The 1996–97 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 25th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 25 January 1996 – 23 February 1997 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 19 |
| Most wins |  Peter Senior (3) |
| Order of Merit | Peter Lonard |
← 1995 1997–98 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1996–97 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan | Johnnie Walker Classic | Singapore | £600,000 |  Ian Woosnam (n/a)
|
42 | EUR | New to PGA Tour of Australasia |
| 4 Feb | Heineken Classic | Western Australia | 800,000 | Ian Woosnam (n/a)
|
34 | EUR | |
| 11 Feb | Ford South Australian Open | South Australia | 200,000 | Greg Norman (31)
|
24 | ||
| 18 Feb | Ericsson Masters | Victoria | 500,000 | Craig Parry (7)
|
22 | ||
| 25 Feb | Canon Challenge | New South Wales | 300,000 | Peter Senior (15)
|
16 | ||
| 20 Oct | Foodlink Queensland Open | Queensland | 200,000 | Steven Alker (1)
|
16 | ||
| 27 Oct | Australian Players Championship | Queensland | 500,000 | Bradley Hughes (3)
|
16 | ASA | |
| 3 Nov | Alfred Dunhill Masters | Hong Kong | US$500,000 |  Bernhard Langer (n/a)
|
26 | ASA | |
| 17 Nov | Australian PGA Championship | New South Wales | 300,000 |  Phil Tataurangi (1)
|
16 | ||
| 24 Nov | Holden Australian Open | New South Wales | 850,000 | Greg Norman (32)
|
32 | Flagship event | |
| 1 Dec | Greg Norman's Holden Classic | Victoria | 700,000 | Peter Senior (16)
|
30 | ||
| 8 Dec | AMP Air New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$500,000 | Michael Long (1)
|
16 | ||
| 15 Dec | Schweppes Coolum Classic | Queensland | 200,000 | Anthony Painter (2)
|
16 | ||
| 12 Jan | Victorian Open | Victoria | 200,000 | Stephen Leaney (2)
|
16 | ||
| 26 Jan | Johnnie Walker Classic | Queensland | £700,000 |  Ernie Els (n/a)
|
44 | EUR | |
| 2 Feb | Heineken Classic | Western Australia | 1,100,000 |  Miguel Ángel Martín (n/a)
|
32 | EUR | |
| 9 Feb | Ford South Australian Open | South Australia | 300,000 | Steven Alker (2)
|
22 | ||
| 16 Feb | Ericsson Masters | Victoria | 750,000 | Peter Lonard (1)
|
20 | ||
| 23 Feb | Canon Challenge | New South Wales | 450,000 | Peter Senior (17)
|
16 |
Order of Merit edit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Lonard |
484,534 |
| 2 | Peter Senior |
359,051 |
| 3 | Michael Long |
329,327 |
| 4 | Greg Norman |
322,026 |
| 5 | Peter O'Malley |
261,271 |
Notes edit
- ^ 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 PGA Tour; EUR − European Tour.
References edit
- ^ "1996–97 Australasian PGA Tour Schedule of Events". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 29 August 1996. p. 46. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Senior's win pushes Norman out". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 25 February 1997. p. C6. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Newspapers.com.