Ryan Fernandez took the early lead at the PGM Port Dickson Closed Championship with an opening round of three-under-par 69. Hot on his heels are three players tied one shot back – Thaznim Hamdan, amateur Aiden and Ikhmal Basry, all finishing on two-under-par.
A group of seven players sits a further stroke behind on one-under-par. They include Brandon Lai, Wafiyuddin Manaf, Daeng Rahman, Azmi Hashim, Edven Ying, Nor Heikal Hadi and M. Sasidaran.
Zulaikah Nasser. (Photo by Ali Mufti / PGM TOUR)
Over at the PGM Ladies Championship, Zulaikah Nasser made a strong start, signing for a four-under-par 68 to take a two-stroke lead over Liyana Durisic and Lana Aswadi after the first round.
The PGM Port Dickson Closed Championship 2025 carries a total prize fund of RM180,000, while the PGM Ladies Championship offers RM30,000.
Leading Scores for after round 1:
69 – RYAN FERNANDEZ
70 – THAZNIM HAMDAN , AIDEN KEI , IKHMAL BASRY
71 – BRANDON LAI , WAFIYUDDIN MANAF , DAENG RAHMAN , AZMI HASHIM , EDVEN YING , NOR HEIKAL HADI , M SASIDARAN
72 – KENNETH TOBUSE , BEN LEONG , NORAZLE IDRIS , KENNETH DE SILVA , ZURIE HARUN, RUHANRAJ VINAYAGAM , AFIF RAZIF , AFIF FATHI , NOR HAQEIM HADI , HUI YONG SHERNG
Ladies Championship, Leading Scores for after round 1:
68 – ZULAIKAH NASSER
70 – LIYANA DURISIC
74 – LANA ASWADI
75 – AFIFAH RAZIF
76 – AMALIA SHAHZAN
77 – DURRIYAH DAMIAN
