2016 PGA Tour of Australasia explained

Year:2016
Tour:PGA Tour of Australasia
Regular Season:
No Of Events:16
Most Wins: Adam Blyth (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Matthew Griffin
Honor2:Player of the Year
Honoree2: Adam Blyth
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017

The 2016 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2016 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was the 43rd season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

ISPS Handa title sponsorship

In June, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with ISPS Handa, being renamed as the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
7 FebOates Vic OpenVictoria300,000 Michael Long (3)7
12 FebMercedes-Benz Truck and Bus Victorian PGA ChampionshipVictoria110,000 Ashley Hall (3)6
28 FebISPS Handa Perth InternationalWestern Australia1,750,000 Louis Oosthuizen (n/a) 23ASA, EUR
6 MarHolden New Zealand PGA ChampionshipNew ZealandNZ$125,000 Brad Kennedy (4)7
13 MarBMW ISPS Handa New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$1,000,000 Matthew Griffin (3)16
20 MarCoca-Cola Queensland PGA ChampionshipQueensland125,000 David Klein (1)6
24 AprSouth Pacific Export Radler PNG OpenPapua New Guinea140,000 Brad Moules (1)6New to PGA Tour of Australasia
1 MayNexus Risk TSA Group WA OpenWestern Australia100,000 Curtis Luck (a) (1) 6
15 MayTX Civil & Logistics WA PGA ChampionshipWestern Australia120,000 Stephen Dartnall (1) 6
14 AugNorthern Territory PGA ChampionshipNorthern Territory150,000 Jordan Zunic (2)6New to PGA Tour of Australasia
24 SepSouth Pacific Open ChampionshipNew Caledonia140,000 Adam Blyth (1)6
9 OctFiji InternationalFiji1,500,000 Brandt Snedeker (n/a)16EUR
23 OctIsuzu Queensland OpenQueensland110,000 Brett Coletta (a) (1)6
13 NovNSW OpenNew South Wales400,000 Adam Blyth (2)16
20 NovEmirates Australian OpenNew South Wales1,250,000 Jordan Spieth (n/a) 32ONEFlagship event
4 DecAustralian PGA ChampionshipQueensland1,500,000 Harold Varner III (n/a) 22EUR

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3] [4]

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1 239,445
2 223,364
3 216,513
4 168,660
5 160,086

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ISPS Handa partners PGA Tour of Australasia, extends with Women's Australian Open . SportBusiness Sponsorship . 6 June 2016 . 9 August 2023.
  2. Web site: 2016 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour of Australasia . 9 August 2023.
  3. Web site: 2016 Order of Merit . PGA Tour of Australasia . 10 February 2023.
  4. Web site: Griffin wins Order of Merit and dream starts . Golf Australia . 5 December 2016 . 9 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Day wins second Greg Norman Medal . 29 November 2016 . 9 August 2023 . PGA of Australia . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116210609/https://pga.org.au/news/day-wins-second-greg-norman-medal/ . 16 January 2023 . Complementing the pinnacle awards was the 2016 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia Player of the Year, awarded to Adam Blyth....