2018 PGA Tour of Australasia explained

Year:2018
Tour:PGA Tour of Australasia
Regular Season:
No Of Events:16
Most Wins: Daniel Nisbet (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Jake McLeod
Honor2:Player of the Year
Honoree2: Matthew Millar
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

The 2018 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2018 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was the 45th 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 2018 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
14 JanRebel Sport MastersNew Zealand100,000 Matthew Millar (2)7New tournament
4 FebOates Vic OpenVictoria650,000 Simon Hawkes (1)16
11 FebISPS Handa World Super 6 PerthWestern Australia1,750,000 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (n/a)23ASA, EUR
18 FebCoca-Cola Queensland PGA ChampionshipQueensland125,000 Daniel Fox (2)7
25 FebHorizon Golf New Zealand PGA ChampionshipNew ZealandNZ$125,000 Ben Campbell (1)7
4 MarISPS Handa New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$1,150,000 Daniel Nisbet (1)15ASA
29 AprSP PNG Golf OpenPapua New Guinea145,000 Daniel Gale (1)6
13 MayTX Civil & Logistics WA PGA ChampionshipWestern Australia125,000 Michael Long (4)6
5 AugFiji InternationalFiji1,250,000 Gaganjeet Bhullar (n/a)15ASA, EUR
19 AugMMC Northern Territory PGA ChampionshipNorthern Territory150,000 Daniel Nisbet (2)6
14 OctVictorian PGA ChampionshipVictoria100,000 Aaron Pike (1)6
28 OctNexus Risk TSA Group WA OpenWestern Australia100,000 Zach Murray (a) (1)6
4 NovIsuzu Queensland OpenQueensland110,000 Jordan Zunic (3)6
11 NovAVJennings NSW OpenNew South Wales400,000 Jake McLeod (1)16
18 NovEmirates Australian OpenNew South Wales1,250,000 Abraham Ancer (n/a)32Flagship event
2 DecAustralian PGA ChampionshipQueensland1,500,000 Cameron Smith (2) 20EUR

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2] [3] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour.[4]

Position Player Prize money (A$) Status earned
1 255,327 Promoted to European Tour
2 236,241
3 225,982
4 202,620
5 197,796

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour of Australasia . 9 August 2023.
  2. Web site: 2018 Order of Merit . PGA Tour of Australasia . 10 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Jake McLeod – The 2018 Order of Merit Winner . PGA of Australia . 2 December 2018 . 22 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230222203137/https://pga.org.au/news/jake-mcleod-the-2018-order-of-merit-winner/ . 22 February 2023.
  4. Web site: McLeod seals place on European Tour . European Tour . 2 December 2018 . 9 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Minjee Lee wins Greg Norman Medal . 27 November 2018 . 16 January 2023 . PGA of Australia . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116205153/https://pga.org.au/news/minjee-lee-wins-greg-norman-medal/ . 16 January 2023 . ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia Player of the Year: Matt Millar, ACT.