1998–99 PGA Tour of Australasia explained

Year:1998–99
Tour:PGA Tour of Australasia
Regular Season:
No Of Events:12
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Jarrod Moseley
Honor2:Player of the Year
Honoree2: Jarrod Moseley
Honor3:Rookie of the Year
Honoree3: Geoff Ogilvy
Prevseason:1997–98
Nextseason:1999–2000

The 1998–99 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 27th 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 1998–99 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
25 OctFord South Australian OpenSouth Australia500,000 Stuart Bouvier (1)16
22 NovMasterCard Australian PGA ChampionshipNew South Wales600,000 David Howell (n/a)16
29 NovANZ Players ChampionshipQueensland500,000 Stephen Leaney (3)20
6 DecHolden Australian OpenSouth Australia640,000 Greg Chalmers (2)34Flagship event
13 DecNew Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$300,000 Matthew Lane (1)16
20 DecSchweppes Coolum ClassicQueensland200,000 Stuart Appleby (1)16
10 JanVictorian OpenVictoria200,000 Kenny Druce (1)16
31 JanHeineken ClassicWestern Australia800,000 Jarrod Moseley (1)30EUR
7 FebGreg Norman Holden InternationalNew South Wales1,000,000 Michael Long (2)22
14 FebEricsson MastersVictoria640,000 Craig Spence (1)16
21 FebCanon ChallengeNew South Wales350,000 Rod Pampling (1)16
7 MarANZ Tour ChampionshipAustralian Capital Territory500,000 Marcus Cain (1)16Tour Championship

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[1] [2]

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1 330,798
2 287,907
3 277,160
4 223,574
5 221,780

Notes and References

  1. News: 1998-99 Order of Merit . The Sydney Morning Herald . Sydney, New South Wales, Australia . 9 March 1999 . 46 . Newspapers.com . 12 August 2023 . subscription.
  2. News: Cain in the dark but sees the light . Peter . Stone . The Sydney Morning Herald . Sydney, New South Wales, Australia . 8 March 1999 . 30 . Newspapers.com . 17 July 2020 . subscription.