The Singapore Open is a professional golf tournament in Singapore that has been predominantly part of the Asian Tour schedule. The event is one of the region’s most prestigious National Opens – having been played since the early 1960s. It is owned by the Singapore Golf Association (SGA) and is the country’s flagship golf tournament. Since 2017 the event has been part of the Open Qualifying Series, giving up to three non-exempt players entry into The Open Championship.

The Singapore Open was first played 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. It remained part of the Asia circuit until 1993 when it became a fixture on the Australasian Tour. After just 3 seasons, it left the Australasian Tour to join the fledgling Asian Tour for that tour's second season in 1996. The event was also co-sanctioned with the European Tour from 2009 to 2012, and with the Japan Golf Tour since 2016. Since 2025 it has been part of The International Series, the upper-tier level of events on the Asian Tour that provide a pathway to the LIV Golf League.

History The Singapore Open was founded in 1961 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. Other notable winners of the event who went on to win majors, include Ángel Cabrera, Adam Scott and Sergio García.

In 2002, the event was cancelled due to a lack of sponsorship. It was revived in 2005 with backing from Sentosa Leisure Group. The 2005 event was played in September and offered prize money of US$2 million, making it the richest tournament on the Asian Tour not co-sanctioned by the European Tour at the time, a status it retained until the event was first co-sanctioned by the European Tour in 2009.

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. In 2011, the purse was US$6,000,000. The 2013 edition was cancelled due to lack of sponsorship.

After a three-year absence, the tournament returned in January 2016. The event was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation also became the new title sponsor of the event. Song Young-han won the revived event, beating current world number one Jordan Spieth by one shot in the weather-delayed event.

Matt Kuchar won the 2020 event, beating Justin Rose by three shots.

The tournament was not played in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kweichow Moutai became the tournament's title sponsor in 2025, while The Business Times was announced as the presenting sponsor for the 2026 edition.

In September 2026, it was announced that the 2027 event would return to the European Tour schedule, with Deutsche Bank becoming the title sponsor.

Venues The following venues have been used since the founding of the Singapore Open in 1961. Venue First Last Times Singapore Island Country Club 1961 2025 29 Royal Singapore Golf Club 1962 1962 1 Tanah Merah Country Club 1988 1994 5 Laguna National Golf and Country Club 1996 1996 1 Jurong Country Club 1997 2001 2 Safra Resort 1998 1998 1 Orchid Country Club 1999 1999 1 Sentosa Golf Club 2005 2026 15

Winners Year Tour(s) Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner(s)-up Venue Singapore Open 2026 ASA Ham Jeong-woo 268 −16 2 strokes Cameron John Sentosa Moutai Singapore Open 2025 ASA Yosuke Asaji 269 −19 Playoff Wang Jeung-hun Singapore Island SMBC Singapore Open2023–2024: No tournament 2022 ASA, JPN Sadom Kaewkanjana 271 −13 3 strokes Yuto Katsuragawa Tom Kim Sentosa 2021: No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2020 ASA, JPN Matt Kuchar 266 −18 3 strokes Justin Rose Sentosa 2019 ASA, JPN Jazz Janewattananond 266 −18 2 strokes Paul Casey Yoshinori Fujimoto Sentosa 2018 ASA, JPN Sergio García 270 −14 5 strokes Satoshi Kodaira Shaun Norris Sentosa 2017 ASA, JPN Prayad Marksaeng 275 −9 1 stroke Phachara Khongwatmai Jbe' Kruger Juvic Pagunsan Song Young-han Sentosa 2016 ASA, JPN Song Young-han 272 −12 1 stroke Jordan Spieth Sentosa 2013–2015: No tournamentBarclays Singapore Open 2012 ASA, EUR Matteo Manassero 271 −13 Playoff Louis Oosthuizen Sentosa 2011 ASA, EUR Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño 199 −14 Playoff Juvic Pagunsan Sentosa 2010 ASA, EUR Adam Scott (3) 267 −17 3 strokes Anders Hansen Sentosa 2009 ASA, EUR Ian Poulter 274 −10 1 stroke Liang Wenchong Sentosa 2008 ASA Jeev Milkha Singh 277 −7 1 stroke Pádraig Harrington Ernie Els Sentosa 2007 ASA Ángel Cabrera 276 −8 1 stroke Vijay Singh Sentosa 2006 ASA Adam Scott (2) 205 −8 Playoff Ernie Els Sentosa 2005 ASA Adam Scott 271 −13 7 strokes Lee Westwood Sentosa 2002–2004: No tournamentAlcatel Singapore Open 2001 ASA Thaworn Wiratchant 272 −16 1 stroke Hsieh Yu-shu Jurong Singapore Open 2000 ASA Jyoti Randhawa 268 −20 3 strokes Hendrik Buhrmann Singapore Island(Island Course) Nokia Singapore Open 1999 ASA Kenny Druce 276 −12 Playoff Desvonde Botes Orchid Ericsson Singapore Open 1998 ASA Shaun Micheel 272 −16 2 strokes Hendrik Buhrmann Safra SingTel Ericsson Singapore Open 1997 ASA Zaw Moe 277 −11 3 strokes Fran Quinn Jurong Canon Singapore Open 1996 ASA John Kernohan 285 −3 1 stroke Darren Cole Craig Kamps Brad King Peter Lonard Robert Willis Laguna National Epson Singapore Open 1995 ANZ Steven Conran 270 −14 3 strokes Andrew Bonhomme Singapore Island 1994 ANZ Kyi Hla Han 275 −13 1 stroke Wayne Grady Tanah Merah 1993 ANZ Paul Moloney 276 −12 1 stroke Richard Green Tanah Merah 1992 AGC Bill Israelson 267 −17 6 strokes Frankie Miñoza Singapore Island 1991 AGC Jack Kay Jr. 280 −8 2 strokes Wayne Riley Tanah Merah 1990 AGC Antolin Fernando 273 −11 Playoff Frankie Miñoza Singapore Island Singapore Open 1989 AGC Lu Chien-soon (2) 277 −7 1 stroke Carlos Espinosa Tanah Merah 1988 AGC Greg Bruckner 281 −7 1 stroke Chung Chun-hsing Tanah Merah 1987 AGC Peter Fowler 274 −10 Playoff Hsu Sheng-san Jeff Maggert Singapore Island 1986 AGC Greg Turner 271 −13 4 strokes Tony Grimes Duffy Waldorf Singapore Island 1985 AGC Chen Tze-ming 274 −10 Playoff Greg Turner Singapore Island 1984 AGC Tom Sieckmann 274 −10 2 strokes Terry Gale Kyi Hla Han Bill Israelson Singapore Island 1983 AGC Lu Chien-soon 279 −5 Playoff Bill Brask Singapore Island 1982 AGC Hsu Sheng-san 274 −10 5 strokes Terry Gale Singapore Island 1981 AGC Mya Aye 273 −11 2 strokes Lu Hsi-chuen Singapore Island 1980 AGC Kurt Cox 276 −8 1 stroke Mya Aye Hsu Sheng-san Singapore Island 1979 AGC Lu Hsi-chuen 280 −4 Playoff Hsu Sheng-san Singapore Island 1978 AGC Terry Gale 278 −6 1 stroke Mya Aye Singapore Island 1977 AGC Hsu Chi-san 277 −7 1 stroke Ben Arda Mya Aye Singapore Island 1976 AGC Kesahiko Uchida 273 −11 2 strokes Ben Arda Singapore Island 1975 AGC Yutaka Suzuki 284 −4 1 stroke Hsieh Min-Nan Kuo Chie-Hsiung Singapore Island(New Course) 1974 AGC Eleuterio Nival 275 −9 4 strokes Hsieh Yung-yo Singapore Island 1973 AGC Ben Arda (2) 284 E Playoff Norman Wood Singapore Island 1972 AGC Takaaki Kono 279 −9 4 strokes Takashi Murakami Singapore Island(New Course) 1971 AGC Haruo Yasuda 277 −7 2 strokes Takaaki Kono Peter Thomson Singapore Island 1970 AGC Hsieh Yung-yo (2) 276 −8 2 strokes David Graham Haruo Yasuda Singapore Island 1969 AGC Tomio Kamata 278 −6 Playoff David Graham Guy Wolstenholme Singapore Island 1968 AGC Hsieh Yung-yo 275 −9 6 strokes Han Chang-sang Kenji Hosoishi Singapore Island 1967 FEC Ben Arda 282 −2 Playoff Hideyo Sugimoto Singapore Island 1966 FEC Ross Newdick 284 E Playoff Lu Liang-Huan George Will Singapore Island 1965 FEC Frank Phillips (2) 279 −13 2 strokes Tadashi Kitta Singapore Island 1964 FEC Ted Ball 291 −1 1 stroke Eric Cremin Tadashi Kitta Singapore Island 1963 FEC Alan Brookes 276 −16 7 strokes Tomoo Ishii Singapore Island 1962 FEC Brian Wilkes 283 −9 2 strokes Haruyoshi Kobari Royal Singapore 1961 Frank Phillips 275 8 strokes Darrell Welch Singapore Island

See also Open golf tournament Singapore Masters

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External links Official site Coverage on the Asian Tour's official site Coverage on the Japan Golf Tour's official site Coverage on the European Tour's official site (2009–2012)