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MAYBANK TO HOLD INAUGURAL MAYBANK CHAMPIONSHIP MALAYSIA GOLF IN 2016

31/7/2015

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Source: Asian Tour.  

Kuala Lumpur, July 31: Maybank announced today that it will be holding its inaugural Maybank Championship Malaysia (MCM) Golf tournament in February, 2016.
 
The event, sanctioned by the European and Asian Tours, builds upon Maybank's very successful relationships with these two Tours over the last ten years through involvement in the Maybank Malaysian Open (MMO). Through the largest involvement of Malaysian golfer in the field, MMO had helped raise the standards of amateurs and professional golfers in the country.
 
Maybank's intention is to continue to have the largest number of appropriately qualified Malaysian golfers participate in its forthcoming tournament. With a prize money of USD3 million, the Maybank Championship Malaysia is the richest tournament among the European and Asian Tours in the region. 
 
"Next year will also be a milestone year for golf as it will be featured as an event at the 2016 Olympics for the first time, and we want this tournament to be an important staging point for our professional golfers who can represent the country in Rio," said Tan Sri Dato Megat Zaharuddin, Chairman of Maybank.
 
He added, "Our considerations to have Maybank's own Championship are to ensure that our objectives in projecting our brand to our stakeholders worldwide and to support our community aspirations can be sustained in the best possible way."

Tan Sri Megat said that Maybank was honoured to have played a significant role in raising the visibility and profile of the MMO over the last 10 years. “We believe that now is an opportune time for Maybank to introduce our flagship Championship profiling our significant role in ASEAN community building. Hence, with this championship, we will also be nurturing budding ASEAN golfing talents by providing a fixed number of spots to other ASEAN golfing talents.”
 
"For this next championship, we want the venue to best provide the challenge expected by the top-class field, yet fulfill our other aspirations to promote Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia, not just as a golf destination but also its rich heritage and diversity," said Tan Sri Megat.
 
Asian Tour CEO Mike Kerr said “We are delighted to continue our partnership with Maybank to develop professional golf in Asia through the staging of the inaugural Maybank Championship Malaysia next year. Maybank has been one of the longest serving supporters and sponsors in Asia and Tan Sri Megat’s vision in creating its own tournament is a strong endorsement for the game in Malaysia and South East Asia in general. We also look forward to working closely again with our partners, The European Tour, to ensure the successful launch of the Maybank Championship Malaysia.”

Keith Waters, Chief Operating Officer of The European Tour said, “It is great news for the country, and indeed the entire South East Asian region, that Maybank has included in its own Championship by extending its sponsorship portfolio".
 
“Maybank’s support of golf over the past decade has been superb, and we look forward to growing our relationship with them and developing the Maybank Championship Malaysia over the coming years. With golf returning to the Olympics next year, this tournament gives Asian players the perfect platform to gain some valuable World Ranking points and stake a claim for a place in Rio.”
 
Promoting this new regional platform will be long time Maybank partner and leading sports event promoter, GlobalOne.
 
Tan Sri Razali Rahman, Chairman of the tournament promoter GlobalOne, said, “We are excited to extend our decade long relationship with Maybank and to have assigned our preferred dates with our partners, The European and Asian Tours. The tournament should attract global stars competing against the best in Asia, and will help Maybank further expand its reach.”
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Airil secures first win of the season at Lumut

26/7/2015

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Source: PGM Tour.  

Airil Rizman won for the first time this season when he comfortably claimed the RM180,000 PGM Swiss-Garden Closed Championship title in Lumut, Perak today.


The Professional Golf of Malaysia (PGM) Tour Player of the Year carved out a massive 10-stroke victory at Damai Laut Golf & Country Club after shooting a fourth and final day 67 that gave him a 14-under 274 total.

There was a two-way tie for second place as Ben Leong and Sabah teenager Solomon Emilio finished on four-under-par 284. Nicholas Fung came back strongly to finish in a tie for third after opening with a 74. He shot a last day 69 for a 287 total, alongside Lam Yu Shuen, who closed with a 70.

Rashid Ismail was even-par for the tournament, following a 74 today. He finished alone in sixth place. Kemarol Baharin (71) and Hans Jamil (72) were joint seventh on 289.

Pleased with his triumph, Airil said: “I am happy to have done it at last.. I have come close on several occasions this season, as I said before, but was unable to finish off the job.

“But here I did it and I am just happy it’s over. Now I can look forward to moving on and trying to play better and more consistently.”

Airil, who won three times last year en route to nailing down the Player of the Year award when he topped the 2014 PGM Order of Merit, got off to a hot start today and was three-under over the first four holes, birdie-birdie-par-birdie. He gave a shot back at the par-4 6th hole, but that would be his one and blemish. He added birdies at the 9th, 10th and 12th holes, to secure the biggest margin on the Tour in this campaign – making it a fine start to the resumption of the circuit, following the mid-season break.

After matching Airil’s low round of the tournament today (67), which left him 10-over for the event, young Abel Tam said: “It really feels good to have played that well as I have been struggling with my fitness, which has affected my play over the past few months.

“I injured my wrist again in March and it has hampered my game. But the month-long mid-season break gave me a chance to rest it and it has definitely helped.

“I was 15-over for the first three days here (in Damai Laut GCC) but it all came together today and it is very encouraging. I hope my wrist stays pain-free to allow me the chance to build on today’s performance.

“Overall, I played well as I struck the ball solidly and I putted reasonably well too,” added the lad who turns 23 in less than two weeks’ time.

The PGM tour’s next stop is the RM180,000 Taiping Closed Championship starting next Wednesday (July 29) at Taiping Golf & Country Club.


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Sapura Kencana National Qualifiers

8/7/2015

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