1990 PGA Tour of Australia explained

Year:	1990
Tour:	PGA Tour of Australia
Regular Season:	–
No Of Events:	13
Most Wins:	John Morse (2)
Honor1:	Order of Merit
Honoree1:	Rodger Davis
Honor2:	Player of the Year
Honor3:	Rookie of the Year
Honoree3:	Gabriel Hjertstedt
Prevseason:	1989
Nextseason:	1991

The 1990 PGA Tour of Australia was the 19th 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 1990 season.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (A$)	Winner	OWGR points	Notes
14 Jan	Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup	Queensland	800,000	Rodger Davis (10)	42
21 Jan	Coca-Cola Classic	Victoria	700,000	Ronan Rafferty (4)	32
28 Jan	Vines Classic	Western Australia	700,000	Jeff Maggert (n/a)	22	New tournament
4 Feb	Victorian Open	Victoria	–	Cancelled	–
11 Feb	Mercedes-Benz Australian Match Play Championship	Victoria	200,000	David Iwasaki-Smith (1)	12
18 Feb	Australian Masters	Victoria	500,000	Greg Norman (29)	44
11 Mar	Monro Interiors Nedlands Masters	Western Australia	150,000	John Morse (1)	12
4 Nov	New South Wales Open	New South Wales	50,000	Ken Trimble (1)	12
11 Nov	Air New Zealand Shell Open	New Zealand	NZ$250,000	Wayne Riley (3)	12
18 Nov	West End South Australian Open	South Australia	150,000	Mike Harwood (2)	12
25 Nov	Australian PGA Championship	New South Wales	500,000	Brett Ogle (3)	16
2 Dec	Australian Open	New South Wales	600,000	John Morse (2)	42
9 Dec	Johnnie Walker Australian Classic	Victoria	1,000,000	Greg Turner (3)	40
16 Dec	Coolum Classic	Queensland	150,000	Ian Baker-Finch (8)	12	New tournament

Order of Merit

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

Position	Player	Prize money (A$)
1		375,026
2		264,049
3		214,143
4		196,926
5		184,224

Awards

Award	Winner		-			-->
		^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The big circuit is going Asian . The Age . Melbourne, Australia . 24 October 1990 . 77 . Newspapers.com . 8 October 2022.
2. Web site: Pro golf circuit picks up an extra $1 million . The Age . Melbourne, Australia . 9 June 1989 . 26 . Newspapers.com . 8 October 2022.
3. Book: Wilson, Mark . The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1991 . 1991 . Macmillan . 0333547330 . 90–91 . 23 December 2023 . Archive.org . limited.
4. Australientouren Penningligan . Australian Tour Money list . sv . 81 . February 1991 . Svensk Golf . 1 . 10 October 2023.
5. Web site: 2007 Nationwide Tour Media Guide . PGA Tour . 2007 . 21 August 2024 . 2-79 . Gabriel Hjertstedt In 1990, competed on the PGA Tour of Australasia and earned 1990 Rookie of the Year honors..