1989 PGA Tour of Australia

The 1989 PGA Tour of Australia was the 18th season on the PGA Tour of Australia, the main professional golf tour in Australia since it was formed in 1973.

1989 PGA Tour of Australia season
Duration12 January 1989 (1989-01-12) – 17 December 1989 (1989-12-17)
Number of official events18
Most wins Peter Senior (3)
Order of Merit Peter Senior
1988
1990

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.[1][2][3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
15 JanDaikyo Palm Meadows CupQueensland600,000 Curtis Strange (n/a)30
22 JanCoca-Cola ClassicVictoria600,000 Isao Aoki (n/a)18New tournament
29 JanAsthma Foundation Victorian PGA ChampionshipVictoria100,000 David Ecob (1)8
5 FebVictorian OpenVictoria100,000 Mike Clayton (3)16
12 FebMercedes-Benz Australian Match Play ChampionshipVictoria150,000 Ossie Moore (3)8
19 FebAustralian MastersVictoria450,000 Greg Norman (27)36
26 FebAustralian Tournament Players ChampionshipNew South Wales500,000 Greg Norman (28)22
12 MarMonro Interiors Nedlands MastersWestern Australia100,000 Louis Brown (1)8
19 MarTown and Country Joondalup ClassicWestern Australia100,000 Brad King (1)8New tournament
22 OctTattersall's Tasmanian OpenTasmania100,000 Ian Stanley (8)8
29 OctAir New Zealand Shell OpenNew ZealandNZ$200,000 Don Bies (n/a)16
5 NovAMP New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$150,000 Greg Turner (2)16
12 NovAustralian PGA Championship[lower-alpha 2]New South Wales500,000 Peter Senior (7)20
19 NovFord New South Wales OpenNew South Wales300,000 Rodger Davis (9)18
26 NovWest End South Australian OpenSouth Australia150,000 Nick Price (n/a)8
3 DecAustralian OpenVictoria500,000 Peter Senior (8)64
10 DecJohnnie Walker Australian ClassicVictoria1,000,000 Peter Senior (9)30
17 DecMirage Queensland OpenQueensland300,000 Brett Ogle (2)8

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$)
Winner OWGR
points
Notes
15 OctQueensland PGA ChampionshipQueensland100,000 Zoran Zorkicn/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1 Peter Senior443,196
2 Greg Norman228,600
3 Peter Fowler221,900
4 Rodger Davis191,311
5 Brett Ogle130,206

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.
  2. incorporating the New South Wales PGA Championship.

References

  1. Thomson, Geoff (4 May 1989). "Left-handers in the spotlight". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. p. 21. Retrieved 5 November 2023 via Trove.
  2. Thomson, Geoff (9 March 1989). "Queanbeyan grabs top spot". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. p. 18. Retrieved 5 November 2023 via Trove.
  3. Wilson, Mark; Viney, Laurence (1990). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1990. Macmillan. pp. 94–96. ISBN 0333518616. Retrieved 23 December 2023 via Archive.org.
  4. "Australien-touren Penningligan" [Australian Tour Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. January 1990. p. 85. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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