1997–98 PGA Tour of Australasia

The 1997–98 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 26th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

1997–98 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration11 September 1997 (1997-09-11) – 8 March 1998 (1998-03-08)
Number of official events13
Order of MeritScotland Andrew Coltart

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1997–98 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
14 Sep Ericsson Asia-Pacific Masters Indonesia US$500,000 Australia Darren Cole (1) 16 ASA New tournament
23 Nov MasterCard Australian PGA Championship New South Wales 500,000 Scotland Andrew Coltart (2) 16
30 Nov Holden Australian Open Victoria 1,000,000 England Lee Westwood (n/a) 38 Flagship event
7 Dec Australasian Players Championship Queensland 500,000 Australia Greg Chalmers (1) 26
14 Dec AMP Air New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$500,000 New Zealand Greg Turner (5) 18
21 Dec Schweppes Coolum Classic Queensland 200,000 Australia Craig Parry (8) 18
11 Jan Victorian Open Victoria 200,000 Australia Brad King (1) 16
25 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand £750,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 40 EUR
1 Feb Heineken Classic Western Australia 1,200,000 Denmark Thomas Bjørn (n/a) 32 EUR
8 Feb Greg Norman Holden International New South Wales 1,000,000 Australia Greg Norman (33) 36
15 Feb Ericsson Masters Victoria 750,000 Australia Bradley Hughes (4) 30
21 Feb Canon Challenge New South Wales 500,000 Australia Peter O'Malley (2) 16
8 Mar ANZ Tour Championship Australian Capital Territory 500,000 Australia Mathew Goggin (1) 16 New tournament
Tour Championship

Order of Merit

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

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1Scotland Andrew Coltart316,107
2Australia Peter O'Malley264,534
3Australia Greg Chalmers263,926
4Australia Mathew Goggin220,417
5Australia Robert Allenby213,234

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. "Australasian PGA Tour Schedule 1997–98". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 23 July 1997. p. 45. Retrieved 10 August 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Happell, Charles (9 March 1998). "King throws crown away". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. p. Sport 2. Retrieved 10 August 2020 via Newspapers.com.
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