Nicholas Fung

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Nicholas Fung
Personal information
Born (1990-05-18) 18 May 1990 (age 31)
Sporting nationality Malaysia
Career
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s)Asian Tour
Asian Development Tour
Professional wins13
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Other12

Nicholas Fung (born 18 May 1990) is a Malaysian professional golfer.

Asian Development Tour[]

Fung won the Order of Merit (money title) on the 2013 Asian Development Tour (ADT).[1][2] He won ADT events in 2013, 2015 and 2017.

Asian Tour[]

Fung has competed for multiple seasons on the Asian Tour. He captured his maiden title at the 2017 Queen's Cup, claiming a one-stroke victory over Jazz Janewattananond of Thailand. He also has three runner-up finishes – a tie for second at the 2013 Indonesia Open, a solo second at the 2015 World Classic Championship, and a tie for second at the 2016 Resorts World Manila Masters.[3]

International competition[]

Fung competed at the 2014 EurAsia Cup, the 2016 EurAsia Cup, and the 2016 World Cup of Golf.[4][5]

Amateur wins[]

  • 2006 Brunei Amateur
  • 2007 Vietnam Amateur, Kelantan Amateur

Professional wins (13)[]

Asian Tour wins (1)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 18 Jun 2017 Queen’s Cup –15 (66-68-68-67=269) 1 stroke Thailand Jazz Janewattananond

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2016 Resorts World Manila Masters India Shiv Chawrasia, United States Chawrasia won with birdie on second extra hole
Fung eliminated by birdie on first hole

Asian Development Tour wins (3)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 29 Jun 2013 PGM UMW Templer Park Masters –10 (67-70-68-73=278) 1 stroke United States Berry Henson
2 11 Apr 2015 PGM Johor Championship –27 (66-67-64-64=261) 11 strokes Malaysia , Singapore Lam Chih Bing
3 15 Apr 2017 PGM UMW Championship –12 (66-68-69-69=272) Playoff Malaysia Gavin Green, Japan

Other wins (9)[]

  • 2010 ASEAN PGA Vietnam Masters
  • 2011 PGM Sabah Classic, PGM Sarawak Classic
  • 2012 PGM Negeri Sembilan Classic, PGM UMW Glenmarie Classic, ASEAN PGA Palembang MUSI Championship
  • 2013 I&P Group Championship
  • 2014 Kelantan Closed Championship
  • 2015 PGM Nilais Spring Closed Championship

Team appearances[]

Professional

References[]

  1. ^ "Fung Feels Positive Vibes #DiamondCup". Golfing.com.sg. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Golf: Team Asia count on Malaysia's 'home' advantage in EurAsia Cup". Sport Asia. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  3. ^ Tan Ming Wai (21 February 2016). "Nicholas is best-of-local at Maybank Championship". The Star. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Malaysia's Chia and Fung excited to join World Cup of Golf field". PGA European Tour. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Malaysian golfers Danny Chia and Nicholas Fung hope for a strong EuraAsia pairing". Sportskeeda.com. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

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