Tournament information | |
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Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Established | 2010 |
Course(s) | Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,208 yards (5,677 m) |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
Prize fund | $1.8 million |
Month played | October |
Final year | 2017 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 265 Lexi Thompson (2014) |
To par | −19 Lexi Thompson (2014) |
Final champion | |
Cristie Kerr |
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.[1] 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.