The Day A Malaysian Almost Won The Malaysian Open In 1994

From the time of the first Malaysian Open in 1962 till now, no Malaysian has won the event.

But in 1994, when the event was held at the Old Course at The Royal Selangor Golf Club, a Malaysian player, P. Gunasegaran came so close, losing only on the eighth playoff hole.

Guna learnt his golf at the 9-hole golf course at Kuala Kubu Bahru as a youngster. His talent was recognized at some tournaments and he was brought into the training squad of the Malaysian Golf Association.

At that time, he played off a handicap of 4, he was tall and strong and largely self taught. But with good coaching by teachers like Alan Murray and others, Guna improved quickly and was good enough to represent the country on many occasions.

By the time he turned professional, he was good enough to win several local professional tournaments.

The 1994 Malaysian Open was the 25th time the event was held at The Royal Selangor Golf Club. It attracted a very strong field of Americans, Canadians, Europeans, Australians, New Zealanders, Asians and even South Americans.