2000–01 PGA Tour of Australasia

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The 2000–01 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 2000 and 2001.

The Order of Merit was won by rookie Aaron Baddeley,[1] who won twice during the season including a successful defence of the Holden Australian Open title, which he had won as an amateur in 1999.

Schedule[]

The table below shows the 2000–01 schedule. It only lists official money events on the main tour.

Date Tournament Location Winner OWGR
points[2][3] 		Other
tours[a] 		Notes
19 Nov Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 24 ASA, EUR
26 Nov Holden Australian Open Victoria Australia Aaron Baddeley (2) 32 Flagship event
3 Dec Australian PGA Championship Queensland Australia Robert Allenby (6) 16
10 Dec Ford South Australian Open South Australia Australia Peter Lonard (2) 16
14 Jan ANZ Victorian Open Championship Victoria Australia Scott Laycock (1) 16
21 Jan New Zealand Open New Zealand New Zealand David Smail (1) 16
28 Jan Canon Challenge New South Wales New Zealand David Smail (2) 16
4 Feb Heineken Classic Western Australia New Zealand Michael Campbell (7) 20 EUR
18 Feb Greg Norman Holden International New South Wales Australia Aaron Baddeley (3) 22 EUR
18 Feb Ericsson Masters Victoria Scotland Colin Montgomerie (1) 20
25 Feb ANZ Tour Championship New South Wales Australia Peter Lonard (3) 16 Tour Championship
  1. ^ ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.

Source:[4][5]

Leading money winners[]

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1 Australia Aaron Baddeley 662,125
2 Australia Peter Lonard 579,388
3 New Zealand Michael Campbell 484,732
4 New Zealand David Smail 428,889
5 Australia Nick O'Hern 385,730
6 Australia Nathan Green 301,213
7 Australia Geoff Ogilvy 287,837
8 Australia Jarrod Moseley 202,945
9 Australia Rod Pampling 200,492
10 Australia Peter O'Malley 185,535

Source:[1][6]

Awards[]

Award Winner
Player of the year Australia Aaron Baddeley
Best overseas performer Australia Robert Allenby
Jack Newton Shield (most consistent performer) Australia Nick O'Hern
Norman Von Nida Shield (rookie of the year) Australia Aaron Baddeley

Source:[1]

Development Tour[]

The Development Tour consisted of 10 tournaments played between March and October 2001.

Date Tournament Location Winner Ref.
25 Mar Queensland PGA Championship Queensland Australia Anthony Painter [7][8]
1 Apr Scenic Circle Hotels Dunedin Classic New Zealand Australia [9]
8 Apr New Zealand New Zealand [10][11]
29 Apr Schweppes SA PGA Championship South Australia Australia [12][13]
20 May WA PGA Championship Western Australia Australia [14]
27 May Western Australian Open Western Australia Australia Kim Felton [15][16]
Aug New Caledonia New Zealand [17]
Aug Tahiti Open Tahiti Australia [18]
14 Oct Crown Victorian PGA Championship Victoria Australia [19]
21 Oct New South Wales New Zealand Steven Alker [20]

Order of Merit leaders[]

won the Order of Merit, with Gavin Coles second. The leading five are given below.[21]

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1 Australia 36,225
2 Australia Gavin Coles 30,756
3 New Zealand 27,145
4 Australia 26,450
5 Australia 24,674

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Stone, Peter (26 February 2001). "Eagle-eyed Lonard finishes in style, longs for a bigger stage". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. p. 22. Retrieved 15 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2000". Official World Golf Ranking.
  3. ^ "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2001". Official World Golf Ranking.
  4. ^ "Schedule - PGA of Australia | Official Golf News, Live Scores & Results". pga.org.au. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Tour Information Centre – 2000–01". PGA Tour of Australasia.
  6. ^ "OOM - PGA of Australia | Official Golf News, Live Scores & Results". pga.org.au. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  7. ^ Buckmaster, Julian. "Painter cruises to victory". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 April 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  8. ^ Colhoun, Bill (26 March 2001). "Painter back home on the farm after a record 20 under Development Tour win". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 9 April 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  9. ^ Buckmaster, Julian. "Podlich wins in Dunedin". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 June 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  10. ^ Buckmaster, Julian. "Sidford gets it Wright". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Christchurch City Golf Classic". PGA of Australia. 10 April 2001. Archived from the original on 7 July 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Carolan claims SA PGA". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 13 June 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  13. ^ "2001 Schweppes SA PGA Championship". PGA of Australia. 30 April 2001. Archived from the original on 7 July 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Cain wins WA PGA". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 19 June 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Felton's WA Open in playoff". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 19 June 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Western Australian Open Championship". PGA of Australia. 28 May 2001. Archived from the original on 11 July 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Miller time in New Caledonia". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 21 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Gray snares Tahiti Open". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 January 2002. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  19. ^ Buckmaster, Julian. "Gatehouse holds off Coles to win Victorian PGA". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 22 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  20. ^ Buckmaster, Julian. "Alker pips Coles for final Development Tour win". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  21. ^ Buckmaster, Julian. "Gray tops Development Tour Money List". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

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