The 1989 PGA Tour of Australia was the 18th season on the PGA Tour of Australia, the main professional golf tour in Australia since it was formed in 1973.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes 15 Jan Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup Queensland 600,000 Curtis Strange (n/a) 30 22 Jan Coca-Cola Classic Victoria 600,000 Isao Aoki (n/a) 18 New tournament 29 Jan Asthma Foundation Victorian PGA Championship Victoria 100,000 David Ecob (1) 8 5 Feb Victorian Open Victoria 100,000 Mike Clayton (3) 16 12 Feb Mercedes-Benz Australian Match Play Championship Victoria 150,000 Ossie Moore (3) 8 19 Feb Australian Masters Victoria 450,000 Greg Norman (27) 36 26 Feb Australian Tournament Players Championship New South Wales 500,000 Greg Norman (28) 22 12 Mar Monro Interiors Nedlands Masters Western Australia 100,000 Louis Brown (1) 8 19 Mar Town and Country Joondalup Classic Western Australia 100,000 Brad King (1) 8 New tournament 22 Oct Tattersall's Tasmanian Open Tasmania 100,000 Ian Stanley (8) 8 29 Oct Air New Zealand Shell Open New Zealand NZ$200,000 Don Bies (n/a) 16 5 Nov AMP New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$150,000 Greg Turner (2) 16 12 Nov Australian PGA Championship New South Wales 500,000 Peter Senior (7) 20 19 Nov Ford New South Wales Open New South Wales 300,000 Rodger Davis (9) 18 26 Nov West End South Australian Open South Australia 150,000 Nick Price (n/a) 8 3 Dec Australian Open Victoria 500,000 Peter Senior (8) 64 10 Dec Johnnie Walker Australian Classic Victoria 1,000,000 Peter Senior (9) 30 17 Dec Mirage Queensland Open Queensland 300,000 Brett Ogle (2) 8
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes 15 Oct Queensland PGA Championship Queensland 100,000 Zoran Zorkic n/a
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 Peter Senior 443,1962 Greg Norman 228,6003 Peter Fowler 221,9004 Rodger Davis 191,3115 Brett Ogle 130,206
Awards AwardWinner Rookie of the Year Louis Brown
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