2019 PGA Tour of Australasia explained

Year:2019
Tour:PGA Tour of Australasia
Regular Season:
No Of Events:13
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Ryan Fox
Honor2:Player of the Year
Honoree2: Ryan Fox
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2020–21

The 2019 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2019 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was the 46th 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 2019 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
10 FebISPS Handa Vic OpenVictoria1,500,000 David Law (n/a)20EUR
17 FebISPS Handa World Super 6 PerthWestern Australia1,600,000 Ryan Fox (3)20ASA, EUR
24 FebCoca-Cola Queensland PGA ChampionshipQueensland150,000 Daniel Nisbet (3)6
3 MarNew Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$1,250,000 Zach Murray (2)15ASA
10 MarSEC NZ PGA ChampionshipNew ZealandNZ$125,000 Kazuma Kobori (a) (1)7
12 MaySP PNG Golf OpenPapua New Guinea150,000 Peter Cooke (1)6
25 AugTailor-made Building Services NT PGA ChampionshipNorthern Territory150,000 Brett Rankin (1)6
13 OctTX Civil & Logistics WA PGA ChampionshipWestern Australia137,500 Darren Beck (1)6
27 OctVictorian PGA ChampionshipVictoria125,000 Campbell Rawson (1)6
10 NovGippsland Super 6Victoria125,000 Tom Power Horan (1)6
1 DecAVJennings NSW OpenNew South Wales400,000 Josh Younger (1)16
8 DecEmirates Australian OpenNew South Wales1,500,000 Matt Jones (2)32Flagship event
22 DecAustralian PGA ChampionshipQueensland1,500,000 Adam Scott (6) 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 (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2020 European Tour.[4]

Position Player Prize money (A$) Status earned
1 307,926 Already exempt
2 230,773 Promoted to European Tour
3 221,771
4 215,825 Already exempt
5 176,045

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour of Australasia . 9 August 2023.
  2. Web site: 2019 Order of Merit . PGA Tour of Australasia . 10 February 2023.
  3. Ryan Fox Wins Australasian PGA Tour Order of Merit . New Zealand Golf Magazine . 23 December 2019 . 9 August 2023.
  4. News: Lucky loser Murray earns Euro Tour card . 7 News . Murray . Wenzel . 23 December 2019 . 1 September 2022.
  5. Web site: Hannah Green wins Greg Norman Medal . 19 December 2019 . 16 January 2023 . PGA of Australia . 2019 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia Player of the Year: Ryan Fox, NZ . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116204926/https://pga.org.au/news/hannah-green-wins-greg-norman-medal/ . 16 January 2023.