2012 PGA Tour of Australasia explained

Year:2012
Tour:PGA Tour of Australasia
Regular Season:
No Of Events:13
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Peter Senior
Prevseason:2011
Nextseason:2013

The 2012 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 39th 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 2012 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
8 JanVictorian OpenVictoria125,000 Scott Arnold (1)6
19 FebAdroit Insurance Group Victorian PGA ChampionshipVictoria120,000 Gareth Paddison (3)6
26 FebCoca-Cola Queensland PGA ChampionshipQueensland115,000 Andrew Tschudin (1)6
1 AprNew Zealand PGA Pro-Am ChampionshipNew ZealandNZ$450,000 Michael Hendry (1)6
29 SepSouth Pacific Golf Open ChampionshipNew Caledonia120,000 Brad Shilton (1)6
14 OctWA Goldfields PGA ChampionshipWestern Australia110,000 Peter Wilson (1)6
21 OctISPS Handa Perth InternationalWestern AustraliaUS$2,000,000 Bo Van Pelt (n/a)22EURNew tournament
28 OctJohn Hughes Geely/Nexus Risk Services WA OpenWestern Australia110,000 Oliver Goss (a) (1) 6
18 NovTalisker MastersVictoria1,000,000 Adam Scott (3) 20
25 NovBMW New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$400,000 Jake Higginbottom (a) (1) 16
2 DecNSW PGA ChampionshipNew South Wales100,000 Matt Stieger (1)6
9 DecEmirates Australian OpenNew South Wales1,250,000 Peter Senior (20)32ONEFlagship event
16 DecAustralian PGA ChampionshipQueensland1,500,000 Daniel Popovic (1)18ONE

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$)
1 268,292
2 249,625
3 238,858
4 199,750
5 144,439

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour of Australasia . 9 August 2023.
  2. Web site: 2012 Order of Merit . PGA Tour of Australasia . 10 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Peter Senior qualifies for his 19th Open . Golf Grinder . Michael . Court . 17 December 2012 . 9 August 2023 . Senior will be packing his prize long-handled putter into his golf bag next July for a 19th Open Championship appearance after topping the 2012 Australasian Tour Order of Merit..