1998–99 PGA Tour of Australasia

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The 1998–99 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 1998 and 1999.

Schedule[]

The table below shows the 1998–99 schedule. It only lists official money events on the main tour.

Date Tournament Location Winner OWGR
points[1][2] 		Other
tours[a] 		Notes
25 Oct Ford South Australian Open South Australia Australia (1) 16
22 Nov MasterCard Australian PGA Championship New South Wales England David Howell (n/a) 16
29 Nov ANZ Players Championship Queensland Australia Stephen Leaney (3) 20
6 Dec Holden Australian Open South Australia Australia Greg Chalmers (2) 34 Flagship event
13 Dec New Zealand Open New Zealand New Zealand Matthew Lane (1) 16
20 Dec Schweppes Coolum Classic Queensland Australia Stuart Appleby (1) 16
10 Jan Victorian Open Victoria Australia (1) 16
31 Jan Heineken Classic Western Australia Australia Jarrod Moseley (1) 30 EUR
7 Feb Greg Norman Holden International New South Wales New Zealand Michael Long (2) 22
14 Feb Ericsson Masters Victoria Australia Craig Spence (1) 16
21 Feb Canon Challenge New South Wales Australia Rod Pampling (1) 16
6 Mar ANZ Tour Championship Australian Capital Territory Australia (1) 16 Tour Championship
  1. ^ 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 Australia Jarrod Moseley 330,798
2 Australia Rod Pampling 287,907
3 Australia Craig Spence 277,160
4 Australia Peter Lonard 223,574
5 New Zealand Michael Long 221,780

Source:[3]

Awards[]

Award Winner
Player of the year Australia Jarrod Moseley
Best overseas performer Australia Stephen Leaney
Most consistent performer Australia Rod Pampling
Rookie of the year Australia Geoff Ogilvy

Source:[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 1998". Official World Golf Ranking.
  2. ^ "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 1999". Official World Golf Ranking.
  3. ^ a b Stone, Peter (8 March 1999). "Cain in the dark but sees the light". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. p. 30. Retrieved 17 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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