The 1993 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 22nd season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1993 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$) 		Winner[b] OWGR
points 		Notes
24 Jan Optus Players Championship Victoria 300,000 Australia Robert Allenby (3) 18
31 Jan Heineken Classic Western Australia 300,000 Australia Peter Senior (12) 24
14 Feb New South Wales Open New South Wales – Cancelled –
14 Feb
28 Feb 		AMP New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$300,000 Australia Peter Fowler (4) 16
21 Feb Microsoft Australian Masters Victoria 700,000 Australia Bradley Hughes (2) 36
28 Feb Australian Match Play Championship Victoria – Cancelled –
28 Feb Canon Challenge New South Wales 250,000 New Zealand Michael Campbell (1) 16 New tournament
7 Mar Epson Singapore Open Singapore US$400,000 Australia Paul Moloney (1) 36 New to PGA Tour of Australasia
3 Oct Sabah Masters Malaysia – Cancelled – New to PGA Tour of Australasia
10 Oct Penang Masters Malaysia – Cancelled – New tournament
17 Oct Singapore PGA Championship Singapore – Cancelled –
24 Oct Meru Valley Perak Masters Malaysia 175,000 Australia Anthony Painter (1) 16
31 Oct Dunhill Malaysian Masters Malaysia – Cancelled –
7 Nov Victorian Open Victoria 200,000 Australia Lucas Parsons (1) 16
14 Nov Eagle Blue Open South Australia 200,000 Australia Wayne Smith (2) 16
21 Nov Ford Australian PGA Championship New South Wales 350,000 Australia Ian Baker-Finch (10) 16
28 Nov Heineken Australian Open Victoria 850,000 United States Brad Faxon (n/a) 32 Flagship event
5 Dec Greg Norman's Holden Classic New South Wales 700,000 United States Curtis Strange (n/a) 36 New tournament
11 Dec Air New Zealand Shell Open New Zealand NZ$300,000 Australia Terry Price (2) 16
19 Dec Coolum Classic Queensland 200,000 Australia David Diaz (1) 16

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3][4]

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1 Australia Peter Senior 243,504
2 Australia Bradley Hughes 190,147
3 Australia Robert Allenby 171,083
4 Australia Paul Moloney 134,694
5 Australia Mike Clayton 131,034

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year Australia Peter Senior [5]
Rookie of the Year New Zealand Michael Campbell [5]

Notes

  1. ^ A further six tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled.
  2. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.

References

  1. ^ "Hectic Australasian professional golf tour approaching". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 16 September 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 15 June 2022 – via Trove.
  2. ^ a b Williams, Michael (1994). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1994. pp. 94–95. ISBN 0333609441. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "Australientouren Penningligan" [Australian Tour Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 2. February 1994. p. 55. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Low-handicap players set for some ratings relief". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 23 December 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 15 June 2022 – via Trove.
  5. ^ a b "Ogle tops winners' list after solid win". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 20 January 1994. p. 19. Retrieved 13 August 2023 – via Trove.
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