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

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.

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 CupQueensland600,000United States Curtis Strange (n/a)30
22 JanCoca-Cola ClassicVictoria600,000Japan Isao Aoki (n/a)18New tournament
29 JanAsthma Foundation Victorian PGA ChampionshipVictoria100,000Australia David Ecob (1)8
5 FebVictorian OpenVictoria100,000Australia Mike Clayton (3)16
12 FebMercedes-Benz Australian Match Play ChampionshipVictoria150,000Australia Ossie Moore (3)8
19 FebAustralian MastersVictoria450,000Australia Greg Norman (27)36
26 FebAustralian Tournament Players ChampionshipNew South Wales500,000Australia Greg Norman (28)22
12 MarMonro Interiors Nedlands MastersWestern Australia100,000United States Louis Brown (1)8
19 MarTown and Country Joondalup ClassicWestern Australia100,000Australia Brad King (1)8New tournament
22 OctTattersall's Tasmanian OpenTasmania100,000Australia Ian Stanley (8)8
29 OctAir New Zealand Shell OpenNew ZealandNZ$200,000United States Don Bies (n/a)16
5 NovAMP New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$150,000New Zealand Greg Turner (2)16
12 NovAustralian PGA Championship[lower-alpha 2]New South Wales500,000Australia Peter Senior (7)20
19 NovFord New South Wales OpenNew South Wales300,000Australia Rodger Davis (9)18
26 NovWest End South Australian OpenSouth Australia150,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (n/a)8
3 DecAustralian OpenVictoria500,000Australia Peter Senior (8)64
10 DecJohnnie Walker Australian ClassicVictoria1,000,000Australia Peter Senior (9)30
17 DecMirage Queensland OpenQueensland300,000Australia 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 ChampionshipQueensland100,000Australia 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$)
1Australia Peter Senior443,196
2Australia Greg Norman228,600
3Australia Peter Fowler221,900
4Australia Rodger Davis191,311
5Australia 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. 1 2 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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