1996–97 PGA Tour of Australasia
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Golf tour season
| Duration | 25 January 1996 (1996年1月25日) – 23 February 1997 (1997年2月23日) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 19 |
| Most wins | Australia Peter Senior (3) |
| Order of Merit | Australia Peter Lonard |
← 1995 1997–98 → | |
The 1996–97 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 25th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
Schedule
[edit ]The following table lists official events during the 1996–97 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan | Johnnie Walker Classic | Singapore | 600,000ドル | Wales Ian Woosnam (n/a) | 42 | EUR | New to PGA Tour of Australasia |
| 4 Feb | Heineken Classic | Western Australia | 800,000 | Wales Ian Woosnam (n/a) | 34 | EUR | |
| 11 Feb | Ford South Australian Open | South Australia | 200,000 | Australia Greg Norman (31) | 24 | ||
| 18 Feb | Ericsson Masters | Victoria | 500,000 | Australia Craig Parry (7) | 22 | ||
| 25 Feb | Canon Challenge | New South Wales | 300,000 | Australia Peter Senior (15) | 16 | ||
| 20 Oct | Foodlink Queensland Open | Queensland | 200,000 | Australia Steven Alker (1) | 16 | ||
| 27 Oct | Australian Players Championship | Queensland | 500,000 | Australia Bradley Hughes (3) | 16 | ASA | |
| 3 Nov | Alfred Dunhill Masters | Hong Kong | US500,000ドル | Germany Bernhard Langer (n/a) | 26 | ASA | |
| 17 Nov | Australian PGA Championship | New South Wales | 300,000 | New Zealand Phil Tataurangi (1) | 16 | ||
| 24 Nov | Holden Australian Open | New South Wales | 850,000 | Australia Greg Norman (32) | 32 | Flagship event | |
| 1 Dec | Greg Norman's Holden Classic | Victoria | 700,000 | Australia Peter Senior (16) | 30 | ||
| 8 Dec | AMP Air New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ500,000ドル | Australia Michael Long (1) | 16 | ||
| 15 Dec | Schweppes Coolum Classic | Queensland | 200,000 | Australia Anthony Painter (2) | 16 | ||
| 12 Jan | Victorian Open | Victoria | 200,000 | Australia Stephen Leaney (2) | 16 | ||
| 26 Jan | Johnnie Walker Classic | Queensland | 700,000ドル | South Africa Ernie Els (n/a) | 44 | EUR | |
| 2 Feb | Heineken Classic | Western Australia | 1,100,000 | Spain Miguel Ángel Martín (n/a) | 32 | EUR | |
| 9 Feb | Ford South Australian Open | South Australia | 300,000 | Australia Steven Alker (2) | 22 | ||
| 16 Feb | Ericsson Masters | Victoria | 750,000 | Australia Peter Lonard (1) | 20 | ||
| 23 Feb | Canon Challenge | New South Wales | 450,000 | Australia Peter Senior (17) | 16 |
Order of Merit
[edit ]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Peter Lonard | 484,534 |
| 2 | Australia Peter Senior | 359,051 |
| 3 | New Zealand Michael Long | 329,327 |
| 4 | Australia Greg Norman | 322,026 |
| 5 | Australia Peter O'Malley | 261,271 |
Notes
[edit ]- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.
- ^ ASA − Asian PGA Tour; EUR − European Tour.
References
[edit ]- ^ "1996–97 Australasian PGA Tour Schedule of Events" . The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 29 August 1996. p. 46. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Senior's win pushes Norman out" . The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 25 February 1997. p. C6. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Newspapers.com.