Singapore Open (golf) explained

SMBC Singapore Open
Location:Singapore
Establishment:1961
Course:Sentosa Golf Club
(Serapong Course)
Par:71
Yardage:7403yd
Tour:European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Asia Golf Circuit
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:January
Final Year:2022
To-Par:−18 as above
Final Champion: Sadom Kaewkanjana
Map:Singapore
Map Label:Sentosa GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:1.244°N 103.83°W

The Singapore Open was a golf tournament in Singapore that was predominantly part of the Asian Tour schedule. The event was held at Sentosa Golf Club since 2005 and since 2017 had been part of the Open Qualifying Series, giving up to four non-exempt players entry into The Open Championship.

The Singapore Open was founded 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.[1] It remained part of the Asia circuit until 1993 when it became a fixture on the Australasian Tour.[2] After just 3 seasons, it left the Australasian Tour to join the fledgling Asian Tour for that tour's second season in 1996.[3] The event was also co-sanctioned with the European Tour from 2009 to 2012, and with the Japan Golf Tour since 2016.

History

The Singapore Open was founded in 1961[4] 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 because of lack of sponsorship. It was not revived until 2005, when sponsorship was secured from the Sentosa Leisure Group. The 2005 prize fund was $2 million, which made the Singapore Open by far the richest tournament exclusive to the Asian Tour that was not co-sanctioned by the European Tour, a status it retained until the European Tour first co-sanctioned the event in 2009. Asian Tour chief executive Louis Martin claimed when the revival of the tournament was announced, "Competing for a prize purse of two million US dollars will give our playing membership a huge boost and elevate the Asian Tour to a new level." The 2005 event was played in September.

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

After a three-year absence, the tournament returned in January 2016. The event was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour.[7] 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.[8]

Matt Kuchar won the 2020 event, beating Justin Rose by three shots.[9]

The tournament was not played in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

Venues

The following venues have been used since the founding of the Singapore Open in 1961.

Venue First Last Times
1961 2000 28
1962 1962 1
1988 1994 5
1996 1996 1
1997 2001 2
1998 1998 1
1999 1999 1
2005 2022 14

Winners

Year Tour(s)Winner Score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up Venue
SMBC Singapore Open
2022 271 −13 3 strokes Sentosa
2021: No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020 ASA, JPN266 −18 3 strokes Sentosa
2019 ASA, JPN266 −18 2 strokes Sentosa
2018 ASA, JPN270 −14 5 strokes Sentosa
2017 ASA, JPN275 −9 1 stroke Sentosa
2016 ASA, JPN272 −12 1 stroke Sentosa
2013–2015: No tournament
Barclays Singapore Open
2012 271 −13 Playoff Sentosa
2011 199 −14 Playoff Sentosa
2010 Adam Scott (3) 267 −17 3 strokes Sentosa
2009 274 −10 1 stroke Sentosa
2008 277 −7 1 stroke Sentosa
2007 276 −8 1 stroke Sentosa
2006 Adam Scott (2) 205 −8 Playoff Sentosa
2005 271 −137 strokes Sentosa
2002–2004: No tournament
Alcatel Singapore Open
2001 272 −16 1 stroke Jurong [11]
Singapore Open
2000 268 −20 3 strokes Singapore Island
(Island Course)
Nokia Singapore Open
1999 276 −12 Playoff Orchid
Ericsson Singapore Open
1998 272 −16 2 strokes Safra
SingTel Ericsson Singapore Open
1997 277 −11 3 strokes Jurong
Canon Singapore Open
1996 285 −3 1 stroke Laguna National
Epson Singapore Open
1995 270 −14 3 strokes Singapore Island [12]
1994 275 −13 1 stroke Tanah Merah [13]
1993 276 −12 1 stroke Tanah Merah [14]
1992 267 −17 6 strokes Singapore Island [15]
1991 280 −8 2 strokes Tanah Merah [16]
1990 273 −11 Playoff Singapore Island
Singapore Open
1989 Lu Chien-soon (2) 277 −7 1 stroke Tanah Merah [17]
1988 281 −7 1 stroke Tanah Merah [18]
1987 274 −10 Playoff Hsu Sheng-san
Jeff Maggert		Singapore Island [19]
1986 271 −13 4 strokes Singapore Island [20]
1985 274 −10 Playoff Singapore Island [21]
1984 274 −10 2 strokes Singapore Island [22]
1983 279 −5 Playoff Singapore Island [23]
1982 274 −10 5 strokes Singapore Island [24]
1981 273 −11 2 strokes Singapore Island [25]
1980 276 −8 1 stroke Singapore Island [26] [27]
1979 280 −4 Playoff Singapore Island [28]
1978 278 −6 1 stroke Singapore Island [29]
1977 277 −7 1 stroke Singapore Island [30]
1976 273 −11 2 strokes Singapore Island [31]
1975 284 −4 1 stroke Singapore Island
(New Course) 		[32]
1974 275 −9 4 strokes Singapore Island [33]
1973 Ben Arda (2) 284 E Playoff Singapore Island [34]
1972 279 −9 4 strokes Singapore Island
(New Course) 		[35]
1971 277 −7 2 strokes Singapore Island [36]
1970 Hsieh Yung-yo (2) 276 −8 2 strokes Singapore Island [37]
1969 278 −6 Playoff Singapore Island [38]
1968 275 −9 6 strokes Singapore Island [39]
1967 282 −2 Playoff Singapore Island [40]
1966 284 E Playoff Singapore Island [41]
1965 Frank Phillips (2) 279 −13 2 strokes Singapore Island [42]
1964 291 −1 1 stroke Singapore Island [43]
1963 276 −16 7 strokes Singapore Island [44]
1962 283 −9 2 strokes Royal Singapore [45]
1961 275 8 strokes Singapore Island [46]

See also

External links

1.3°N 103.8°W

Notes and References

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  5. Web site: Barclays Take up Title Sponsorship of the Singapore Open . Asian Tour . 23 May 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060602135221/http://www.asiantour.com/story.htm?storyID=ff8080810b56720a010b5fe2b6d20014 . 2 June 2006.
  6. News: Golf: No Singapore Open in 2013, but tournament will be held early next year . The Straits Times . 19 July 2013 . Sanjay . Nair . 8 October 2013 . 11 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150611050336/http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/sports/story/golf-no-singapore-open-2013-tournament-will-be-held-early-next-year-20130 . live .
  7. Web site: Singapore Open to return in 2016 . Asian Tour . 28 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150131145654/http://www.asiantour.com/2015/01/28/singapore-open-to-return-in-2016/ . 31 January 2015.
  8. Web site: Song Young-Han beats Jordan Spieth To Singapore Open title . Eurosport . 11 August 2021 . 1 February 2016 . 18 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230318145417/https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml . live .
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  19. News: Aussie golfer wins Open in three-way play-off . 30 March 1987 . The Straits Times . 1 . 29 January 2020 . 29 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200129192726/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19870330-1.2.6 . live .
  20. News: Turner wins by four strokes . 7 March 1986 . Business Times . 9 . 29 January 2020 . 29 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200129084010/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/biztimes19860317-1.2.22.1 . live .
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  22. News: Sieckmann swings it . 26 March 1984 . The Straits Times . 25 . 29 January 2020 . 29 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200129082843/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19840326-1.2.55 . live .
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  26. News: Cox wins Singapore Open . 31 March 1980 . The Straits Times . 31 . 29 January 2020 . 29 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200129081054/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19800331-1.2.107.3 . live .
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  35. News: It's Kono's title as Jumbo crashes . 6 March 1972 . The Straits Times . 31 . 28 January 2020 . 28 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128221802/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19720306-1.2.113.17 . live .
  36. News: No-risk Yasuda is Open golf champion . 8 March 1971 . The Straits Times . 27 . 28 January 2020 . 28 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128213458/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19710308-1.2.102 . live .
  37. News: Yung Yo's S'pore Open by 2 strokes . 2 March 1970 . The Straits Times . 24 . 28 January 2020 . 28 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128204048/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19700302-1.2.153 . live .
  38. News: Kamata triumphs . 10 March 1969 . The Straits Times . 20 . 28 January 2020 . 28 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128204016/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19690310-1.2.105.1 . live .
  39. News: Yung-Yo fires eagle to signal victory . 4 March 1968 . The Straits Times . 20 . 28 January 2020 . 28 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128195116/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19680304-1.2.98 . live .
  40. News: Arda wins Singapore Open . 6 March 1967 . The Straits Times . 20 . 28 January 2020 . 28 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128195905/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19670306-1.2.99.1 . live .
  41. News: It's Newdick's Open . 7 March 1966 . The Straits Times . 21 . 28 January 2020 . 28 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128194943/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19660307-1.2.119.1 . live .
  42. News: Phillips wears down Kitta with superb 66 . 8 March 1965 . The Straits Times . 17 . 28 January 2020 . 28 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128193642/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19650308-1.2.117.1 . live .
  43. News: S'pore Open to Ted Ball . 9 March 1964 . The Straits Times . 18 . 28 January 2020 . 28 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128190911/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19640309-1.2.87.3 . live .
  44. News: It's Brookes title with scorching round of 64 . 25 February 1963 . The Straits Times . 20 . 28 January 2020 . 28 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128184517/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19630225-1.2.115.1 . live .
  45. News: Wilkes grabs $5,000 first prize . 19 February 1962 . The Straits Times . 17 . 28 January 2020 . 28 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128182419/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19620219-1.2.101.1 . live .
  46. News: Easy victory for Phillips . 6 February 1961 . The Straits Times . 15 . 28 January 2020 . 28 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128164817/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19610206-1.2.103 . live .

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