2000–01 PGA Tour of Australasia

The 2000–01 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 2000 and 2001.

2000–01 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration16 November 2000 (2000-11-16) – 25 February 2001 (2001-02-25)
Number of official events11
Most wins2:
Australia Aaron Baddeley
New Zealand David Smail
Order of MeritAustralia Aaron Baddeley
Player of the YearAustralia Aaron Baddeley
Rookie of the YearAustralia Aaron Baddeley
2002 →

The Order of Merit was won by rookie Aaron Baddeley,[1] who won twice during the season including a successful defence of the Holden Australian Open title, which he had won as an amateur in 1999.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2000–01 season.[2][3][4][5]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		 Notes
19 Nov Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand £800,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 24 ASA, EUR
26 Nov Holden Australian Open Victoria 1,250,000 Australia Aaron Baddeley (2) 32 Flagship event
3 Dec Australian PGA Championship Queensland 1,000,000 Australia Robert Allenby (6) 16
10 Dec Ford South Australian Open South Australia 600,000 Australia Peter Lonard (2) 16
14 Jan ANZ Victorian Open Championship Victoria 250,000 Australia Scott Laycock (1) 16
21 Jan New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$500,000 New Zealand David Smail (1) 16
28 Jan Canon Challenge New South Wales 550,000 New Zealand David Smail (2) 16
4 Feb Heineken Classic Western Australia 1,750,000 New Zealand Michael Campbell (7) 20 EUR
18 Feb Greg Norman Holden International New South Wales 2,000,000 Australia Aaron Baddeley (3) 22 EUR
18 Feb Ericsson Masters Victoria 1,000,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie (n/a) 20
25 Feb ANZ Tour Championship New South Wales 1,500,000 Australia Peter Lonard (3) 16 Tour Championship

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[6][1]

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1Australia Aaron Baddeley662,126
2Australia Peter Lonard579,388
3New Zealand Michael Campbell484,732
4New Zealand David Smail428,889
5Australia Nick O'Hern385,730

Awards
AwardWinner
Player of the YearAustralia Aaron Baddeley
Rookie of the Year (Norman Von Nida Shield)Australia Aaron Baddeley
Best overseas performerAustralia Robert Allenby
Most consistent performer (Jack Newton Shield)Australia Nick O'Hern

Source:[1]

Development Tour

The following table lists Development Tour events during the 2001 season.

Date Tournament Location Winner Ref.
25 Mar Queensland PGA Championship Queensland Australia Anthony Painter [7][8]
1 Apr Scenic Circle Hotels Dunedin Classic New Zealand Australia David Podlich [9]
8 Apr Christchurch City Golf Classic New Zealand New Zealand Alastair Sidford [10][11]
29 Apr Schweppes SA PGA Championship South Australia Australia Tony Carolan [12][13]
20 May WA PGA Championship Western Australia Australia Marcus Cain [14]
27 May Western Australian Open Western Australia Australia Kim Felton [15][16]
Aug New Caledonia Open New Caledonia New Zealand Les Miller [17]
Aug Tahiti Open Tahiti Australia Chris Gray [18]
14 Oct Crown Victorian PGA Championship Victoria Australia Nathan Gatehouse [19]
21 Oct Toyota Southern Classic New South Wales New Zealand Steven Alker [20]

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[21]

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1Australia Chris Gray36,225
2Australia Gavin Coles30,756
3New Zealand Les Miller27,145
4Australia Tony Carolan26,450
5Australia David Podlich24,674

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. Stone, Peter (26 February 2001). "Eagle-eyed Lonard finishes in style, longs for a bigger stage". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. p. 22. Retrieved 15 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Schedule - PGA of Australia | Official Golf News, Live Scores & Results". pga.org.au. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. "Tour Information Centre – 2000–01". PGA Tour of Australasia.
  4. "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2000". Official World Golf Ranking.
  5. "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2001". Official World Golf Ranking.
  6. "2000/01 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  7. Buckmaster, Julian. "Painter cruises to victory". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 April 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  8. Colhoun, Bill (26 March 2001). "Painter back home on the farm after a record 20 under Development Tour win". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 9 April 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  9. Buckmaster, Julian. "Podlich wins in Dunedin". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 June 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  10. Buckmaster, Julian. "Sidford gets it Wright". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  11. "Christchurch City Golf Classic". PGA of Australia. 10 April 2001. Archived from the original on 7 July 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  12. "Carolan claims SA PGA". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 13 June 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  13. "2001 Schweppes SA PGA Championship". PGA of Australia. 30 April 2001. Archived from the original on 7 July 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  14. "Cain wins WA PGA". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 19 June 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  15. "Felton's WA Open in playoff". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 19 June 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  16. "Western Australian Open Championship". PGA of Australia. 28 May 2001. Archived from the original on 11 July 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  17. "Miller time in New Caledonia". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 21 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  18. "Gray snares Tahiti Open". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 January 2002. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  19. Buckmaster, Julian. "Gatehouse holds off Coles to win Victorian PGA". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 22 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  20. Buckmaster, Julian. "Alker pips Coles for final Development Tour win". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  21. Buckmaster, Julian. "Gray tops Development Tour Money List". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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