1990 PGA Tour of Australia

The 1990 PGA Tour of Australia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand.

1990 PGA Tour of Australia season
Duration11 January 1990 (1990-01-11) – 16 December 1990 (1990-12-16)
Number of official events13[lower-alpha 1]
Order of MeritAustralia Rodger Davis
← 1989
1991 →

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 2] 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[lower-alpha 3] 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[lower-alpha 4] Queensland 150,000 Australia Ian Baker-Finch (8) 12 New tournament

Notes
  1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was 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.
  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. "1990 PGA Tour of Australasia". OWGR. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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