Toyota Tour includes Sibu Golf Club as one of venues in 2024 calendar
The Sibu Golf Club is included as one of the venues for the new Toyota Tour calendar that was unveiled by Professional Golf Malaysia (PGM) at MST Golf Arena, The Gardens Mall in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.
Other venues include Penang Golf Resort, Royal Pahang Golf Club, Tiara Melaka Golf & Country Club and Kota Permai Golf & Country Club, and other participating golf courses in West and East Malaysia which will host the season-ending Toyota Tour Championship, co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour.
Sibu Golf Club will be hosting the Fortuner Cup on June 25-25 which is followed by Hilux Cup at Sabah Golf and Country Club on July 16-18.
The curtain-raiser to the Toyota Tour is the Qualifying School Leg 1 which will be held at Tiara Melaka Golf and Country Club while the season-ending Toyota Championship (ADT) is scheduled to be held at Kota Permai Golf and Country Club on Nov 20-23.
The tour, introduced in 2023, is a three-way synergy between naming partner UMW Toyota Motor, rights holder Professional Golf Malaysia (PGM) and delivery agency MST Golf Group.
PGM general manager Nik Mustapha in thanking UMW Toyota Motor for what was achieved in the inaugural 2023 season, said he was looking forward to an even better 2024.
“We the PGM through the partnership of UMW Toyota Motor and MST Golf will endeavour to make 2024 a more exciting Tour for the players,” he said.
The Toyota Tour will be leveraging technology from realtime scoreboards to interactive player profiles to bring fans closer to the action than ever before.
This year, the Toyota Tour will feature community outreach programmes and initiatives that promote inclusivity, making golf accessible to enthusiasts of all ages, backgrounds and skill levels.
“As a premium mobility company that strives to push the limits of excellence, we are excited to continue our support for professional golf.
“We look forward to showcase the best golfing talent in the region in 2024,” said Toyota president Datuk Ravindran K.
He also revealed that the Toyota Tour Elite Junior Development Programme will continue from 2023 where six boys and six girls after a nationwide search, will undergo a holistic training programme conducted by MST Golf Academy that includes competing against the professionals on the Toyota Tour.
MST Golf Group CEO Ng Yap in his speech said that thanks to the partnership with UMW Toyota and PGM, they were extremely pleased to have delivered a commercially viable and sustainable professional golf tour in Malaysia, and for the sport of professional golf to continue to be a valued and trusted brand communication and consumer engagement platform for companies like Toyota and to become a cause for social good.
“We are extremely pleased that Toyota Tour is here to inspire the next generation of Malaysian athletes through a narrowing of the disconnect between the amateur and professional games to unearth a future Malaysian Champion,” he said.
Ng added that as part of Toyota Tour’s commitment to develop golf grassroot programmes, there will be a new batch of promising boys and girls to be selected and enrolled in the Toyota Tour Elite Junior Development Programme.
In addition, special junior clinics will be organised at tournament venues conducted by the Toyota Tour players for juniors of the host clubs as well as neighbouring clubs.