1999–2000 PGA Tour of Australasia

The 1999–2000 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The events were played during the calendar years of 1999 and 2000.

1999–2000 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration11 November 1999 (1999-11-11) – 5 March 2000 (2000-03-05)
Number of official events12
Most wins4:
New Zealand Michael Campbell
Order of MeritNew Zealand Michael Campbell
Player of the YearNew Zealand Michael Campbell
Rookie of the YearAustralia Brett Rumford

New Zealander Michael Campbell was the runaway leader of the Order of Merit; he won four tournaments during the season and won more than double the prize money of runner-up Lucas Parsons.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1999–2000 season.[2][3][4][5]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		 Notes
14 Nov Johnnie Walker Classic Taiwan £800,000 New Zealand Michael Campbell (3) 28 ASA, EUR
21 Nov Ford South Australian Open South Australia 600,000 Australia Craig Parry (9) 16
28 Nov Holden Australian Open New South Wales 1,000,000 Australia Aaron Baddeley (a) (1) 32 Flagship event
5 Dec ANZ Players Championship Queensland 800,000 Australia Brett Rumford (a) (1) 16
12 Dec Australian PGA Championship Victoria 600,000 New Zealand Greg Turner (6) 16
19 Dec Schweppes Coolum Classic Queensland 300,000 Australia Nick O'Hern (1) 16
23 Jan Crown Lager New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$500,000 New Zealand Michael Campbell (4) 16
30 Jan Heineken Classic Western Australia 1,600,000 New Zealand Michael Campbell (5) 36 EUR
6 Feb Greg Norman Holden International New South Wales 2,000,000 Australia Lucas Parsons (4) 34 EUR
13 Feb Ericsson Masters Victoria 800,000 New Zealand Michael Campbell (6) 18
20 Feb Canon Challenge New South Wales 550,000 Australia Paul Gow (1) 16
5 Mar ANZ Tour Championship Australian Capital Territory 500,000 Australia Andre Stolz (1) 16 Tour Championship

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[1]

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1New Zealand Michael Campbell936,810
2Australia Lucas Parsons407,515
3Australia Peter Senior367,076
4Australia Nick O'Hern330,788
5Australia Geoff Ogilvy291,523

Awards
AwardWinner
Player of the YearNew Zealand Michael Campbell
Rookie of the Year (Norman Von Nida Shield)Australia Brett Rumford
Best overseas performerAustralia Stuart Appleby
Most consistent performer (Jack Newton Shield)Australia Nick O'Hern

Source:[1]

Development Tour

The Development Tour was a joint initiative by the PGA Tour of Australasia and the PGA of Australia.[6] The inaugural season consisted of 10 tournaments played between May and October 2000. David Bransdon was the leading money winner on the tour.[7]

Date Tournament Location Winner Ref.
5 May Schweppes South Australian PGA Championship South Australia Australia Chris Gray [8]
21 May Heineken Western Australian Open Western Australia Australia Paul Sheehan [9]
28 May WA PGA Championship Western Australia Australia Matthew Habgood [10]
25 Jun Polynesian Airlines Samoa Open Samoa Australia David Bransdon [11]
Jul Tahiti Open Tahiti Australia David Bransdon [12]
30 Jul New Caledonia Open New Caledonia New Zealand Matthew Laroche [13]
6 Aug Tusker Vanuatu Open Vanuatu Australia Ed Stedman [14]
7 Oct Eastern Australia Airlines Big Sky Country Open New South Wales Australia Wayne Perske [15]
15 Oct Crown Victorian PGA Championship Victoria Australia Matthew Habgood [16]
22 Oct Toyota Southern Classic New South Wales Australia Scott Hend [17]

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. ASA − Asian PGA Tour; EUR − European Tour.

References
  1. "Finally, Stolz finds himself in the winners circle". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 6 March 2000. p. 5 (Sport). Retrieved 15 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "PGA Tour of Australia Schedule 2000". GolfMagic.
  3. "1999-2000 Australasian Tour schedule". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 June 1999. p. 36. Retrieved 15 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 1999". Official World Golf Ranking.
  5. "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2000". Official World Golf Ranking.
  6. Morgan, Angus. "New Development Tour". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 August 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  7. "David Bransdon". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 30 March 2002. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  8. Buttigieg, Luke. "Gray the inaugural winner". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 August 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  9. Buttigieg, Luke. "Sheehan captures WA Open". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 August 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  10. Buttigieg, Luke. "Habgood wins WA PGA". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 August 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  11. Buttigieg, Luke. "Bransdon's Open again". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2002. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  12. McNicol, Adam. "Bransdon does it again". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 April 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  13. Buttigieg, Luke. "Laroche wins in New Caledonia". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 May 2003. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  14. Buttigieg, Luke. "Steadman takes out Vanuatu Open". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 22 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  15. Buttigieg, Luke. "Perske wins down the stretch". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 7 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  16. Buttigieg, Luke. "Habgood salutes for second time". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 22 July 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  17. Buttigieg, Luke. "Hend storms to title". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 7 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.