1966. p. 21.
  37. "Phillips wears down Kitta with superb 66". The Straits Times. 8 March 1965. p. 17.
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  39. "It's Brookes title with scorching round of 64". The Straits Times. 25 February 1963. p. 20.
  40. "Wilkes grabs $5,000 first prize". The Straits Times. 19 February 1962. p. 17.
  41. "Easy victory for Phillips". The Straits Times. 6 February 1961. p. 15.

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