The 2017 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2017 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was the 44th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
European Tour strategic alliance In February, it was announced by the European Tour that they had entered into a strategic alliance with the PGA Tour of Australasia. As part of the alliance, it saw the leading player (not otherwise exempt) on the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit gain European Tour status for the following season.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes4 FebVictorian PGA ChampionshipVictoria100,000 Damien Jordan (1)712 FebOates Vic OpenVictoria500,000 Dimitrios Papadatos (2)1619 FebISPS Handa World Super 6 PerthWestern Australia1,750,000 Brett Rumford (3) 23ASA, EUR5 MarLawnmaster Horizon Golf New Zealand PGA ChampionshipNew ZealandNZ$125,000 Jarryd Felton (2)712 MarISPS Handa New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$1,000,000 Michael Hendry (3)1619 MarCoca-Cola Queensland PGA ChampionshipQueensland125,000 Daniel Pearce (1)77 MaySP Brewery PNG Golf OpenPapua New Guinea142,000 Cory Crawford (1)621 MayTX Civil & Logistics WA PGA ChampionshipWestern Australia110,000 Dimitrios Papadatos (3)620 AugFiji InternationalFiji1,500,000 Jason Norris (2)15ASA, EUR3 SepNorthern Territory PGA ChampionshipNorthern Territory150,000 Travis Smyth (a) (1)622 OctNexus Risk TSA Group WA Open Western Australia100,000 Stephen Leaney (8)629 OctIsuzu Queensland OpenQueensland110,000 Michael Sim (1)619 NovNSW OpenNew South Wales400,000 Jason Scrivener (1)1626 NovEmirates Australian OpenNew South Wales1,250,000 Cameron Davis (1)32Flagship event3 DecAustralian PGA ChampionshipQueensland1,500,000 Cameron Smith (1)23EUR
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. The leading player on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2018 European Tour.
Position Player Prize money (A$) Status earned1 Brett Rumford 313,094 Already exempt2 Adam Bland 292,571 Promoted to European Tour3 Jason Norris 273,306 Already exempt4 Cameron Davis 225,000 5 Michael Hendry 201,916
Awards AwardWinner Player of the Year Dimitrios Papadatos
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