1993 PGA Tour of Australasia
The 1993 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand.
| Duration | 21 January 1993 – 19 December 1993 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 14[lower-alpha 1] |
| Order of Merit | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peter Senior |
← 1992 1994 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1993 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[lower-alpha 2] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan | Optus Players Championship | Victoria | 300,000 | Robert Allenby (3) |
18 | |
| 31 Jan | Heineken Classic | Western Australia | 300,000 | Peter Senior (12) |
24 | |
| New South Wales Open | New South Wales | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 14 Feb |
AMP New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$300,000 | Peter Fowler (4) |
16 | |
| 21 Feb | Microsoft Australian Masters | Victoria | 700,000 | Bradley Hughes (2) |
36 | |
| Australian Match Play Championship | Victoria | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 28 Feb | Canon Challenge | New South Wales | 250,000 |  Michael Campbell (1) |
16 | New tournament |
| 7 Mar | Epson Singapore Open | Singapore | US$400,000 | Paul Moloney (1) |
36 | New to PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Sabah Masters | Malaysia | – | Cancelled | – | New to PGA Tour of Australasia | |
| Penang Masters | Malaysia | – | Cancelled | – | New tournament | |
| Singapore PGA Championship | Singapore | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 24 Oct | Meru Valley Perak Masters | Malaysia | 175,000 | Anthony Painter (1) |
16 | |
| Dunhill Malaysian Masters | Malaysia | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 7 Nov | Victorian Open | Victoria | 200,000 | Lucas Parsons (1) |
16 | |
| 14 Nov | Eagle Blue Open | South Australia | 200,000 | Wayne Smith (2) |
16 | |
| 21 Nov | Ford Australian PGA Championship | New South Wales | 350,000 | Ian Baker-Finch (10) |
16 | |
| 28 Nov | Heineken Australian Open | Victoria | 850,000 |  Brad Faxon (n/a) |
32 | Flagship event |
| 5 Dec | Greg Norman's Holden Classic | New South Wales | 700,000 | Curtis Strange (n/a) |
36 | New tournament |
| 11 Dec | Air New Zealand Shell Open | New Zealand | NZ$300,000 | Terry Price (2) |
16 | |
| 19 Dec | Coolum Classic | Queensland | 200,000 | David Diaz (1) |
16 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Senior | 243,504 |
| 2 | Bradley Hughes | 190,147 |
| 3 | Robert Allenby | 171,083 |
| 4 | Paul Moloney | |
| 5 | Mike Clayton |
Notes
- A further six tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled.
- 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
- "Hectic Australasian professional golf tour approaching". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 16 September 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 15 June 2022 – via Trove.
- "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 1993". Official World Golf Ranking.
- "Low-handicap players set for some ratings relief". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 23 December 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 15 June 2022 – via Trove.
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