2017 PGA Tour of Australasia
The 2017 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2017 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, 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 | 1 February 2017 – 3 December 2017 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 15 |
| Most wins | 2:.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dimitrios Papadatos |
| Order of Merit | Brett Rumford |
| Player of the Year | Dimitrios Papadatos |
← 2016 2018 → | |
European Tour strategic alliance
In February, it was announced by the European Tour that they had entered into a strategic alliance with the PGA Tour of Australasia. As part of the alliance, it saw the leading player (not otherwise exempt) on the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit gain European Tour status for the following season.[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[2][3]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb | Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 100,000 | Damien Jordan (1) |
7 | ||
| 12 Feb | Oates Vic Open | Victoria | 500,000 | Dimitrios Papadatos (2) |
16 | ||
| 19 Feb | ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth | Western Australia | 1,750,000 | Brett Rumford (3) |
23 | ASA, EUR | |
| 5 Mar | Lawnmaster Horizon Golf New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | NZ$125,000 | Jarryd Felton (2) |
7 | ||
| 12 Mar | ISPS Handa New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,000,000 |  Michael Hendry (3) |
16 | ||
| 19 Mar | Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 125,000 | Daniel Pearce (1) |
7 | ||
| 7 May | SP Brewery PNG Golf Open | Papua New Guinea | 142,000 | Cory Crawford (1) |
6 | ||
| 21 May | TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 110,000 | Dimitrios Papadatos (3) |
6 | ||
| 20 Aug | Fiji International | Fiji | 1,500,000 | Jason Norris (2) |
15 | ASA, EUR | |
| 3 Sep | Northern Territory PGA Championship | Northern Territory | 150,000 | Travis Smyth (a) (1) |
6 | ||
| 22 Oct | Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open | Western Australia | 100,000 | Stephen Leaney (8) |
6 | ||
| 29 Oct | Isuzu Queensland Open | Queensland | 110,000 | Michael Sim (1) |
6 | ||
| 19 Nov | NSW Open | New South Wales | 400,000 | Jason Scrivener (1) |
16 | ||
| 26 Nov | Emirates Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,250,000 | Cameron Davis (1) |
32 | Flagship event | |
| 3 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,500,000 | Cameron Smith (1) |
23 | EUR |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[4] The leading player on the tour (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2018 European Tour.[5]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Rumford | 313,094 | Won on 2017 European Tour |
| 2 | Adam Bland | 292,571 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 3 | Jason Norris | 273,306 | Won on 2017 European Tour |
| 4 | Cameron Davis | 225,000 | |
| 5 | Michael Hendry | 201,916 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Dimitrios Papadatos | [6] |
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.
References
- "European Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia announce Strategic Alliance". European Tour. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- 2017 PGA Tour of Australasia Schedule
- "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2017". Official World Golf Ranking.
- "2017 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- "Bland's card quest on track". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- "Leishman honoured with Greg Norman Medal". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 16 January 2023.