The Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia was 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 was 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. 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 $1.9 million.
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Winners Year Dates Champion Country Winningscore To par Marginof victory Runner-up Purse($) Winner'sshare ($)2017 26–29 Oct Cristie Kerr 70-63-65-71=269 −15 1 stroke Jacqui Concolino Shanshan Feng Danielle Kang 1,800,000 270,0002016 27–30 Oct Shanshan Feng 66-70-64-67=267 −17 3 strokes Suzann Pettersen 1,800,000 270,0002015 8–11 Oct Jessica Korda 69-67-65-65=266 −18 4 strokes Shanshan Feng Lydia Ko Stacy Lewis 2,000,000 300,0002014 9–12 Oct Shanshan Feng 67-67-69-63=266 −18 3 strokes Pornanong Phatlum 2,000,000 300,0002013 10–13 Oct Lexi Thompson 67-63-66-69=265 −19 4 strokes Shanshan Feng 2,000,000 300,0002012 11–14 Oct Inbee Park 69-68-65-67=269 −15 2 strokes Na Yeon Choi 1,900,000 285,0002011 13–16 Oct Na Yeon Choi 66-68-67-68=269 −15 1 stroke Yani Tseng 1,900,000 285,0002010 22–24 Oct Jimin Kang 70-69-65=204 −9 1 stroke Juli Inkster 1,800,000 270,000
Tournament records YearPlayerScoreRound2013 Amy Yang 62 (−9) 2nd
References
External links
Coverage on the LPGA Tour's official site