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.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes12 FebJohnnie Walker ClassicWestern Australia£1,250,000 Kevin Stadler (n/a)44ASA, EUR19 FebJacob's Creek Open ChampionshipSouth Australia1,000,000 Paul Sheehan (1)16NWT26 FebING New Zealand PGA ChampionshipNew ZealandUS$600,000 Jim Rutledge (n/a)16NWT19 NovMFS Australian OpenNew South Wales1,500,000 John Senden (1)32Flagship event26 NovMasterCard MastersVictoria1,250,000 Justin Rose (n/a)30EUR3 DecBlue Chip New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$1,500,000 Nathan Green (2)20EUR10 DecCadbury Schweppes Australian PGA ChampionshipQueensland1,200,000 Nick O'Hern (2)34
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes12 NovHSBC ChampionsChinaUS$5,000,000 Yang Yong-eun52AFR, ASA, EURLimited-field event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.
Position Player Prize money (A$)1 Nick O'Hern 583,8202 Kevin Stadler 523,0983 Nathan Green 346,1084 Richard Green 343,0485 Paul Sheehan 215,964
Von Nida Tour
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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerRef.29 JanNational Australia Bank Victorian PGA ChampionshipVictoria105,000 Steven Jeffress (1)5 FebVictorian OpenVictoria110,000 David Diaz (1)12 MarBega Cheese NSW PGA ChampionshipNew South Wales110,000 Paul Marantz (1)19 MarToyota Southern ClassicNew South Wales100,000 Marc Leishman (1)5 MaySouth Australian PGA ChampionshipSouth Australia100,000 David Diaz (2)28 MayWestern Australia PGA ChampionshipWestern Australia100,000 Andrew Pitt (1)15 OctNorth QLD X-Ray Services Cairns ClassicQueensland105,000 Marc Leishman (2)22 OctMinniecon & Burke Queensland MastersQueensland105,000 Cameron Percy (2)29 OctRoadcon Group Queensland OpenQueensland105,000 Ricky Schmidt (1)5 NovGreater Building Society QLD PGA ChampionshipQueensland105,000 Cameron Percy (3)12 NovProton New South Wales OpenNew South Wales125,000 Rick Kulacz (a) (1)
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2007 PGA Tour of Australasia.
Position Player Prize money (A$)1 Marc Leishman 54,6792 Cameron Percy 45,6133 David Diaz 35,8104 Tony McFadyean 23,7495 Ricky Schmidt 23,454
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