The 1990 PGA Tour of Australia was the 19th season on the PGA Tour of Australia, the main professional golf tour in Australia since it was formed in 1973.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.[1][2][3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$) 		Winner[b] OWGR
points 		Notes
14 Jan Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup Queensland 800,000 Australia Rodger Davis (10) 42
21 Jan Coca-Cola Classic Victoria 700,000 Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty (4) 32
28 Jan Vines Classic Western Australia 700,000 United States Jeff Maggert (n/a) 22 New tournament
4 Feb Victorian Open Victoria – Cancelled –
11 Feb Mercedes-Benz Australian Match Play Championship Victoria 200,000 Australia David Iwasaki-Smith (1) 12
18 Feb Australian Masters Victoria 500,000 Australia Greg Norman (29) 44
11 Mar Monro Interiors Nedlands Masters Western Australia 150,000 United States John Morse (1) 12
4 Nov New South Wales Open New South Wales 50,000 Australia Ken Trimble (1) 12
11 Nov Air New Zealand Shell Open New Zealand NZ$250,000 Australia Wayne Riley (3) 12
18 Nov West End South Australian Open South Australia 150,000 Australia Mike Harwood (2) 12
25 Nov Australian PGA Championship[c] New South Wales 500,000 Australia Brett Ogle (3) 16
2 Dec Australian Open New South Wales 600,000 United States John Morse (2) 42
9 Dec Johnnie Walker Australian Classic Victoria 1,000,000 New Zealand Greg Turner (3) 40
16 Dec Coolum Classic[d] Queensland 150,000 Australia Ian Baker-Finch (8) 12 New tournament

Order of Merit

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

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1 Australia Rodger Davis 375,026
2 United States John Morse 264,049
3 Australia Brett Ogle 214,143
4 New Zealand Greg Turner 196,926
5 Australia Mike Harwood 184,224

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year Sweden Gabriel Hjertstedt [5]

Notes

  1. ^ One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ incorporating the New South Wales PGA Championship.
  4. ^ incorporating the Queensland Open.

References

  1. ^ "The big circuit is going Asian". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. 24 October 1990. p. 77. Retrieved 8 October 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Pro golf circuit picks up an extra $1 million". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. 9 June 1989. p. 26. Retrieved 8 October 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Wilson, Mark (1991). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1991. Macmillan. pp. 90–91. ISBN 0333547330. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  4. ^ "Australientouren Penningligan" [Australian Tour Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. February 1991. p. 81. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ^ "2007 Nationwide Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. 2007. p. 2-79. Retrieved 21 August 2024. Gabriel Hjertstedt | In 1990, competed on the PGA Tour of Australasia and earned 1990 Rookie of the Year honors.
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