SHAH ALAM, Sept 26 — Isyraf Widad Muhammad Ikmal Opat and Muhammad Adib Ibrahim from Widad Skycore (M) Sdn Bhd emerged as national champions of the inaugural World Corporate Golf Challenge (WCGC) Malaysia held yesterday at Kota Permai Golf & Country Club.
The duo, playing to a combined handicap of seven, recorded 42 Stableford points to top a 20-team field and will represent Malaysia at the WCGC World Final 2025 in Shanghai, China, from October 19 to 23.
Joining them at the World Final will be Anushka Gayan and Lee Robert of Leonian Malaysia, placed second on countback. Their inclusion follows a successful appeal by organiser Elora Global Sdn Bhd for an additional Malaysian berth.
Third place went to Selvan Subramaniam and Sasikumar Subramaniam of Cyberlan Integral Sdn Bhd, also with 42 points.
The prize-giving ceremony was officiated by WCGC Malaysia patron, Raja Muda of Selangor Tengku Amir Shah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, who commended participants and sponsors.
“The passion shown on the greens by all the participants throughout the WCGC Malaysia was truly inspiring and I wish both our champions and the runners-up the very best as they represent our country in the World Final. To the sponsors, thank you for being part of this inaugural edition and I hope for your continued support for this series as it grows bigger with more tournaments and goes nationwide next year,” he said.
Enotech was the title sponsor, with the main sponsors including Konsortium Jaringan Selangor, Spectrum Outdoor, Simple Advantage, World Klang Group, Delta Perdana, Avisena Healthcare, Les Copaque Production Sdn Bhd and Cuckoo Malaysia. Co-sponsors include PlusMax Group of Companies, Ancom Nylex Berhad, and CelcomDigi.
