1989 PGA Tour of Australia explained

Year:	1989
Tour:	PGA Tour of Australia
Regular Season:	–
No Of Events:	18
Most Wins:	Peter Senior (3)
Honor1:	Order of Merit
Honoree1:	Peter Senior
Honor2:	Player of the Year
Honor3:	Rookie of the Year
Honoree3:	Louis Brown
Prevseason:	1988
Nextseason:	1990

The 1989 PGA Tour of Australia was the 18th 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 1989 season.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (A$)	Winner	OWGR points	Notes
15 Jan		Queensland	600,000	Curtis Strange (n/a)	30
22 Jan		Victoria	600,000	Isao Aoki (n/a)	18	New tournament
29 Jan		Victoria	100,000	David Ecob (1)	8
5 Feb		Victoria	100,000	Mike Clayton (3)	16
12 Feb		Victoria	150,000	Ossie Moore (3)	8
19 Feb		Victoria	450,000	Greg Norman (27)	36
26 Feb		New South Wales	500,000	Greg Norman (28)	22
12 Mar		Western Australia	100,000	Louis Brown (1)	8
19 Mar		Western Australia	100,000	Brad King (1)	8	New tournament
22 Oct		Tasmania	100,000	Ian Stanley (8)	8
29 Oct		New Zealand	NZ$200,000	Don Bies (n/a)	16
5 Nov		New Zealand	NZ$150,000	Greg Turner (2)	16
12 Nov		New South Wales	500,000	Peter Senior (7)	20
19 Nov		New South Wales	300,000	Rodger Davis (9)	18
26 Nov		South Australia	150,000	Nick Price (n/a)	8
3 Dec		Victoria	500,000	Peter Senior (8)	64
10 Dec		Victoria	1,000,000	Peter Senior (9)	30
17 Dec		Queensland	300,000	Brett Ogle (2)	8

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.^{[3] [4]}

Position	Player	Prize money (A$)
1		443,196
2		228,600
3		221,900
4		191,311
5		130,206

Awards

Award	Winner		-			-->
		^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Left-handers in the spotlight . Geoff . Thomson . The Canberra Times . Canberra, Australia . 4 May 1989 . 21 . Trove . 5 November 2023.
2. News: Queanbeyan grabs top spot . Geoff . Thomson . The Canberra Times . Canberra, Australia . 9 March 1989 . 18 . Trove . 5 November 2023.
3. Book: Wilson . Mark . Viney . Laurence . The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1990 . 1990 . Macmillan . 0333518616 . 94–96 . 23 December 2023 . Archive.org . limited.
4. Australien-touren Penningligan . Australian Tour Money list . sv . 85 . January 1990 . Svensk Golf . 1 . 5 November 2023.
5. Web site: 1993 Nike Tour Media Guide . PGA Tour . 1993 . 21 August 2024 . 28 . Louis Brown 1989 Australian Tour Rookie of the Year, won the Nedlands Masters that season on the Australian Tour..