Selangor Masters makes welcome return as ADT event – 23-26 November 2022 @ Kelab Golf Seri Selangor

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The Asian Development Tour (ADT) is set to make its eagerly awaited return to Malaysia this season, following a break of three years, for the Selangor Masters.

The popular event will be held at the highly rated Seri Selangor Golf Club from November 23 to 26 (Wednesday to Saturday) and will offer an overall purse of US$150,000 – making it one of the most lucrative ADT tournaments this season.

The tournament, which was previously held on the Asian Tour from 2008 to 2014, will play a key role in determining the final positions on the ADT Order of Merit, with players vying to finish inside the top-10 to earn playing rights on the Asian Tour in 2023.

Jointly sanctioned with Asian Tour’s long-time partner Professional Golf of Malaysia (PGM) Tour, the Selangor Masters will feature a 144-man field consisting of 98 players from the ADT and 40 players from the PGM, along with six sponsor invitations.

It will also be the first international golf tournament to be held in Malaysia since the Malaysia Open, which was the last event to be held on the Asian Tour in March 2020 before the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The last ADT event in Malaysia, a country that used to host multiple ADT events in previous years, was held in November 2019 and won by Thailand’s Nirun Sae-Ueng.

The Selangor Masters has celebrated many worthy champions in Ben Leong (2008), the only Malaysian to have won an Asian Tour event in Malaysia, Australian Rick Kulacz (2009), Angelo Que (2010) of the Philippines and Joonas Granberg (2011) of Finland.

Thai trio Thaworn Wiratchant (2012), main picture, Pariya Junhasavasdikul (2013) and Chapchai Nirat (2014), who emerged victorious in a play-off to end a five-year title drought for his fourth win on Tour, claimed the last three editions of the Selangor Masters.

The Selangor Masters will mark the 14th leg of the current ADT season which celebrated the rise of Order of Merit leader Suteepat Prateeptienchai, who spectacularly won three titles to earn playing rights for the remainder of the current season on the Asian Tour.

The 29-year-old is attempting to become the third player from Thailand to lift the Order of Merit crown following Pavit Tangkamolprasert (2014) and Pannakorn Uthaipas (2017) since the ADT was inaugurated in 2010.

The ADT is set to stage a minimum of 14 tournaments this year across seven countries

– Chinese Taipei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Vietnam.

Selangor State Development Corporation, or PKNS – the title sponsor of the Selangor Masters, which commences tomorrow at Kelab Golf Seri Selangor – have welcomed the opportunity to partner with one of Malaysia’s best-known events.

The US$150,000 tournament, which is part of the Asian Development Tour (ADT), was last held in 2014 and as the honourable Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari explained at a press conference today with the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic over the chance to get involved with the event was too good to miss.

“When we heard there was an opportunity to host an Asian Development Tour event, we quickly jumped at the offer,” said Dato’ Seri Amirudin, who is also chairman of the PKNS Board.

“Despite the last-minute notice we are rather excited at being able to host a professional event again.

“I’m also happy to announce that this tournament is being organized in conjunction with the 77th birthday celebrations of His Highness the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharifuddin Idris Shah.”

Dato’ Seri Amirudin also added that the players will be contesting for the Sultan of Selangor Cup and that golf plays an important role in the State’s ongoing efforts to increase tourism revenue through sporting events like the PKNS Selangor Masters.

The event’s purse of US$150,000 makes it one of the more lucrative stops on the Asian Development Tour this year, which boasts a total of 16 events with two more remaining after this week.

Headlining the event will be Thailand’s Suteepat Prateeptienchai and Chonlatit Chuenboonngam who are ranked one and two on the circuit’s Order of Merit.

Singapore’s Mardan Mamat, Malaysia’s Danny Chia and Kieran Vincent from Zimbabwe, brother of Asian Tour star Scott, have also entered along with Malaysian Ben Leong – winner of the inaugural Selangor Masters in 2008.

With the top 10 on the Final Order of Merit gaining Tour cards to compete on the Asian Tour next year, the competition is expected to be fierce, particularly for the local contingent.

Malaysians Sharifuddin Ariffin and Paul San are currently ranked seventh and ninth respectively and will want to take advantage of the home support to maintain their hopes for 2023.

Also, in with a chance of moving into the top 10 is Malaysian Ervin Chang, ranked 15th and just over US$3,000 short of 10th placed Naraajie Ramadhanputra of Indonesia.

Notable other names playing this week are Galven Green, brother of Gavin, Khor Kheng Hwai, Danny Chia, Airil Rizman and veteran M. Ramayah.

Japanese amateur Daichi Hayashi is also playing, and aged 12 years old he is the youngest player ever to compete in an ADT event.

A total of 60 Malaysians, including a handful of amateurs, will tee up on the challenging Par 71 Seri Selangor layout, designed by well-known architect Ross Watson. The par-five 18th will play as a par four, as has always been the case for professional tournaments.

Seri Selangor has often been referred to as the only true public course in Malaysia. It is well-known for its firm, fast greens and narrow fairways hemmed in by towering trees.

The ADT season continues on to Riyadh GC from Dec 8-10 for the Saudi Open and finally the Taifong Open in Chinese Taipei from Dec 22-25. Both events offer US$200,000 in prize money.

Pos.          Score                            Name                           Represents         R01           R02           R03           R04        Gross (USD)
1 275 Shahriffuddin Ariffin Malaysia 67 72 66 70 26,250.00
2 277 Denwit Boriboonsub Thailand 67 70 68 72 17,250.00
3= 278 Danny Chia Malaysia 70 70 67 71 9,450.00
3= 278 Lloyd Jefferson Go Philippines 68 73 66 71 9,450.00
5 279 Kieran Vincent Zimbabwe 73 71 69 66 6,600.00
6 280 Jack Murdoch Australia 70 68 71 71 5,550.00
7= 283 Joe Heraty England 68 74 71 70 4,000.00
7= 283 Gregory Foo Singapore 70 68 74 71 4,000.00
7= 283 Amir Nazrin Malaysia 65 72 73 73 4,000.00
10 284 Suteepat Prateep enchai Thailand 71 75 65 73 3,075.00
11= 285 Chanat Sakulpolphaisan Thailand 72 72 73 68 2,600.00
11= 285 Varanyu Ra anaphiboonkij Thailand 70 73 75 67 2,600.00
11= 285 Edven Ying Malaysia 67 71 76 71 2,600.00
14= 286 Joshua Grenville-Wood England 70 78 68 70 2,065.00
14= 286 Chonla t Chuenboonngam Thailand 69 77 70 70 2,065.00
14= 286 Puwit Anupansuebsai Thailand 74 73 67 72 2,065.00
17= 287 Kemarol Baharin Malaysia 73 76 69 69 1,758.75
17= 287 Nirun Sae-ueng Thailand 73 69 77 68 1,758.75
17= 287 Ervin Chang Malaysia 75 69 76 67 1,758.75
17= 287 Peradol Panyathanasedh Thailand 72 72 71 72 1,758.75
21= 289 Van Thomas USA 70 70 76 73 1,575.00
21= 289 Paul San

Leunkwang Kim

M. Sasidaran

Ben Leong

Malaysia 73 72 71 73 1,575.00
21= 289 Malaysia 70 75 71 73 1,575.00
24= 290 Malaysia 71 77 69 73 1,485.00
24= 290 Malaysia 74 71 71 74 1,485.00
26= 291 Ryoto Furuya USA 72 72 72 75 1,410.00
26= 291 R. Nachimuthu Malaysia 74 73 74 70 1,410.00
26= 291 Poosit Supupramai Thailand 76 72 73 70 1,410.00
29= 292 Jonathan Wijono Indonesia 76 69 73 74 1,305.00
29= 292 Choo Tze Huang Singapore 72 72 75 73 1,305.00
29= 292 Piya Sawangarunporn Thailand 74 72 75 71 1,305.00
29= 292 William Harrold England 73 76 75 68 1,305.00
33= 293 Naraajie E. Ramadhanputra Indonesia 78 70 71 74 1,200.00
33= 293 Na awat Suvajanakorn Thailand 73 69 74 77 1,200.00
33= 293 Tawit Pothai Thailand 73 74 74 72 1,200.00
36= 294 Oscar Ze erwall Sweden 72 74 72 76 1,110.00
36= 294 Rizal Amin Malaysia 76 70 71 77 1,110.00
36= 294 Fidel Concepcion Philippines 72 76 74 72 1,110.00
39 295 Kong Loong Lam

Sazanur Iman Salenin

Wilson Choo

Malaysia 71 78 69 77 1,050.00
40= 296 Malaysia 75 71 71 79 964.50
40= 296 Malaysia 76 72 74 74 964.50
40= 296 Abdul Hadi Singapore 72 70 72 82 964.50
40= 296 Sukree Othman

Muhammad Danial Faidz

Galven Green

Malaysia 73 72 78 73 964.50
40= 296 Malaysia 74 74 78 70 964.50
45= 297 Malaysia 68 78 76 75 862.50
45= 297 Sangtae Park Korea 73 73 79 72 862.50
47 300 Hui Yong Sherng Malaysia 74 75 82 69 817.50
48 302 Ira Alido Philippine 74 67 83 78 787.50
49= 305 Su    jet Kooratanapisan Thailand 68 77 78 82 742.50
49= 305 Zurie Harun Malaysia 72 74 77 82 742.50
TOTAL                                                                                                                                                       145,417.50

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