2006 PGA Tour of Australasia

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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 United States Kevin Stadler (n/a) 44 ASA, EUR
19 Feb Jacob's Creek Open Championship South Australia 1,000,000 Australia Paul Sheehan (1) 16 NWT
26 Feb ING New Zealand PGA Championship New Zealand US$600,000 Canada Jim Rutledge (n/a) 16 NWT
12 Nov HSBC Champions China US$5,000,000 South Korea Yang Yong-eun (n/a) 52 AFR, ASA, EUR
19 Nov MFS Australian Open New South Wales 1,500,000 Australia John Senden (1) 32 Flagship event
26 Nov MasterCard Masters Victoria 1,250,000 England Justin Rose (n/a) 30 EUR
3 Dec Blue Chip New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$1,500,000 Australia Nathan Green (2) 20 EUR
10 Dec Cadbury Schweppes
Australian PGA Championship 		Queensland 1,200,000 Australia Nick O'Hern (2) 34
  1. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour.

Source:[2][3]

Leading money winners[]

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1 Australia Nick O'Hern 583,820
2 United States Kevin Stadler 523,098
3 Australia Nathan Green 346,108
4 Australia Richard Green 343,048
5 Australia Paul Sheehan 215,964
6 Australia Wade Ormsby 210,606
7 Australia Brett Rumford 204,828
8 Australia Robert Allenby 196,642
9 Australia Jarrod Lyle 188,429
10 Australia 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 Australia Steven Jeffress (1) [6]
5 Feb Victorian Open Victoria Australia (1) [7]
12 Mar Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship New South Wales Australia (1) [8]
19 Mar New South Wales Australia Marc Leishman (1) [9]
5 May South Australian PGA Championship South Australia Australia (2) [10]
28 May Western Australia PGA Championship Western Australia Australia (1) [11]
15 Oct Queensland Australia Marc Leishman (2) [12]
22 Oct Queensland Australia Cameron Percy (2) [13]
29 Oct Roadcon Group Queensland Open Queensland Australia (1) [14]
5 Nov Greater Building Society QLD PGA Championship Queensland Australia Cameron Percy (3) [15]
12 Nov Proton New South Wales Open New South Wales Australia 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 Australia Marc Leishman 54,679
2 Australia Cameron Percy 45,612
3 Australia 35,809
4 Australia 23,749
5 Australia 23,453

References[]

  1. ^ "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2006". Official World Golf Ranking.
  2. ^ "2006 PGA Tour of Australasia Schedule". Archived from the original on 4 January 2007.
  3. ^ 2006 PGA Tour of Australasia Schedule
  4. ^ "2006 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit". Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Von Nida Tour 2006". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 10 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  6. ^ "National Australia Bank Victorian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Victorian Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Toyota Southern Classic results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  10. ^ "South Australian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Western Australian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  12. ^ "North QLD X-Ray Services Cairns Classic results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Minniecon & Burke Queensland Masters results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Roadcon Group Queensland Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Greater Building Society QLD PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Proton New South Wales Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Final Order of Merit". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 16 December 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

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