PETALING JAYA: The Sabah Masters, a popular tournament on the Asian golf calendar in the 1990s, will make a return next month as an event on the burgeoning Asean PGA Tour.
The tournament was last played in 1999 at the Sutera Harbour Golf and Country Club. And the same venue will host its return on Nov 3-6.
Some of Asia’s golfing greats, like Thailand’s Thaworn Wiratchant, have claimed the title in the past and, with a strong field playing next month, another great champion will have his name inscribed on the trophy.
The tournament will be the sixth stop on the Asean PGA Tour and will boast a purse of US$60,000.
Kudos to the Sabah Tourism Board for paving the way for the tournament’s revival. The board see it as an ideal way to promote Kota Kinabalu and Sabah as a tourist destination.
“The Sabah Masters was a hugely popular tournament, thanks to the delights of Kota Kinabalu. And we are eagerly awaiting its return,” said Asean PGA executive director Ramlan Haron.
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