1999–2000 PGA Tour of Australasia

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The 1999–2000 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 1999 and 2000.

New Zealander Michael Campbell was the runaway leader of the Order of Merit; he won four tournaments during the season and won more than double the prize money of runner-up Lucas Parsons.[1]

Schedule[]

The table below shows the 1999–2000 schedule. It only lists official money events on the main tour.[2][3]

Date Tournament Location Winner OWGR
points[4][5] 		Other
tours[a] 		Notes
14 Nov Johnnie Walker Classic Taiwan New Zealand Michael Campbell (3) 28 ASA, EUR
21 Nov Ford South Australian Open South Australia Australia Craig Parry (9) 16
28 Nov Holden Australian Open New South Wales Australia Aaron Baddeley (a) (1) 32 Flagship event
5 Dec ANZ Players Championship Queensland Australia Brett Rumford (a) (1) 16
12 Dec Australian PGA Championship Victoria New Zealand Greg Turner (6) 16
19 Dec Schweppes Coolum Classic Queensland Australia Nick O'Hern (1) 16
23 Jan Crown Lager New Zealand Open New Zealand New Zealand Michael Campbell (4) 16
30 Jan Heineken Classic Western Australia New Zealand Michael Campbell (5) 36 EUR
6 Feb Greg Norman Holden International New South Wales Australia Lucas Parsons (4) 34 EUR
13 Feb Ericsson Masters Victoria New Zealand Michael Campbell (6) 18
20 Feb Canon Challenge New South Wales Australia Paul Gow (1) 16
5 Mar ANZ Tour Championship Australian Capital Territory Australia Andre Stolz (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 New Zealand Michael Campbell 936,810
2 Australia Lucas Parsons 407,515
3 Australia Peter Senior 367,076
4 Australia Nick O'Hern 330,788
5 Australia Geoff Ogilvy 291,523

Source:[1]

Awards[]

Award Winner
Player of the year New Zealand Michael Campbell
Best overseas performer Australia Stuart Appleby
Jack Newton Shield (most consistent performer) Australia Nick O'Hern
Norman Von Nida Shield (rookie of the year) Australia Brett Rumford

Source:[1]

Development Tour[]

The Development Tour was joint initiative by the PGA Tour of Australasia and the PGA of Australia.[6] The inaugural season consisted of 10 tournaments played between May and October 2000. was the leading money winner on the tour.[7]

Date Tournament Location Winner Ref.
5 May Schweppes South Australian PGA Championship South Australia Australia [8]
21 May Heineken Western Australian Open Western Australia Australia Paul Sheehan [9]
28 May WA PGA Championship Western Australia Australia [10]
25 Jun Samoa Australia [11]
Jul Tahiti Open Tahiti Australia [12]
30 Jul New Caledonia New Zealand [13]
6 Aug Vanuatu Australia [14]
7 Oct New South Wales Australia Wayne Perske [15]
15 Oct Crown Victorian PGA Championship Victoria Australia [16]
22 Oct New South Wales Australia Scott Hend [17]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Finally, Stolz finds himself in the winners circle". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 6 March 2000. p. 5 (Sport). Retrieved 15 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "PGA Tour of Australia Schedule 2000". GolfMagic.
  3. ^ "1999-2000 Australasian Tour schedule". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 June 1999. p. 36. Retrieved 15 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 1999". Official World Golf Ranking.
  5. ^ "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2000". Official World Golf Ranking.
  6. ^ Morgan, Angus. "New Development Tour". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 August 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  7. ^ "David Bransdon". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 30 March 2002. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  8. ^ Buttigieg, Luke. "Gray the inaugural winner". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 August 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  9. ^ Buttigieg, Luke. "Sheehan captures WA Open". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 August 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  10. ^ Buttigieg, Luke. "Habgood wins WA PGA". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 August 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  11. ^ Buttigieg, Luke. "Bransdon's Open again". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2002. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  12. ^ McNicol, Adam. "Bransdon does it again". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 April 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  13. ^ Buttigieg, Luke. "Laroche wins in New Caledonia". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 May 2003. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  14. ^ Buttigieg, Luke. "Steadman takes out Vanuatu Open". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 22 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  15. ^ Buttigieg, Luke. "Perske wins down the stretch". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 7 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  16. ^ Buttigieg, Luke. "Habgood salutes for second time". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 22 July 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  17. ^ Buttigieg, Luke. "Hend storms to title". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 7 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

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