Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia

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.

Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia

Tournament information
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

Kuala Lumpur

Location in 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.

Course layout

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total[2]
Yards	366	409	393	348	178	471	168	388	410	3,131	341	393	496	286	342	136	521	157	390	3,062	6,193
Par	4	4	4	4	3	5	3	4	4	35	4	4	5	4	4	3	5	3	4	36	71

Winners

Year	Dates	Champion	Country	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Purse ($)	Winner's share ($)
2017	26–29 Oct	Cristie Kerr	United States	70-63-65-71=269	−15	1 stroke	Jacqui Concolino Shanshan Feng Danielle Kang	1,800,000	270,000
2016	27–30 Oct	Shanshan Feng	China	66-70-64-67=267	−17	3 strokes	Suzann Pettersen	1,800,000	270,000
2015	8–11 Oct	Jessica Korda	United States	69-67-65-65=266	−18	4 strokes	Shanshan Feng Lydia Ko Stacy Lewis	2,000,000	300,000
2014	9–12 Oct	Shanshan Feng	China	67-67-69-63=266	−18	3 strokes	Pornanong Phatlum	2,000,000	300,000
2013	10–13 Oct	Lexi Thompson	United States	67-63-66-69=265	−19	4 strokes	Shanshan Feng	2,000,000	300,000
2012	11–14 Oct	Inbee Park	South Korea	69-68-65-67=269	−15	2 strokes	Na Yeon Choi	1,900,000	285,000
2011	13–16 Oct	Na Yeon Choi	South Korea	66-68-67-68=269	−15	1 stroke	Yani Tseng	1,900,000	285,000
2010	22–24 Oct	Jimin Kang	South Korea	70-69-65=204	−9	1 stroke	Juli Inkster	1,800,000	270,000

Tournament records

Year	Player	Score	Round
2013	Amy Yang	62 (−9)	2nd

References

1. "Players' Criteria". Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
2. "Course details". Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia. Retrieved 14 October 2011.

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the LPGA Tour's official site