1999–2000 PGA Tour of Australasia explained
The 1999–2000 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 28th 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 1999–2000 season.[1] [2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse
(A$) | Winner | OWGR
points | Other
tours | Notes |
|---|
| 14 Nov | Johnnie Walker Classic | Taiwan | £800,000 |  Michael Campbell (3) | 28 | ASA, EUR | |
| 21 Nov | Ford South Australian Open | South Australia | 600,000 |  Craig Parry (9) | 16 | | |
| 28 Nov | Holden Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,000,000 | Aaron Baddeley (a) (1) | 32 | | Flagship event |
| 5 Dec | ANZ Players Championship | Queensland | 800,000 | Brett Rumford (a) (1) | 16 | | |
| 12 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Victoria | 600,000 | Greg Turner (6) | 16 | | |
| 19 Dec | Schweppes Coolum Classic | Queensland | 300,000 | Nick O'Hern (1) | 16 | | |
| 23 Jan | Crown Lager New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$500,000 | Michael Campbell (4) | 16 | | |
| 30 Jan | Heineken Classic | Western Australia | 1,600,000 | Michael Campbell (5) | 36 | EUR | |
| 6 Feb | Greg Norman Holden International | New South Wales | 2,000,000 | Lucas Parsons (4) | 34 | EUR | |
| 13 Feb | Ericsson Masters | Victoria | 800,000 | Michael Campbell (6) | 18 | | |
| 20 Feb | Canon Challenge | New South Wales | 550,000 | Paul Gow (1) | 16 | | |
| 5 Mar | ANZ Tour Championship | Australian Capital Territory | 500,000 | Andre Stolz (1) | 16 | | Tour Championship | |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|
| 1 | | 936,810 |
| 2 | | 407,515 |
| 3 | | 367,076 |
| 4 | | 330,788 |
| 5 | | 291,523 | |
Australasian Development Tour
| Year: | 2000 |
| Tour: | Australasian Development Tour |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 10 |
| Most Wins: | David Bransdon (2)
Matthew Habgood (2) |
| Honor1: | Order of Merit |
| Honoree1: | David Bransdon |
| Nextseason: | 2001 |
The 2000 Australasian Development Tour was the inaugural season of the Australasian Development Tour, the official development tour of the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2000 and 2001.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.[5] [6]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse
(A$) | Winner | Ref. |
|---|
| 5 May | Schweppes South Australian PGA Championship | South Australia | 100,000 | Chris Gray (1) | [7] |
| 21 May | Heineken Western Australian Open | Western Australia | 100,000 | Paul Sheehan (1) | [8] |
| 28 May | WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 100,000 | Matthew Habgood (1) | [9] |
| 25 Jun | Polynesian Airlines Samoa Open | Samoa | 100,000 | David Bransdon (1) | [10] |
| 23 Jul | Tahiti Open | Tahiti | 100,000 | David Bransdon (2) | [11] |
| 30 Jul | New Caledonia Open | New Caledonia | 100,000 | Matthew Laroche (1) | [12] |
| 6 Aug | Tusker Vanuatu Open | Vanuatu | 100,000 | Ed Stedman (1) | [13] |
| 7 Oct | Eastern Australia Airlines Big Sky Country Open | New South Wales | 100,000 | Wayne Perske (1) | [14] |
| 15 Oct | Crown Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 100,000 | Matthew Habgood (2) | [15] |
| 22 Oct | Toyota Southern Classic | New South Wales | 100,000 | Scott Hend (1) | [16] | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 1999/2000 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour of Australasia . 12 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000815055416/http://www.pgatour.com.au/content/schedule/ . 15 August 2000.
- News: 1999-2000 Australasian Tour schedule . The Sydney Morning Herald . Sydney, New South Wales, Australia . 15 June 1999 . 36 . Newspapers.com . 15 July 2020 . subscription.
- Web site: 1999/2000 Order of Merit . PGA Tour of Australasia . 12 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000815055429/http://www.pgatour.com.au/content/merit/ . 15 August 2000.
- News: Finally, Stolz finds himself in the winners circle . The Age . Melbourne, Victoria, Australia . 6 March 2000 . 5 (Sport) . Newspapers.com . 15 July 2020 . subscription . New Zealander Michael Campbell has been named player of the year at the tour's annual dinner... while the Norman Von Nida Shield for rookie of the year, went to Brett Rumford..
- Web site: New Development Tour . Angus . Morgan . PGA Tour of Australasia . 27 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010801013342/http://www.pgatour.com.au/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?cid=888777059 . 1 August 2001.
- Web site: David Bransdon . PGA Tour of Australasia . 27 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020330165134/http://www.pgatour.com.au:80/content/players/default.asp?vID=B&PlayerID=999690988 . 30 March 2002.
- Web site: Gray the inaugural winner . Luke . Buttigieg . PGA Tour of Australasia . 27 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010801014414/http://www.pgatour.com.au:80/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?cid=888777063 . 1 August 2001.
- Web site: Sheehan captures WA Open . Luke . Buttigieg . PGA Tour of Australasia . 27 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010801012716/http://www.pgatour.com.au/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?cid=888777049 . 1 August 2001.
- Web site: Habgood wins WA PGA . Luke . Buttigieg . PGA Tour of Australasia . 27 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010801011639/http://www.pgatour.com.au/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?cid=888777083 . 1 August 2001.
- Web site: Bransdon's Open again . Luke . Buttigieg . PGA Tour of Australasia . 27 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020520231118/http://www.pgatour.com.au/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?cid=888777194 . 20 May 2002.
- Web site: Bransdon does it again . Adam . McNicol . PGA Tour of Australasia . 27 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010429052659/http://www.pgatour.com.au/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?CID=888777233 . 29 April 2001.
- Web site: Laroche wins in New Caledonia . Luke . Buttigieg . PGA Tour of Australasia . 27 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030528112649/http://www.pgatour.com.au/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?cid=888777336 . 28 May 2003.
- Web site: Steadman takes out Vanuatu Open . Luke . Buttigieg . PGA Tour of Australasia . 27 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010722222642/http://www.pgatour.com.au/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?cid=888777361 . 22 July 2001.
- Web site: Perske wins down the stretch . Luke . Buttigieg . PGA Tour of Australasia . 27 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20011107221115/http://www.pgatour.com.au/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?cid=888777536 . 7 November 2001.
- Web site: Habgood salutes for second time . Luke . Buttigieg . PGA Tour of Australasia . 27 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010722222723/http://www.pgatour.com.au:80/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?cid=888777567 . 22 July 2001.
- Web site: Hend storms to title . Luke . Buttigieg . PGA Tour of Australasia . 27 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20011107211009/http://www.pgatour.com.au/content/news/displayNewsItem.asp?cid=888777597 . 7 November 2001.
