1997–98 PGA Tour of Australasia

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The 1997–98 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The events were played during the calendar years of 1997 and 1998.

Schedule[]

The table below shows the 1997–98 schedule. It only lists official money events on the main tour.[1]

Date Tournament Location Winner OWGR
points[2][3] 		Other
tours[a] 		Notes
14 Sep Indonesia Australia (1) 16 ASA
23 Nov MasterCard Australian PGA Championship New South Wales Scotland Andrew Coltart (2) 16
30 Nov Holden Australian Open Victoria England Lee Westwood (n/a) 38 Flagship event
5 Dec Australasian Players Championship Queensland Australia Greg Chalmers (1) 26
14 Dec AMP Air New Zealand Open New Zealand New Zealand Greg Turner (5) 18
21 Dec Schweppes Coolum Classic Queensland Australia Craig Parry (8) 18
11 Jan Victorian Open Victoria Australia (1) 16
25 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 40 EUR
1 Feb Heineken Classic Western Australia Denmark Thomas Bjørn (n/a) 32 EUR
8 Feb Greg Norman Holden International New South Wales Australia Greg Norman (33) 36
15 Feb Ericsson Masters Victoria Australia Bradley Hughes (4) 30
21 Feb Canon Challenge New South Wales Australia Peter O'Malley (2) 16
8 Mar ANZ Tour Championship Australian Capital Territory Australia Mathew Goggin (1) 16 Tour Championship
  1. ^ ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.

Leading money winners[]

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1 Scotland Andrew Coltart 316,107
2 Australia Peter O'Malley 264,534
3 Australia Greg Chalmers 263,926
4 Australia Mathew Goggin 220,417
5 Australia Robert Allenby 213,234

Source:[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Australasian PGA Tour Schedule 1997–98". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 23 July 1997. p. 45. Retrieved 10 August 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 1997". Official World Golf Ranking.
  3. ^ "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 1998". Official World Golf Ranking.
  4. ^ Happell, Charles (9 March 1998). "King throws crown away". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. p. Sport 2. Retrieved 10 August 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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