2007 PGA Tour of Australasia

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The 2007 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 35th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

2007 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration15 February 2007 (2007-02-15) – 16 December 2007 (2007-12-16)
Number of official events7
Order of MeritAustralia Craig Parry
2006
2008

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
18 Feb Jacob's Creek Open Championship South Australia US$600,000   Scott Sterling (1) 16 NWT
25 Feb HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship New Zealand US$600,000   Nicholas Thompson (n/a) 16 NWT
4 Mar Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand £1,250,000   Anton Haig (n/a) 40 ASA, EUR
25 Nov MasterCard Masters Victoria 1,500,000   Aaron Baddeley (4) 24 EUR
2 Dec Michael Hill New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$1,500,000   Richard Finch (n/a) 20 EUR
9 Dec Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship Queensland 1,200,000   Peter Lonard (9) 32
16 Dec MFS Australian Open New South Wales 1,750,000   Craig Parry (12) 34 Flagship event

Unofficial events

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The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$)
Winner OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
11 Nov HSBC Champions China US$5,000,000   Phil Mickelson 52 AFR,[c] ASA,[d] EUR Limited-field event

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1   Craig Parry 442,004
2   David Smail 168,461
3   Paul Sheehan 154,440
4   Scott Sterling 150,747
5   Greg Chalmers 150,342

Von Nida Tour

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2007 Von Nida Tour season
Duration25 January 2007 (2007-01-25) – 11 November 2007 (2007-11-11)
Number of official events10
Most wins  Jason Norris (2)
Order of Merit  Andrew Bonhomme
2006
2008

The 2007 Von Nida Tour was the fifth season of the Von Nida Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2003 and 2008.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[4]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$)
Winner[e] Ref.
28 Jan NAB Victorian PGA Championship Victoria 105,000   Ashley Hall (1) [5]
4 Feb Victorian Open Victoria 110,000   Kim Felton (5) [6]
11 Feb Riverside Oaks NSW PGA Championship New South Wales 110,000   Scott Draper (1) [7]
25 Mar Toyota Southern Classic New South Wales 100,000   Marc Leishman (3) [8]
22 Apr Hahn South Australian PGA Championship South Australia 105,000   Tim Wise (1) [9]
27 May Oceanique WA PGA Championship Western Australia 105,000   Jason Norris (1) [10]
21 Oct North Queensland X-Ray Services Cairns Classic Queensland 105,000   Paul Donahoo (1) [11]
28 Oct City Pacific-Mirvac Queensland Open Queensland 105,000   Ryan Haller (1) [12]
4 Nov Greater Building Society Queensland PGA Championship Queensland 105,000   Andrew Bonhomme (1) [13]
11 Nov Vintage NSW Open New South Wales 115,000   Jason Norris (2) [14]

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[15] The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2008 PGA Tour of Australasia.[16][17]

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1   Andrew Bonhomme 41,497
2   Jason Norris 41,339
3   Marc Leishman 36,265
4   Ashley Hall 30,781
5   Ryan Haller 29,929
6   Tim Wise 26,605
7   Ed Stedman 25,821
8   Aaron Townsend 23,955
9   Paul Donahoo 22,943
10   Kim Felton 20,988

Notes

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  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. ^ a b AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour.
  3. ^ PGA Tour of Australasia unofficial event
  4. ^ Asian Tour unofficial event
  5. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Von Nida Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Von Nida Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour of Australasia.

References

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  1. ^ "2007 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ "2007 Order of Merit" (PDF). PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Parry is champion at 24th attempt". CNN. 16 December 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2023. But he has now earned himself a start in next year's British Open and also claimed his third PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit crown, having previously won the title in 1995 and 2002.
  4. ^ "Von Nida Tour 2007 Tournament schedule". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 10 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  5. ^ "nab Victorian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Victorian Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Riverside Oaks NSW PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Toyota Southern Classic results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Hahn South Australian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Oceanique WA PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  11. ^ "North Queensland X-Ray Services Cairns Classic results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  12. ^ "City Pacific-Mirvac Queensland Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Greater Building Society Queensland PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  14. ^ "The Vintage NSW Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  15. ^ "2007 Von Nida Tour OOM". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 July 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Bonhomme tops Von Nida Tour Order of Merit". PGA of Australia. 12 November 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021. In winning the Von Nida Tour Order of Merit, Bonhomme will be afforded a variety of exemptions to the Australasian PGA Tour for the remainder of 2007 and 2008.
  17. ^ "Felton tops 2004 Von Nida Tour". PGA Tour of Australasia. 24 November 2004. Archived from the original on 13 January 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2022. ...the Von Nida Tour provides fully-exempt Australasian Tour cards to the top 10 players on the moneylist who would not otherwise be exempt.
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