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.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1997–98 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes14 SepEricsson Asia-Pacific MastersIndonesiaUS$500,000 Darren Cole (1)16ASANew tournament23 NovMasterCard Australian PGA ChampionshipNew South Wales500,000 Andrew Coltart (2)1630 NovHolden Australian OpenVictoria1,000,000 Lee Westwood (n/a)38Flagship event7 DecAustralasian Players ChampionshipQueensland500,000 Greg Chalmers (1)2614 DecAMP Air New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$500,000 Greg Turner (5)1821 DecSchweppes Coolum ClassicQueensland200,000 Craig Parry (8)1811 JanVictorian OpenVictoria200,000 Brad King (1)1625 JanJohnnie Walker ClassicThailand£750,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)40EUR1 FebHeineken ClassicWestern Australia1,200,000 Thomas Bjørn (n/a)32EUR8 FebGreg Norman Holden InternationalNew South Wales1,000,000 Greg Norman (33)3615 FebEricsson MastersVictoria750,000 Bradley Hughes (4)3021 FebCanon ChallengeNew South Wales500,000 Peter O'Malley (2)168 MarANZ Tour ChampionshipAustralian Capital Territory500,000 Mathew Goggin (1)16New tournamentTour Championship
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.
Position Player Prize money (A$)1 Andrew Coltart 316,1072 Peter O'Malley 264,5343 Greg Chalmers 263,9264 Mathew Goggin 220,4175 Robert Allenby 213,234
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