1996–97 PGA Tour of Australasia

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.

1996–97 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration25 January 1996 (1996-01-25) – 23 February 1997 (1997-02-23)
Number of official events19
Most winsAustralia Peter Senior (3)
Order of MeritAustralia Peter Lonard
1995

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1996–97 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
28 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic Singapore £600,000 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 US$500,000 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 NZ$500,000 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 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

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2]

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1Australia Peter Lonard484,534
2Australia Peter Senior359,051
3New Zealand Michael Long329,327
4Australia Greg Norman322,026
5Australia Peter O'Malley261,271

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. ASA − Asian PGA Tour; EUR − European Tour.

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Senior's win pushes Norman out". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 25 February 1997. p. C6. Retrieved 25 August 2020 via Newspapers.com.
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