Shahriffuddin Ariffin
Shahriffuddin Ariffin returned to the winner’s circle after producing another impressive round to capture the PGM Penang Closed Championship at Bukit Jawi Golf Resort.
The Malaysian professional, fondly known as “Dino”, carded seven birdies against a lone bogey on the second hole to finish atop the leaderboard and claim the winner’s cheque of RM31,500.
“I played well today, but Amir was putting pressure on me throughout most of the round,” said Shahriffuddin. “I’m happy to be back winning again. My schedule will be busy over the next few weeks as I’m heading to Taiwan for my next tournament.”
Edven Ying mounted a spirited challenge with a brilliant six-under-par final round but fell just short of forcing a playoff. He finished tied for second alongside Amir Nazrin on 14-under-par, as Shahriffuddin held firm to secure the title.
Liyana Durisic. Photo: Ali Mufti / PGM TOUR
In the Ladies Championship, Liyana Durisic produced a superb comeback, overturning a three-shot deficit entering the final round to win by two strokes.
“I focused too much on the technical aspects of my swing yesterday,” said Liyana. “Today, I relaxed, trusted my game and played more freely. That made all the difference.”
Zulaikah Nasser finished runner-up on five-over-par after leading heading into the final day.
The PGM Penang Closed Championship offered a total prize purse of RM180,000, while the Ladies Championship carried RM30,000 in prize money. The tournament was played on the par-72 Hill Course at Bukit Jawi Golf Resort.
Leading scores:
199 – SHAHRIFFUDDIN ARIFFIN 69 64 66
202 – EDVEN YING 69 67 66, AMIR NAZRIN 66 69 67
206 – MARCUS LIM 70 66 70
208 – KHOR KHENG HWAI 69 68 71, ERVIN CHANG 70 65 73
210 – KIM LEUN KWANG 71 71 68, BEN LEONG 70 71 69
211 – RYAN FERNANDEZ 75 68 68, DANNY CHIA 75 67 69, ZUBAIR FIRDAUS 71 68 72
214 – WAFIYUDDIN MANAF 72 72 70
215 – HANS JAMIL 71 74 70, AFIF FATHI 69 73 73, DANIAL FAIDZ 72 69 74, ZIA IZZUDDEEN 71 69 75
216 – R NACHIMUTHU 74 72 70
217 – SYAHIRAN SYAKIR 77 69 71
218 – ZIA IQMAL 73 73 72
Ladies Championship scores:
219 – LIYANA DURISIC 73 77 69
221 – ZULAIKAH NASSER 73 74 74
225 – PANG HEE JIE 77 75 73
227 – AINIL BAKAR 79 73 75
