Nicholas Fung: Sabah's Asian Tour Golfer

Nicholas Fung at a glance

Sabah's golfing story did not end with one generation. Following players such as Ben Leong, Nicholas Fung emerged as one of Malaysia's leading golfers of the 2010s, carrying the state's name onto the regional tours.

Fung announced himself in 2013 by topping the Asian Development Tour Order of Merit, then went on to represent Asia in international team competition. His career spans several of the region's main professional circuits.

The 2013 breakthrough season

Fung's defining year was 2013, when he finished as the Asian Development Tour Order of Merit champion. His season included a win, three second-place finishes and three other top-10s (The ClubHouse, checked 7 October 2026). The Order of Merit is a season-long ranking, so topping it is a reward for sustained excellence rather than a single good week.

That season established him as a player on the rise and earned him greater opportunities on the main Asian Tour. For a golfer from Sabah, it was a statement of intent and the platform on which the rest of his career was built.

Representing Asia at the EurAsia Cup

One of the clearest signs of Fung's standing came when he was selected for the EurAsia Cup in 2014 and 2016. The event is a team competition in which a combined Asian side takes on Europe, so a place on the team is reserved for the continent's strongest performers. At the inaugural edition in 2014 at Glenmarie Golf and Country Club, Fung, then Malaysia's top-ranked player, took European captain Miguel Angel Jimenez to the final hole in the singles before losing 1-Hole (The ClubHouse, checked 7 October 2026). For the 2016 edition, Team Asia captain Jeev Milkha Singh named him as one of his four captain's picks (The ClubHouse, checked 7 October 2026).

Being chosen twice underlined that Fung was not a one-season story but a consistent presence among Asia's top golfers during the mid-2010s, representing both Malaysia and the wider region on a notable stage.

A career across the tours

Fung's professional schedule has taken him across the Asian Tour and the Asian Development Tour, alongside events on Malaysia's domestic PGM Tour. Moving between tours is common for golfers seeking the best mix of events and ranking opportunities.

He has also played at home. In 2014 he lined up at the PGM Sabah Championship, an Asian Development Tour event at the Sabah Golf and Country Club in Kota Kinabalu (The ClubHouse, checked 7 October 2026).

Sabah's modern golfing talent

Nicholas Fung represents the next chapter in Sabah's golfing story, following in the footsteps of earlier players and showing that the state continues to produce competitors for the regional tours. His 2013 Order of Merit win and his EurAsia Cup appearances give him a strong, verifiable record.

Alongside Ben Leong, he is part of a small group of Sabahan golfers who reached the professional ranks and represented Malaysia abroad — a reminder that the state's sporting talent extends well beyond its better-known outdoor pursuits.

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