Nicholas Fung
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Fung Chee Yung |
| Nationality |  Malaysia |
| Born | 18 May 1990 |
| Career | |
| Sport | Golf |
| Turned professional | 2010 |
| Current tours | Asian Tour Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour |
| Former tours | Asian Development Tour ASEAN PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 23 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Other | 22 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour Order of Merit winner | 2012, 2013, 2016 |
| ASEAN PGA Tour Order of Merit winner | 2012 |
| Asian Development Tour Order of Merit winner | 2013 |
Nicholas Fung Chee Yung (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). 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.
International competition
Fung competed at the 2014 EurAsia Cup, the 2016 EurAsia Cup, and the 2016 World Cup of Golf.
Amateur wins
- 2006 Brunei Amateur
- 2007 Vietnam Amateur, Kelantan Amateur
Professional wins (23)
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 |  Jazz Janewattananond |
Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | Resorts World Manila Masters |  Shiv Chawrasia,  Sam Chien |
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 | UMW Templer Park Masters1 | −10 (67-70-68-73=278) | 1 stroke | Berry Henson |
| 2 | 11 Apr 2015 | Johor Championship1 | −27 (66-67-64-64=261) | 11 strokes |  R. Nachimuthu,  Lam Chih Bing |
| 3 | 15 Apr 2017 | UMW Championship1 | −12 (66-68-69-69=272) | Playoff | Gavin Green,  Masaru Takahashi |
1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
ASEAN PGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Oct 2010 | Mercedes-Benz Masters Vietnam | 4 and 3 | Panuphol Pittayarat | |
| 2 | 27 Oct 2012 | Palembang Musi Championship | −18 (68-68-66-68=270) | 2 strokes | Gunn Charoenkul |
Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour wins (20)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Jul 2011 | Sabah Classic | −4 (67-72-73-72=284) | 2 strokes | Danny Chia |
| 2 | 8 Sep 2011 | Sarawak Classic | −17 (69-67-67-68=271) | 9 strokes | Rashid Ismail, R. Nachimuthu |
| 3 | 20 Oct 2012 | Negeri Sembilan Classic | −10 (72-67-70-69=278) | Playoff | Iylia Jamil |
| 4 | 22 Nov 2012 | UMW Glenmarie Classic | −8 (71-70-70-69=280) | 2 strokes | Sukree Othman |
| 5 | 29 Jun 2013 | UMW Templer Park Masters1 | −10 (67-70-68-73=278) | 1 stroke | Berry Henson |
| 6 | 18 Aug 2013 | I&P Group Championship | −19 (64-70-69-62=265) | 11 strokes | Arie Fauzi, Khor Kheng Hwai, Sukree Othman |
| 7 | 28 Sep 2013 | Melaka Classic | +3 (76-72-73-70=291) | 1 stroke | Zurie Harun |
| 8 | 23 Nov 2013 | Impian Classic | −15 (70-68-67-68=273) | Playoff | Iylia Jamil |
| 9 | 8 Mar 2014 | Kelantan Championship | −12 (70-70-69-67=276) | 3 strokes | R. Nachimuthu, M. Sasidaran |
| 10 | 28 Feb 2015 | Nilai Springs Championship | −11 (68-65-73-71=277) | 6 strokes | Kemarol Baharin |
| 11 | 11 Apr 2015 | Johor Championship1 | −27 (66-67-64-64=261) | 11 strokes | R. Nachimuthu, Lam Chih Bing |
| 12 | 1 Aug 2015 | Taiping Championship | −14 (70-67-70-67=274) | 2 strokes | Ben Leong |
| 13 | 23 Jan 2016 | I&P Group Championship (2) | −13 (65-69-66-67=267) | 6 strokes | Sukree Othman |
| 14 | 23 Jan 2016 | Kelantan Championship (2) | −17 (65-69-69-68=271) | 4 strokes | Khor Kheng Hwai |
| 15 | 6 Aug 2016 | I&P Match Play Championship | 3 and 1 | Shaifubari Muda | |
| 16 | 15 Apr 2017 | UMW Championship1 | −12 (66-68-69-69=272) | Playoff | Gavin Green, Masaru Takahashi |
| 17 | 21 Jul 2022 | Pahang Championship | −11 (68-69-68=205) | 2 strokes | Ervin Chang, Sukree Othman |
| 18 | 3 Nov 2022 | Tiara Melaka Championship (2) | −9 (68-69-70=207) | 1 stroke | Shahriffuddin Ariffin |
| 19 | 8 Dec 2022 | Danau Championship | −5 (71-71-66=208) | Playoff | Fakhrul Akmal |
| 20 | 18 May 2023 | Hilux Cup | −8 (72-70-66=208) | 3 strokes | Ben Leong, Aretha Pan (a) |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour
Team appearances
Professional
References
- ↑ "Fung Feels Positive Vibes #DiamondCup". Golfing.com.sg. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ↑ "Golf: Team Asia count on Malaysia's 'home' advantage in EurAsia Cup". Sport Asia. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ↑ Tan Ming Wai (21 February 2016). "Nicholas is best-of-local at Maybank Championship". The Star. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ↑ "Malaysia's Chia and Fung excited to join World Cup of Golf field". PGA European Tour. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ↑ "Malaysian golfers Danny Chia and Nicholas Fung hope for a strong EuraAsia pairing". Sportskeeda.com. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
External links
- Nicholas Fung at the Asian Tour official site
- Nicholas Fung at the Official World Golf Ranking official site