2006 PGA Tour of Australasia explained

Year:2006
Tour:PGA Tour of Australasia
Regular Season: –
No Of Events:7
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Nick O'Hern
Prevseason:2005
Nextseason:2007

The 2006 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 34th 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 2006 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)		WinnerOWGR
points		Other
tours		Notes
12 FebJohnnie Walker ClassicWestern Australia£1,250,000 Kevin Stadler (n/a)44ASA, EUR
19 FebJacob's Creek Open ChampionshipSouth Australia1,000,000 Paul Sheehan (1)16NWT
26 FebING New Zealand PGA ChampionshipNew ZealandUS$600,000 Jim Rutledge (n/a)16NWT
19 NovMFS Australian OpenNew South Wales1,500,000 John Senden (1)32Flagship event
26 NovMasterCard MastersVictoria1,250,000 Justin Rose (n/a)30EUR
3 DecBlue Chip New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$1,500,000 Nathan Green (2)20EUR
10 DecCadbury Schweppes Australian PGA ChampionshipQueensland1,200,000 Nick O'Hern (2)34

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.[2] [3]

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1 583,820
2 523,098
3 346,108
4 343,048
5 215,964

Von Nida Tour

Year:2006
Tour:Von Nida Tour
Regular Season: –
No Of Events:11
Most Wins: David Diaz (2)
Marc Leishman (2)
Cameron Percy (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Marc Leishman
Prevseason:2005
Nextseason:2007

The 2006 Von Nida Tour was the fourth season of the Von Nida Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2003 and 2008.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[4]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)		WinnerRef.
29 JanNational Australia Bank Victorian PGA ChampionshipVictoria105,000 Steven Jeffress (1)[5]
5 FebVictorian OpenVictoria110,000 David Diaz (1)[6]
12 MarBega Cheese NSW PGA ChampionshipNew South Wales110,000 Paul Marantz (1)[7]
19 MarToyota Southern ClassicNew South Wales100,000 Marc Leishman (1)[8]
5 MaySouth Australian PGA ChampionshipSouth Australia100,000 David Diaz (2)[9]
28 MayWestern Australia PGA ChampionshipWestern Australia100,000 Andrew Pitt (1)[10]
15 OctNorth QLD X-Ray Services Cairns ClassicQueensland105,000 Marc Leishman (2)[11]
22 OctMinniecon & Burke Queensland MastersQueensland105,000 Cameron Percy (2)[12]
29 OctRoadcon Group Queensland OpenQueensland105,000 Ricky Schmidt (1)[13]
5 NovGreater Building Society QLD PGA ChampionshipQueensland105,000 Cameron Percy (3)[14]
12 NovProton New South Wales OpenNew South Wales125,000 Rick Kulacz (a) (1)[15]

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2007 PGA Tour of Australasia.[16] [17]

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1 54,679
2 45,613
3 35,810
4 23,749
5 23,454

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour of Australasia . 9 August 2023.
  2. Web site: 2006 Order of Merit . PGA Tour of Australasia . 10 February 2023.
  3. News: O'Hern ends long wait for victory . BBC Sport . 10 December 2006 . 9 August 2023 . The win also secured the Australasian order of merit title for the 35-year-old O'Hern..
  4. Web site: Von Nida Tour 2006 Tournament schedule . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080810162500/http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vntevents&year=2006 . 10 August 2008.
  5. Web site: National Australia Bank Victorian PGA Championship results . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060823225101/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=1274&tab=results . 23 August 2006.
  6. Web site: Victorian Open results . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060823225419/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&tab=results&eid=1275 . 23 August 2006.
  7. Web site: Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship results . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060823225448/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&tab=results&eid=1375 . 23 August 2006.
  8. Web site: Toyota Southern Classic results . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060823225812/http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=1376&tab=results . 23 August 2006.
  9. Web site: South Australian PGA Championship results . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060823225026/http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=1404&tab=results . 23 August 2006.
  10. Web site: Western Australian PGA Championship results . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060823041648/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&tab=results&eid=1405 . 23 August 2006.
  11. Web site: North QLD X-Ray Services Cairns Classic results . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070906175203/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&tab=results&eid=1889 . 6 September 2007.
  12. Web site: Minniecon & Burke Queensland Masters results . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070906172738/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&tab=results&eid=1890 . 6 September 2007.
  13. Web site: Roadcon Group Queensland Open results . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070906173744/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&tab=results&eid=1891 . 6 September 2007.
  14. Web site: Greater Building Society QLD PGA Championship results . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070906170718/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&tab=results&eid=1892 . 6 September 2007.
  15. Web site: Proton New South Wales Open results . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070906020719/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&tab=results&eid=1465 . 6 September 2007.
  16. Web site: Leishman tops Von Nida Tour Order of Merit . PGA of Australia . 13 November 2006 . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070904161044/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vntnewsdisplay&aid=118221 . 4 September 2007 . In winning the Von Nida Tour Order of Merit, Leishman will be afforded a variety of exemptions to the Australasian PGA Tour in 2007....
  17. Web site: Felton tops 2004 Von Nida Tour . PGA Tour of Australasia . 24 November 2004 . 29 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050113183552/http://www.pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=3862 . 13 January 2005 . ...the Von Nida Tour provides fully-exempt Australasian Tour cards to the top 10 players on the moneylist who would not otherwise be exempt..

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