1990 PGA Tour of Australia
The 1990 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 19th season on the PGA Tour of Australia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 11 January 1990 – 16 December 1990 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 13[lower-alpha 1] |
| Most wins |  John Morse (2) |
| Order of Merit | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rodger Davis |
← 1989 1991 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[lower-alpha 2] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup | Queensland | 800,000 | Rodger Davis (10) |
42 | |
| 21 Jan | Coca-Cola Classic | Victoria | 700,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ronan Rafferty (4) |
32 | |
| 28 Jan | Vines Classic | Western Australia | 700,000 | Jeff Maggert (n/a) |
22 | New tournament |
| Victorian Open | Victoria | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 11 Feb | Mercedes-Benz Australian Match Play Championship | Victoria | 200,000 | David Iwasaki-Smith (1) |
12 | |
| 18 Feb | Australian Masters | Victoria | 500,000 | Greg Norman (29) |
44 | |
| 11 Mar | Monro Interiors Nedlands Masters | Western Australia | 150,000 | John Morse (1) |
12 | |
| 4 Nov | New South Wales Open | New South Wales | 50,000 | Ken Trimble (1) |
12 | |
| 11 Nov | Air New Zealand Shell Open | New Zealand | NZ$250,000 | Wayne Riley (3) |
12 | |
| 18 Nov | West End South Australian Open | South Australia | 150,000 | Mike Harwood (2) |
12 | |
| 25 Nov | Australian PGA Championship[lower-alpha 3] | New South Wales | 500,000 | Brett Ogle (3) |
16 | |
| 2 Dec | Australian Open | New South Wales | 600,000 | John Morse (2) |
42 | |
| 9 Dec | Johnnie Walker Australian Classic | Victoria | 1,000,000 |  Greg Turner (3) |
40 | |
| 16 Dec | Coolum Classic[lower-alpha 4] | Queensland | 150,000 | Ian Baker-Finch (8) |
12 | New tournament |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodger Davis | 375,026 |
| 2 | John Morse | 264,049 |
| 3 | Brett Ogle | 214,143 |
| 4 | Greg Turner | 196,926 |
| 5 | Mike Harwood | 184,224 |
Notes
- A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
- 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.
- incorporating the New South Wales PGA Championship.
- incorporating the Queensland Open.
References
- "The big circuit is going Asian". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. 24 October 1990. p. 77. Retrieved 8 October 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Pro golf circuit picks up an extra $1 million". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. 9 June 1989. p. 26. Retrieved 8 October 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Australientouren Penningligan" [Australian Tour Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. February 1991. p. 81. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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