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Rolex Masters

The Rolex Masters was a golf tournament held in Singapore from 1973 to 1998. It was played on the Singapore Island Country Club's Bukit course. For the first three years it was played as a 54-hole invitation event, before extending to 72-holes in 1976. The event served as the final tournament of the Singapore Golf Circuit and was usually held the week prior to the Singapore Open.

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Rolex Masters
Tournament information
LocationSingapore
Established1973
CourseSingapore Island Country Club
Par72
TourAsia Golf Circuit
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$300,000
Month playedFebruary/March
Final year1998
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Kyi Hla Han (1997)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
Philippines Frankie Miñoza
Location map
Singapore Island CC
Location in Singapore

The Rolex Masters was a golf tournament held in Singapore from 1973 to 1998. It was played on the Singapore Island Country Club's Bukit course. For the first three years it was played as a 54-hole invitation event, before extending to 72-holes in 1976. The event served as the final tournament of the Singapore Golf Circuit and was usually held the week prior to the Singapore Open.

In 1993, when the Singapore Open was moved to the PGA Tour of Australasia, the Rolex Masters took the dates on the Asia Golf Circuit as an "approved event". In 1995, it became a counting event for the tour's Order of Merit.

Winners

Year Toura Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
1998 AGC Philippines Frankie Miñoza 273 −15 1 stroke Canada Jim Rutledge 1
1997 AGC Myanmar Kyi Hla Han 268 −20 2 strokes England Ed Fryatt
Taiwan Yeh Chang-ting		 2
1996 AGC United States Mike Cunning 204b −9 1 stroke United States Peter Teravainen
United States Don Walsworth		 3
1995 AGC United States Ron Wuensche 269 −15 3 strokes United States Bob May 4
1994 AGCc Malaysia Marimuthu Ramayah 278 −10 Playoff United States Al Norris
1993 AGCc Japan Norikazu Kawakami 271 −13 1 stroke United States Brandt Jobe 5
1992 AGCc United States Todd Hamilton 274 −10 4 strokes United States Gerry Norquist
United States Lee Porter		 6
1991 AGCc Mexico Carlos Espinosa 275 −9 3 strokes Myanmar Kyi Hla Han
United States Gerry Norquist		 7
1990 Taiwan Chou Hung-nan 279
1989 Taiwan Lu Chien-soon 282 8
1988 AGCc United States Greg Bruckner 274 −10 3 strokes United States Jeff Cook
United States Jeff Maggert
United States Tray Tyner		 910
1987 Taiwan Chen Tze-ming (2) 274 8
1986 United States John Jacobs 280 8
1985 Taiwan Chen Tze-ming 273 8
1984 United States Bill Israelson 276 8
1983 Philippines Rudy Labares 279 8
1982 Taiwan Chang Chung-fa (3) 280 8
1981 Taiwan Hsu Chi-san 276 8
1980 Taiwan Chang Chung-fa (2) 279 811
1979 Singapore Lim Swee Chew (2) 282 812
1978 Australia Alan Murray (3) 287 813
1977 Taiwan Chang Chung-fa 287 814
1976 Singapore Mayalagan Marimuthu 286 815
1975 Australia Alan Murray (2) 217 816
1974 Singapore Lim Swee Chew 213 817
1973 Australia Alan Murray 220 818
Notes

Notes

  1. AGC − Asia Golf Circuit.
  2. Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
  3. In 1988, 1991, 1993 and 1994, the event was sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, however it was an unofficial money event; therefore the win is considered unofficial on that tour.
References

References

  1. "Minoza captures Rolex Masters, Guna, Ali blow up". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 2 March 1998. p. 35. Retrieved 21 February 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  2. "Final scores". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 March 1997. p. 30 – via National Library Board.
  3. McCormack, Mark H. (1997). The World of Professional Golf 1997. IMG Publishing. pp. 157, 516. ISBN 1878843176.
  4. "Wuensche leaves pack behind to take out Rolex Masters". The Business Times. Singapore. 3 April 1995. p. 12 – via National Library Board.
  5. "Kawakami's 80m eagle winner". The Business Times. Singapore. 29 March 1993. p. 25 – via National Library Board.
  6. "Todd Hamilton wins Rolex Masters". The Business Times. Singapore. 23 March 1992. p. 13 – via National Library Board.
  7. "Ole! It's Carlos' day". The Business Times. Singapore. 8 April 1991. p. 18. Retrieved 21 December 2023 – via National Library Board.
  8. "The Rolex world of Golf and The Rolex Masters '89". Business Times. Singapore. 6 March 1989. pp. 12, 13 – via National Library Board.
  9. "The Rolex Masters winner is G.Bruckner". The Straits Times. Singapore. 29 February 1988. p. 5 – via National Library Board.
  10. "Bruckner hangs on to win Rolex Masters crown". The Business Times. Singapore. 29 February 1988. p. 13 – via National Library Board.
  11. "Experience triumphs over youth..." The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 March 1980. p. 29 – via National Library Board.
  12. "Lim blazes his way to Rolex triumph". The Straits Times. Singapore. 26 February 1979. p. 26 – via National Library Board.
  13. "Murray holds his pupil's splendid challenge". The Straits Times. Singapore. 13 March 1978. p. 23 – via National Library Board.
  14. "Chung Fa beats pupil in playoff". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 March 1977. p. 27.
  15. "Circuit triumph by Marimuthu..." The Straits Times. Singapore. 8 March 1976. p. 27 – via National Library Board.
  16. "Murray's title as Chang goes O.B. in playoff". The Straits Times. Singapore. 3 March 1975. p. 23 – via National Library Board.
  17. "Swee Chew wins by three strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 25 February 1974. p. 23 – via National Library Board.
  18. "Murray coasts to 5-stroke victory". The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 March 1973. p. 27 – via National Library Board.
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