A MALAYSIAN golfer has been found dead in his hotel room in China, the PGA tour confirmed in a statement.

The golfer has been identified as 28-year-old Arie Irawan, who died from "apparent natural causes".

1 Golfer Arie Irawan has been found dead in his hotel room in China, the PGA tour confirmed Credit: Getty - Contributor

He was found on Sunday local time in his hotel room on the Chinese resort island of Hainan.

The ex-national No1 was in China to compete in the Sanya Championship, a PGA Tour Series China event but on Friday missed the cut.

In a statement on Sunday, PGA Tour Series China said: "Today, in Sanya, China, Arie Irawan of Malaysia died at his hotel of apparent natural causes.

“The official coroner’s report has not been completed.

"Irawan, 28, was in China playing in the Sanya Championship, the second event of the 2019 PGA TOUR Series-China season. He had missed the 36-hole cut.

"The PGA Tour and the China Golf Association grieve at this loss of one of our members and share sincere condolences to Arie’s wife, Marina, and his parents, Ahmad and Jeny.

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"When something of this magnitude occurs in the golf world, we all grieve together."

The Asian Tour is deeply saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Arie Irawan, who was one of Malaysia’s and the region’s most promising talents.



Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Arie during this difficult period. pic.twitter.com/bawVbJlL9g — Asian Tour (@asiantourgolf) April 7, 2019

We are greatly saddened to have to report the news that a member of the PGA TOUR Series-China family, Arie Irawan of Malaysia, passed away this morning.



Our deepest condolences go out to his family and friends during this difficult time. pic.twitter.com/MIkLu42ECH — PGA TOUR Series-China (@PGATOURChina) April 7, 2019

Gone too soon.. We're deeply saddened to confirm the tragic demise of former national and professional golfer Arie Irawan this morning in Sanya, China.



Arie had passed on in his sleep overnight, having played the Sanya Championship on the @PGATOURChina this week. pic.twitter.com/A6T6ReMguh — The ClubHouse (@theclubhousemy) April 7, 2019

Arie, who turned professional in 2013 and won two events on the Asian Development Tour in 2015, married his partner Marina Malek last May.

Marina sometimes caddied her partner, despite revealing she did not much about golf.