1994 PGA Tour of Australasia explained

Year:	1994
Tour:	PGA Tour of Australasia
Regular Season:	–
No Of Events:	14
Most Wins:	Patrick Burke (2) Mike Clayton (2)
Honor1:	Order of Merit
Honoree1:	Robert Allenby
Honor2:	Player of the Year
Honor3:	Rookie of the Year
Honoree3:	Jack O'Keefe
Prevseason:	1993
Nextseason:	1995

The 1994 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 23rd season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1994 season.^{[1] [2]}

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (A$)	Winner	OWGR points	Notes
9 Jan	AMP New Zealand Open	New Zealand	NZ$300,000	Craig Jones (1)	16
23 Jan	Optus Players Championship	Victoria	285,000	Patrick Burke (1)	16
30 Jan	Heineken Classic	Western Australia	350,000	Mike Clayton (5)	24
6 Feb	Queensland PGA Championship	Queensland	–	Removed	–
20 Feb	Microsoft Australian Masters	Victoria	540,000	Craig Parry (4)	32
27 Feb	Canon Challenge	New South Wales	300,000	Peter Senior (13)	16
23 Oct	Foodlink Queensland Open	Queensland	200,000	Lucas Parsons (2)	16
30 Oct	Epson Singapore Open	Singapore	US$400,000	Kyi Hla Han (1)	16
6 Nov	Alfred Dunhill Masters	Indonesia	350,000	Jack Kay Jr. (1)	36	New tournament
13 Nov	Victorian Open	Victoria	200,000	Patrick Burke (2)	16
20 Nov	Reebok Australian PGA Championship	New South Wales	200,000	Andrew Coltart (1)	16
27 Nov	Heineken Australian Open	New South Wales	637,500	Robert Allenby (4)	32	Flagship event
4 Dec	Greg Norman's Holden Classic	Victoria	637,500	Anthony Gilligan (1)	28
11 Dec	Air New Zealand Shell Open	New Zealand	NZ$300,000	Shane Robinson (1)	16
18 Dec	Schweppes Coolum Classic	Queensland	200,000	Mike Clayton (6)	16

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.^{[2] [3]}

Position	Player	Prize money (A$)
1		199,645
2		185,920
3		182,571
4		177,663
5		136,327

Awards

Award	Winner		-			-->
		^[4] ^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amateurs keen to mix it with the pros and shoot for $70,000 . The Canberra Times . Canberra, Australia . 3 February 1994 . 23 . Trove . 13 June 2022.
2. Book: Williams, Michael . The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1995 . 1995 . Macmillan . 0333626818 . 105–106 . 23 December 2023 . Archive.org . limited.
3. News: Australasian PGA Tour Final Order of Merit for 1994 . The Canberra Times . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 20 December 1994 . 20 . Trove . 13 June 2022.
4. Web site: 1996 Nike Tour Media Guide . PGA Tour . 1996 . 21 August 2024 . 105 . Jack O'Keefe Named 1994 Rookie of the Year on the Australasian PGA Tour..
5. News: Stolz no match for cool Clayton in final stages . The Canberra Times . Canberra, Australia . 19 December 1994 . 23 . Trove . 29 August 2024.