1999–2000 PGA Tour of Australasia
The 1999–2000 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 28th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 11 November 1999 – 5 March 2000 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Most wins |  Michael Campbell (4) |
| Order of Merit | Michael Campbell |
| Player of the Year | Michael Campbell |
| Rookie of the Year | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brett Rumford |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1999–2000 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov | Johnnie Walker Classic | Taiwan | £800,000 | Michael Campbell (3) |
28 | ASA, EUR | |
| 21 Nov | Ford South Australian Open | South Australia | 600,000 | Craig Parry (9) |
16 | ||
| 28 Nov | Holden Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,000,000 | Aaron Baddeley (a) (1) |
32 | Flagship event | |
| 5 Dec | ANZ Players Championship | Queensland | 800,000 | Brett Rumford (a) (1) |
16 | ||
| 12 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Victoria | 600,000 | Greg Turner (6) |
16 | ||
| 19 Dec | Schweppes Coolum Classic | Queensland | 300,000 | Nick O'Hern (1) |
16 | ||
| 23 Jan | Crown Lager New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$500,000 | Michael Campbell (4) |
16 | ||
| 30 Jan | Heineken Classic | Western Australia | 1,600,000 | Michael Campbell (5) |
36 | EUR | |
| 6 Feb | Greg Norman Holden International | New South Wales | 2,000,000 | Lucas Parsons (4) |
34 | EUR | |
| 13 Feb | Ericsson Masters | Victoria | 800,000 | Michael Campbell (6) |
18 | ||
| 20 Feb | Canon Challenge | New South Wales | 550,000 | Paul Gow (1) |
16 | ||
| 5 Mar | ANZ Tour Championship | Australian Capital Territory | 500,000 | Andre Stolz (1) |
16 | Tour Championship |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Campbell | 936,810 |
| 2 | Lucas Parsons | 407,515 |
| 3 | Peter Senior | 367,076 |
| 4 | Nick O'Hern | 330,788 |
| 5 | Geoff Ogilvy | 291,523 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Michael Campbell | [4] |
| Rookie of the Year (Norman Von Nida Shield) | Brett Rumford | [4] |
Australasian Development Tour
| Duration | 2 May 2000 – 22 October 2000 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins | David Bransdon (2) Matthew Habgood (2) |
| Order of Merit | David Bransdon |
2001 → | |
The 2000 Australasian Development Tour was the inaugural season of the Australasian Development Tour, the official development tour of the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2000 and 2001.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.[5][6]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[lower-alpha 3] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May | Schweppes South Australian PGA Championship | South Australia | 100,000 | Chris Gray (1) |
[7] |
| 21 May | Heineken Western Australian Open | Western Australia | 100,000 | Paul Sheehan (1) |
[8] |
| 28 May | WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 100,000 | Matthew Habgood (1) |
[9] |
| 25 Jun | Polynesian Airlines Samoa Open | Samoa | 100,000 | David Bransdon (1) |
[10] |
| 23 Jul | Tahiti Open | Tahiti | 100,000 | David Bransdon (2) |
[11] |
| 30 Jul | New Caledonia Open | New Caledonia | 100,000 | Matthew Laroche (1) |
[12] |
| 6 Aug | Tusker Vanuatu Open | Vanuatu | 100,000 | Ed Stedman (1) |
[13] |
| 7 Oct | Eastern Australia Airlines Big Sky Country Open | New South Wales | 100,000 | Wayne Perske (1) |
[14] |
| 15 Oct | Crown Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 100,000 | Matthew Habgood (2) |
[15] |
| 22 Oct | Toyota Southern Classic | New South Wales | 100,000 | Scott Hend (1) |
[16] |
Notes
- 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.
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Australasian Development Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Australasian Development Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour of Australasia.
References
- "1999/2000 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 15 August 2000. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- "1999-2000 Australasian Tour schedule". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 15 June 1999. p. 36. Retrieved 15 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1999/2000 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 15 August 2000. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- "Finally, Stolz finds himself in the winners circle". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 6 March 2000. p. 5 (Sport). Retrieved 15 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
New Zealander Michael Campbell has been named player of the year at the tour's annual dinner... while the Norman Von Nida Shield for rookie of the year, went to Brett Rumford.
- Morgan, Angus. "New Development Tour". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 1 August 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- "David Bransdon". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 30 March 2002. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- Buttigieg, Luke. "Gray the inaugural winner". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 1 August 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- Buttigieg, Luke. "Sheehan captures WA Open". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 1 August 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- Buttigieg, Luke. "Habgood wins WA PGA". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 1 August 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- Buttigieg, Luke. "Bransdon's Open again". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2002. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- McNicol, Adam. "Bransdon does it again". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 29 April 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- Buttigieg, Luke. "Laroche wins in New Caledonia". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 28 May 2003. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- Buttigieg, Luke. "Steadman takes out Vanuatu Open". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 22 July 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- Buttigieg, Luke. "Perske wins down the stretch". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 7 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- Buttigieg, Luke. "Habgood salutes for second time". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 22 July 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- Buttigieg, Luke. "Hend storms to title". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 7 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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