1986 PGA Tour of Australia explained

Year:1986
Tour:PGA Tour of Australia
Regular Season:
No Of Events:17
Most Wins: Greg Norman (4)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Greg Norman
Prevseason:1985
Nextseason:1987

The 1986 PGA Tour of Australia was the 15th season on the PGA Tour of Australia, the main professional golf tour in Australia since it was formed in 1973.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1986 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)
WinnerOWGR
points
Notes
1 Dec New Zealand NZ$140,000 D. A. Weibring (n/a) n/a
8 Dec New Zealand NZ$100,000 Corey Pavin (n/a) n/a
31 Dec New Zealand NZ$75,000 Frank Nobilo (2) n/a
2 Feb Tasmania 50,000 Stewart Ginn (8) 10
9 Feb Victoria 100,000 Ossie Moore (9) 20
16 Feb Victoria 60,000 Peter Fowler (3) 10 New tournament
23 Feb Victoria 275,000 Mark O'Meara (n/a) 26
2 Mar New South Wales 70,000 Bob Shearer (16) 10 New tournament
18 May Western Australia 50,000 Lyndsay Stephen (2) 10
5 Oct Queensland 100,000 Ossie Moore (2) 10
12 Oct Queensland 100,000 Greg Norman (17) 12
19 Oct New South Wales 125,000 Greg Norman (18) 20
25 Oct South Australia 100,000 Greg Norman (19) 12
2 Nov New South Wales 180,000 Mike Harwood (1) 20
9 Nov Victoria 100,000 Wayne Smith (1) 10
16 Nov Victoria 275,000 Rodger Davis (5) 40
23 Nov Western Australia 100,000 Greg Norman (20) 16

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2]

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1 111,211
2 84,036
3 61,059
4 58,935
5 58,346

Notes and References

  1. Book: McCormack, Mark H. . Ebel World of Professional Golf 1987 . Mark McCormack . Collins Willow . 1987 . 240–254, 454–467 . 0002182572 . Archive.org . 8 November 2023 . limited.
  2. News: Smith pips Meikle in state order of merit . The Age . Sydney, New South Wales, Australia . 49 (47 in paper) . 16 December 1986 . 5 November 2023 . Google News Archive.