| Ben Leong | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 20 January 1986 |
| Sporting nationality |  Malaysia |
| Residence | Sabah, Malaysia |
| Career | |
| College | University of Central Florida |
| Turned professional | 2006 |
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour |
| Professional wins | 14 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Other | 13 |
Ben Leong (born 20 January 1986) is a Malaysian professional golfer.
Leong won the Asian Tour qualifying school in 2006, and after a poor debut season won again in 2007. His 2008 form was much improved, and he claimed his first tour win at the Worldwide Selangor Masters. Since then he has played on the Asian Tour full-time, with a best Order of Merit finish of 25th in 2008.
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Amateur wins
- 2003 Southeast Asia Amateur Championship
- 2005 Southeast Asia Amateur Championship
Professional wins (14)
Asian Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Aug 2008 | Worldwide Selangor Masters | −15 (71-65-64-69=269) | 1 stroke |  Thongchai Jaidee
|
Asian Development Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Mar 2017 | Northport Championship1 | −20 (64-62-70=196)* | 7 strokes |  Steve Lewton
|
| 2 | 11 Aug 2018 | Sabah Championship1 | −11 (69-69-70-69=277) | 3 strokes |  Sam Gillis
|
*Note: The 2017 PGM Northport Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
ASEAN PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Jul 2008 | Mercedes-Benz Masters Malaysia | −8 (72-68-68-72=280) | 2 strokes |  Michael Bibat, Varut Chomchalam, Artemio Murakami
|
Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour wins (11)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Aug 2014 | I&P Group Championship | −6 (70-70-66-64=278) | 1 stroke |  Shaifubari Muda
|
| 2 | 3 Oct 2015 | Perlis Championship | −15 (69-68-68-68=273) | 14 strokes | R. Nachimuthu
|
| 3 | 30 Jul 2016 | Impian Championship | −17 (69-67-71-64=271) | 4 strokes | R. Nachimuthu
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| 4 | 22 Oct 2016 | Orna Championship | −15 (70-66-69-68=273) | 4 strokes | Nicholas Fung
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| 5 | 5 Nov 2016 | PGM IGT Championship1 | −10 (66-68-72=206) | 1 stroke | Danny Chia,  Danny Masrin
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| 6 | 12 Nov 2016 | Tiara Melaka Championship | −20 (67-65-68-68=268) | 20 strokes | Sasidaran Muthiah
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| 7 | 10 Dec 2016 | Maybank Players Championship | −17 (64-64-65-74=267) | Playoff | Gavin Green
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| 8 | 7 Jan 2017 | Sime Darby Impian Championship (2) | −15 (69-70-68-66=273) | 2 strokes | Shahriffuddin Ariffin
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| 9 | 18 Mar 2017 | Northport Championship2 | −20 (64-62-70=196)* | 7 strokes | Steve Lewton
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| 10 | 11 Aug 2018 | Sabah Championship2 | −11 (69-69-70-69=277) | 3 strokes | Sam Gillis
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| 11 | 6 Jul 2019 | Impian Championship (3) | −15 (68-69-65-71=273) | Playoff | Nicholas Fung
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*Note: The 2017 PGM Northport Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Indonesia
2Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour
Other wins (1)
- 2008 Terengganu Masters
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Malaysia): 2004, 2006
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2004 (winners), 2006
Professional
External links
- Ben Leong at the Asian Tour official site
- Ben Leong at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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