Malaysian professionals Galven Green and Geraldine Wong were all smiles after the duo successfully bagged their second Toyota Tour wins at the Tun Ahmad Sarji Trophy which concluded today.

Green fired a final round of four-under-par 68 for a spectacular finish of 11-under-par total and to run away with the season-opening title by seven shots.

After a nervy start when he bogeyed holes three and five, the overnight leader recorded three straight birdies on six, seven, and eight and proceeded to add four more on 10, 11, 14, and 17. Green ultimately had built himself a comfortable lead over his nearest contenders Danny Chia and Syahiran Syakir as they approached the 18th.

“It feels good to win again,” said Green whose first professional victory was at the Toyota Tour’s Alphard Cup at Kota Seriemas Golf Club last October. “The course played well and my appreciation to Saujana, the tournament organisers, and Toyota for putting on a good show for us professionals.”

The expected fireworks in the men’s fizzled out after Galven’s three-birdie run and it was clear from then on that his confidence level was riding high. “Our plan was not to be conservative today as Syahiran was just a stroke behind and Danny a stroke further, at the start. After my first birdie, I knew I could get things moving and I’m happy to have stuck to my game plan.”

Green’s goal at the end of the year is to get into the Asian Tour but for now, he’s committed to competing on the Asian Development Tour and the Toyota Tour which is organised by the Professional Golf Malaysia and delivered by MST Golf.

Defending champion Chia threatened earlier in the round when he birdied the first and fourth holes but the 52-year-old veteran couldn’t maintain the pressure and succumbed to bogeys on the 9th, and 12th, doubled the 14th and another bogey on the 16th. He finished joint third with Amir Nazrin whose four birdies and an eagle catapulted him from eighth position overnight.

Syahiran meanwhile maintained the second position with a birdie against three bogeys. Alone in fifth placing was Kim Leun Kwang at 214 while Daeng Rahman matched Amir’s low round of five-under 67 to vault up to solo sixth.

All the winners posing with Saujana General Manager SA Nathan and PGM General Manager Nik Mustapha.

Geraldine Wong capped a fine run when she completed a wire-to-wire victory to capture her second ladies' championship. With a final round of even-par 72, Wong finished three strokes ahead of Jocelyn Chee, while one shot adrift in third place was Aretha Pan.

"I had a good start and throughout the day made the putts that count," said Wong whose first professional victory was the 2023 Camry Cup held in Forest City Golf Resort, Johor.

"It's always good to win, and now my focus will be the qualifying events that'll be playing over the next two weeks in Australia," shared the 23-year-old with hopes of qualifying for the Ladies European Tour (LET) at the end of the year.

"Winning the qualifying rounds would earn me spots in a few LET events in March and April, and my goal for this year is to compete in the qualifying school for LET so I can compete in even more international tournaments."

Rhaasrikanesh Kanavathi clinched the men’s amateur division with a credible four-over 220 with rounds of 72, 73, and 75. Saujana club champion H.Y. Bang won the ladies amateur title scoring a 14-over 230.

The Toyota Tour will take a break for Ramadhan and return with the Corolla Cross Cup at Glenmarie GCC on April 23-25.

Final Leading Scores (Men's)
205 (-11) Galven Green 69-68-72
212 (-4) Syahiran Syakir 68-70-74
213 (-3) Amir Nazrin 72-74-67, Danny Chia 67-72-74
214 (-2) Kim Leun Kwang 74-71-69
216 (PAR) Daeng Rahman 73-76-67
217 (+1) Shaifubari Muda 73-74-70, Hafiy Suhaili 72-72-73
218 (+2) Khavish Varadan 74-72-72
219 (+3) Danial Faidz 72-76-71, Ervin Chang 73-73-73

Final Leading Scores (Ladies)
221 (+5) Geraldine Wong 71-78-72,
224 (+8) Jocelyn Chee 74-78-72
225 (+9) Aretha Pan 74-75-76
229 (+13) Ainil Johani Bakar 72-78-79
230 (+14) H.Y. Bang (a) 74-77-79