2016 PGA Tour of Australasia
The 2016 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer, so they are split between the first and last months of the year.
| Duration | 4 February 2016 – 4 December 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 16 |
| Most wins | 2:.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Adam Blyth |
| Order of Merit | Matthew Griffin |
| Player of the Year | Adam Blyth |
← 2015 2017 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb | Oates Vic Open | Victoria | 300,000 |  Michael Long (3) |
7 | ||
| 12 Feb | Mercedes-Benz Truck and Bus Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 110,000 | Ashley Hall (3) |
6 | ||
| 28 Feb | ISPS Handa Perth International | Western Australia | 1,750,000 |  Louis Oosthuizen (n/a) |
23 | ASA, EUR | |
| 6 Mar | Holden New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | NZ$125,000 | Brad Kennedy (4) |
7 | ||
| 13 Mar | BMW ISPS Handa New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,000,000 | Matthew Griffin (3) |
16 | ||
| 20 Mar | Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 125,000 |  David Klein (1) |
6 | ||
| 24 Apr | South Pacific Export Radler PNG Open | Papua New Guinea | 140,000 | Brad Moules (1) |
6 | New to PGA Tour of Australasia | |
| 1 May | Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open | Western Australia | 100,000 | Curtis Luck (a) (1) |
6 | ||
| 15 May | TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 120,000 | Stephen Dartnall (1) |
6 | ||
| 14 Aug | Northern Territory PGA Championship | Northern Territory | 150,000 | Jordan Zunic (2) |
6 | New to PGA Tour of Australasia | |
| 24 Sep | South Pacific Open Championship | New Caledonia | 140,000 | Adam Blyth (1) |
6 | ||
| 9 Oct | Fiji International | Fiji | 1,500,000 |  Brandt Snedeker (n/a) |
16 | EUR | |
| 23 Oct | Isuzu Queensland Open | Queensland | 110,000 | Brett Coletta (a) (1) |
6 | ||
| 13 Nov | NSW Open | New South Wales | 400,000 | Adam Blyth (2) |
16 | ||
| 20 Nov | Emirates Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,250,000 | Jordan Spieth (n/a) |
32 | ONE | Flagship event |
| 4 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,500,000 | Harold Varner III (n/a) |
22 | EUR |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Griffin | 239,445 |
| 2 | Michael Hendry | 223,364 |
| 3 | Ashley Hall | 216,513 |
| 4 | Andrew Dodt | 168,660 |
| 5 | Jason Scrivener | 160,086 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Adam Blyth | [4] |
Notes
- 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.
- ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
References
- 2016 PGA Tour of Australasia Schedule
- "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2016". Official World Golf Ranking.
- "2016 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- "Day wins second Greg Norman Medal". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
External links
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