2006 PGA Tour of Australasia
The 2006 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer so they are split between the first and last months of the year. The tour's developmental series, known as the Von Nida Tour was played in the middle of the year.
Schedule[]
The table below shows the 2006 schedule. It only lists official money events on the main tour. For a complete table of events recognised by the PGA Tour of Australasia, including Von Nida Tour events and World Golf Championships see the official site.
Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund (A$) |
Winner | OWGR points[1] |
Other tours[a] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 Feb | Johnnie Walker Classic | Western Australia | £1,250,000 | Kevin Stadler (n/a) | 44 | ASA, EUR | |
19 Feb | Jacob's Creek Open Championship | South Australia | 1,000,000 | Paul Sheehan (1) | 16 | NWT | |
26 Feb | ING New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | US$600,000 | Jim Rutledge (n/a) | 16 | NWT | |
12 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 | Yang Yong-eun (n/a) | 52 | AFR, ASA, EUR | |
19 Nov | MFS Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,500,000 | John Senden (1) | 32 | Flagship event | |
26 Nov | MasterCard Masters | Victoria | 1,250,000 | Justin Rose (n/a) | 30 | EUR | |
3 Dec | Blue Chip New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,500,000 | Nathan Green (2) | 20 | EUR | |
10 Dec | Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship |
Queensland | 1,200,000 | Nick O'Hern (2) | 34 |
- ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour.
Leading money winners[]
Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
---|---|---|
1 | Nick O'Hern | 583,820 |
2 | Kevin Stadler | 523,098 |
3 | Nathan Green | 346,108 |
4 | Richard Green | 343,048 |
5 | Paul Sheehan | 215,964 |
6 | Wade Ormsby | 210,606 |
7 | Brett Rumford | 204,828 |
8 | Robert Allenby | 196,642 |
9 | Jarrod Lyle | 188,429 |
10 | Peter Lonard | 183,150 |
Source:[4]
Von Nida Tour[]
The Von Nida Tour consisted of 11 tournaments, all played in Australia. Prize money for each event was between A$100,000 and 125,000.[5]
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
29 Jan | National Australia Bank Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | Steven Jeffress (1) | [6] |
5 Feb | Victorian Open | Victoria | (1) | [7] |
12 Mar | Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship | New South Wales | (1) | [8] |
19 Mar | New South Wales | Marc Leishman (1) | [9] | |
5 May | South Australian PGA Championship | South Australia | (2) | [10] |
28 May | Western Australia PGA Championship | Western Australia | (1) | [11] |
15 Oct | Queensland | Marc Leishman (2) | [12] | |
22 Oct | Queensland | Cameron Percy (2) | [13] | |
29 Oct | Roadcon Group Queensland Open | Queensland | (1) | [14] |
5 Nov | Greater Building Society QLD PGA Championship | Queensland | Cameron Percy (3) | [15] |
12 Nov | Proton New South Wales Open | New South Wales | Rick Kulacz (a) (1) | [16] |
Order of Merit leaders[]
Marc Leishman won the Order of Merit, with Cameron Percy second.[17] The leading five are given below.[18]
Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
---|---|---|
1 | Marc Leishman | 54,679 |
2 | Cameron Percy | 45,612 |
3 | 35,809 | |
4 | 23,749 | |
5 | 23,453 |
References[]
- ^ "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2006". Official World Golf Ranking.
- ^ "2006 PGA Tour of Australasia Schedule". Archived from the original on 4 January 2007.
- ^ 2006 PGA Tour of Australasia Schedule
- ^ "2006 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit". Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Von Nida Tour 2006". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 10 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "National Australia Bank Victorian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Victorian Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Toyota Southern Classic results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "South Australian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Western Australian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "North QLD X-Ray Services Cairns Classic results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Minniecon & Burke Queensland Masters results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Roadcon Group Queensland Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Greater Building Society QLD PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Proton New South Wales Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Leishman tops Von Nida Tour Order of Merit". PGA of Australia. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 4 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Final Order of Merit". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 16 December 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
External links[]
- PGA Tour of Australasia
- 2006 in golf
- 2006 in Australian sport
- 2006 in New Zealand sport