1986 PGA Tour of Australia

The 1986 PGA Tour of Australia was the 15th season on the PGA Tour of Australia, the main professional golf tour in Australia since it was formed in 1973.

1986 PGA Tour of Australia season
Duration28 November 1985 (1985-11-28) – 23 November 1986 (1986-11-23)
Number of official events17
Most wins Greg Norman (4)
Order of Merit Greg Norman
← 1985
1987 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1986 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		 Notes
1 DecAir New Zealand Shell OpenNew ZealandNZ$140,000 D. A. Weibring (n/a)n/a
8 DecNew Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$100,000 Corey Pavin (n/a)n/a
31 DecNissan-Mobil New Zealand PGA ChampionshipNew ZealandNZ$75,000 Frank Nobilo (2)n/a
2 FebFoster's Tasmanian OpenTasmania50,000 Stewart Ginn (8)10
9 FebRobert Boyd Transport Victorian OpenVictoria100,000 Ossie Moore (9)20
16 FebRobert Boyd Transport Australian Match Play ChampionshipVictoria60,000 Peter Fowler (3)10New tournament
23 FebAustralian MastersVictoria275,000 Mark O'Meara (n/a)26
2 MarRich River ClassicNew South Wales70,000 Bob Shearer (16)10New tournament
18 MayHalls Head Estates-Nissan Nedlands MastersWestern Australia50,000 Lyndsay Stephen (2)10
5 OctFourex Queensland PGA ChampionshipQueensland100,000 Ossie Moore (2)10
12 OctStefan Queensland OpenQueensland100,000 Greg Norman (17)12
19 OctNational Panasonic New South Wales OpenNew South Wales125,000 Greg Norman (18)20
25 OctWest End Jubilee South Australian OpenSouth Australia100,000 Greg Norman (19)12
2 NovToshiba Australian PGA ChampionshipNew South Wales180,000 Mike Harwood (1)20
9 NovBlack Magic Victorian PGA ChampionshipVictoria100,000 Wayne Smith (1)10
16 NovNational Panasonic Australian OpenVictoria275,000 Rodger Davis (5)40
23 NovNational Panasonic Western Australian OpenWestern Australia100,000 Greg Norman (20)16

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2]

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1 Greg Norman111,211
2 Rodger Davis84,036
3 Ossie Moore61,059
4 Bob Shearer58,935
5 Ian Baker-Finch58,346

Notes
  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australia members.

References
  1. McCormack, Mark H. (1987). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1987. Collins Willow. pp. 240–254, 454–467. ISBN 0002182572. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Archive.org.
  2. "Smith pips Meikle in state order of merit". The Age. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 16 December 1986. p. 49 (47 in paper). Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via Google News Archive.
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