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The Malaysian Masters was a
golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various Golf club, clubs to hit a Golf ball, ball into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...
tournament that was held in Malaysia from 1988 until 1992. In 1991 and 1992, it was part of the
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schedule as the tour sought to expand into
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, and as a result carried world ranking points in those years. The tournament was founded in 1988 and had the richest purse in the region for an event outside of the
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, with hopes that it would become one of the biggest tournaments in Asia. In 1993, having been part of the Australasian Tour for two seasons, the tournament was cancelled as the tour worked towards closer ties with the Asia Golf Circuit.


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Malaysian Dunlop Masters The Malaysian Dunlop Masters was a golf tournament in Malaysia in the 1970s and 1980s. Taiwanese golfer Chen Tze-ming won the 1978 event by a record 15 strokes. Despite his record-breaking win runner-up Simon Owen took the first prize money as C ...
* Pulai Springs Malaysian Masters *
Volvo Masters of Malaysia The Volvo Masters of Malaysia was a men's professional golf tournament which took place in Malaysia. Founded in 1994, it was an Asian Tour event from 1997 to 2001. Winners Source: See also *Malaysian Dunlop Masters * Malaysian Masters *Volvo Ma ...


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{{reflist Former PGA Tour of Australasia events Golf tournaments in Malaysia Recurring sporting events established in 1988 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1993