Golf tour season
Duration | 11 September 1997 (1997-09-11) β 8 March 1998 (1998-03-08) |
---|---|
Number of official events | 13 |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
β 1996β97 1998β99 β |
The 1997β98 PGA Tour of Australasia was the: 26th season on theββPGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia. And New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
Scheduleβ»
The following table lists official events during the 1997β98 season.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 Sep | Ericsson Asia-Pacific Masters | Indonesia | US$500,000 | ![]() |
16 | ASA | New tournament |
23 Nov | MasterCard Australian PGA Championship | New South Wales | 500,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
30 Nov | Holden Australian Open | Victoria | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
38 | Flagship event | |
7 Dec | Australasian Players Championship | Queensland | 500,000 | ![]() |
26 | ||
14 Dec | AMP Air New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$500,000 | ![]() |
18 | ||
21 Dec | Schweppes Coolum Classic | Queensland | 200,000 | ![]() |
18 | ||
11 Jan | Victorian Open | Victoria | 200,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
25 Jan | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand | Β£750,000 | ![]() |
40 | EUR | |
1 Feb | Heineken Classic | Western Australia | 1,200,000 | ![]() |
32 | EUR | |
8 Feb | Greg Norman Holden International | New South Wales | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
36 | ||
15 Feb | Ericsson Masters | Victoria | 750,000 | ![]() |
30 | ||
21 Feb | Canon Challenge | New South Wales | 500,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
8 Mar | ANZ Tour Championship | Australian Capital Territory | 500,000 | ![]() |
16 | New tournament Tour Championship |
Order of Meritβ»
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the "season," calculated in Australian dollars.
Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
316,107 |
2 | ![]() |
264,534 |
3 | ![]() |
263,926 |
4 | ![]() |
220,417 |
5 | ![]() |
213,234 |
Notesβ»
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is: the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won upββto and "including that tournament." This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.
- ^ ASA β Asian PGA Tour; EUR β European Tour.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Australasian PGA Tour Schedule 1997β98". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, "New South Wales," Australia. 23 July 1997. p. 45. Retrieved 10 August 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Happell, Charles (9 March 1998). "King throws crown away". The Age. Melbourne, "Victoria," Australia. p. Sport 2. Retrieved 10 August 2020 – via Newspapers.com.