Macau Open
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The Macau Open was a men's professional golf
tournament on the Asian Tour
which took place in Macau
. It was founded in 1998. The venue was the Macau Golf & Country Club at Coloane
. The best known golfer who won the tournament is eight-time European Tour Order of Merit champion Colin Montgomerie
. In 2011 the purse was US$750,000.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the Asian Tour
Asian Tour
The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. The Asian Tour is administered from offices in Singapore...
which took place in Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
. It was founded in 1998. The venue was the Macau Golf & Country Club at Coloane
Coloane
Coloane is one of the two main islands of the Macau Special Administrative Region, located directly south of Macau's other main island, Taipa , and east of Hengqin Island of Zhuhai in Guangdong province....
. The best known golfer who won the tournament is eight-time European Tour Order of Merit champion Colin Montgomerie
Colin Montgomerie
Colin Stuart Montgomerie, OBE is a Scottish professional golfer, often referred to by one of his nicknames 'Monty'. He has had one of the finest careers in European Tour history, having won a record eight Order of Merit titles, including a streak of seven consecutively from 1993 to 1999, and 31...
. In 2011 the purse was US$750,000.
Winners
- 2011
Chan Yih-shinChan Yih-shinChan Yih-shin is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Chan turned professional in 2002 and played on the Asian Tour from 2003–04 and since 2008. He won his first Asian Tour event at the inaugural King's Cup in December 2009.... - 2010 No tournament
- 2009
Thaworn WiratchantThaworn WiratchantThaworn Wiratchant is a Thai professional golfer. He is one of only two golfers to have won 10 or more events on the Asian Tour.... - 2008
David GleesonDavid Gleeson (golfer)David Gleeson is a professional golfer from Australia currently playing on the Asian Tour, where he has three victories.-Amateur career:... - 2007 Lu Wen-tehLu Wen-tehLu Wen-teh is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Lu turned professional in 1992 and plays on the Asian Tour where he has five wins.-Asian Tour wins :*1998 Ericsson Classic *2005 Bangkok Airways Open...
(tournament shortened to 54 holes) - 2006 Kane WebberKane WebberKane Webber is an Australian professional golfer.Webber was born in Lismore, New South Wales. He attended the University of Colorado in the United States and turned professional in 2004. Webber has played professional golf on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. In May 2006 he won the Macau Open...
- 2005 Wang Ter-changWang Ter-changWang Ter-chang is a Taiwanese golfer who plays mainly on the Asian Tour. He turned professional in 1985 and has won four Asian Tour titles.-Asian Tour wins :*1997 Ta Shee Open Championship *1999 Myanmar Open*2005 Macau Open...
- 2004
Jason KnutzonJason KnutzonJason Knutzon is an American professional golfer.Knutzon is currently a member of the Asian Tour and the European Tour. He is one of few Americans who mainly play on the Asian Tour. Knutzon has been to PGA Tour Qualifying School once. He entered in 2000 but failed to earn a tour card... - 2003
Colin MontgomerieColin MontgomerieColin Stuart Montgomerie, OBE is a Scottish professional golfer, often referred to by one of his nicknames 'Monty'. He has had one of the finest careers in European Tour history, having won a record eight Order of Merit titles, including a streak of seven consecutively from 1993 to 1999, and 31... - 2002
Zhang Lian-weiZhang Lian-WeiZhang Lian-wei is a Chinese professional golfer.Zhang was the first golfer from the People's Republic of China to achieve substantial success on the international professional circuit... - 2001 Zhang Lian-weiZhang Lian-WeiZhang Lian-wei is a Chinese professional golfer.Zhang was the first golfer from the People's Republic of China to achieve substantial success on the international professional circuit...
- 2000
Simon DysonSimon DysonSimon Dyson is an English professional golfer who is currently a member of the European Tour, having formerly played on the Asian Tour.-Amateur career:... - 1999 Lee WestwoodLee WestwoodLee John Westwood OBE is an English professional golfer. Noted for his consistency, Westwood is one of the few golfers who has won tournaments on every major continent, including victories on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He was named player of the year for the 1998, 2000, and 2009 seasons...
- 1998
Satoshi Oide