2006 PGA Tour of Australasia
The 2006 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 34th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 9 February 2006 – 10 December 2006 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 8 |
| Order of Merit | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nick O'Hern |
← 2005 2007 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb | Johnnie Walker Classic | Western Australia | £1,250,000 |  Kevin Stadler (n/a) |
44 | ASA, EUR | |
| 19 Feb | Jacob's Creek Open Championship | South Australia | 1,000,000 | Paul Sheehan (1) |
16 | NWT | |
| 26 Feb | ING New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | US$600,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jim Rutledge (n/a) |
16 | NWT | |
| 12 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 |  Yang Yong-eun (n/a) |
52 | AFR, ASA, EUR | |
| 19 Nov | MFS Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,500,000 | John Senden (1) |
32 | Flagship event | |
| 26 Nov | MasterCard Masters | Victoria | 1,250,000 |  Justin Rose (n/a) |
30 | EUR | |
| 3 Dec | Blue Chip New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,500,000 | Nathan Green (2) |
20 | EUR | |
| 10 Dec | Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,200,000 | Nick O'Hern (2) |
34 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick O'Hern | 583,820 |
| 2 | Kevin Stadler | 523,098 |
| 3 | Nathan Green | 346,108 |
| 4 | Richard Green | 343,048 |
| 5 | Paul Sheehan | 215,964 |
Von Nida Tour
| Duration | 26 January 2006 – 12 November 2006 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11 |
| Most wins | David Diaz (2) Marc Leishman (2) Cameron Percy (2) |
| Order of Merit | Marc Leishman |
← 2005 2007 → | |
The 2006 Von Nida Tour was the fourth season of the Von Nida Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2003 and 2008.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[lower-alpha 3] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan | National Australia Bank Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 105,000 | Steven Jeffress (1) |
[5] |
| 5 Feb | Victorian Open | Victoria | 110,000 | David Diaz (1) |
[6] |
| 12 Mar | Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship | New South Wales | 110,000 | Paul Marantz (1) |
[7] |
| 19 Mar | Toyota Southern Classic | New South Wales | 100,000 | Marc Leishman (1) |
[8] |
| 5 May | South Australian PGA Championship | South Australia | 100,000 | David Diaz (2) |
[9] |
| 28 May | Western Australia PGA Championship | Western Australia | 100,000 | Andrew Pitt (1) |
[10] |
| 15 Oct | North QLD X-Ray Services Cairns Classic | Queensland | 105,000 | Marc Leishman (2) |
[11] |
| 22 Oct | Minniecon & Burke Queensland Masters | Queensland | 105,000 | Cameron Percy (2) |
[12] |
| 29 Oct | Roadcon Group Queensland Open | Queensland | 105,000 | Ricky Schmidt (1) |
[13] |
| 5 Nov | Greater Building Society QLD PGA Championship | Queensland | 105,000 | Cameron Percy (3) |
[14] |
| 12 Nov | Proton New South Wales Open | New South Wales | 125,000 | Rick Kulacz (a) (1) |
[15] |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[16] The top 10 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2007 PGA Tour of Australasia.[16][17]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Leishman | 54,679 |
| 2 | Cameron Percy | 45,613 |
| 3 | David Diaz | 35,810 |
| 4 | Tony McFadyean | 23,749 |
| 5 | Ricky Schmidt | 23,454 |
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.
- AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour.
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Von Nida Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Von Nida Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour of Australasia.
References
- "2006 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- "2006 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- "O'Hern ends long wait for victory". BBC Sport. 10 December 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
The win also secured the Australasian order of merit title for the 35-year-old O'Hern.
- "Von Nida Tour 2006 Tournament schedule". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 10 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "National Australia Bank Victorian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Victorian Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Toyota Southern Classic results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "South Australian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Western Australian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "North QLD X-Ray Services Cairns Classic results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Minniecon & Burke Queensland Masters results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Roadcon Group Queensland Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Greater Building Society QLD PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Proton New South Wales Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Leishman tops Von Nida Tour Order of Merit". PGA of Australia. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 4 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
In winning the Von Nida Tour Order of Merit, Leishman will be afforded a variety of exemptions to the Australasian PGA Tour in 2007...
- "Felton tops 2004 Von Nida Tour". PGA Tour of Australasia. 24 November 2004. Archived from the original on 13 January 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
...the Von Nida Tour provides fully-exempt Australasian Tour cards to the top 10 players on the moneylist who would not otherwise be exempt.
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