User:Wjemather/Australasian Tour


Events

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Second tier

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Year Order of Merit winner Notes
Von Nida Tour
2008   Michael Long
2007   Andrew Bonhomme
2006   Marc Leishman
2005   Adam Bland
2004   Kim Felton
2003   Scott Hend
Development Tour
2002 many tournaments back on main tour
2001
2000
Foundation Tour
1998–99   Tony Christie [2]
1998
1997
1996   Wayne Smith
1995
1994

Notes

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  • 1972 AGU/PGA scheduling issues; AGU allocated dates for PGA events either side of the Australian Open & threatened to ban all prize-money event from affiliated courses if they were not accepted, effectively ending professional tournaments & pro-ams [3][4][5]
    • Ban ran from 1 March through until 21 April when the PGA agreed to AGU scheduling through to the end of 1974 [6]
  • 1972 major tournaments saved after dispute with sponsors with PGA wanting control [7]
  • 1972 proposed Order of Merit [8]
  • Order of Merit system introduced in 1973. [9]
  • 1986 season ended with West Australian Open. Change to end with Australian Open thereafter. [10]
    • Therefore New Zealand events were part of the following years schedule
  • Tour names...
    • PGA Tour of Australia, aka "Australia – New Zealand Tour"
    • PGA Tour of Australasia from 1991, following addition of events in Asia
  • Second tier tour
    • 1994 Foundation Tour starts
    • 2000 Development Tour starts [11]
    • 2004 Von Nida Tour starts
    • 2009 merged back into single tour

Seasons

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Tournaments listed as per World of Professional Golf annuals (covering the years: 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991).

Potenially useful lists (covering 1993 to 2010):

Order of Merit

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  • Introduced in 1973: [12]

1970

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Australia

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
15–18 Jan Endeavour Masters Guy Wolstenholme
30 Jan–1 Feb Tasmanian Open David Graham
5–8 Feb Victorian Open David Graham
12–15 Feb New South Wales Open Frank Phillips
21–22 Feb Amoco Forbes Open Barry Coxon
26–28 Feb Aeron Tournament John Sullivan
21–23 May South Australian Open Bill Dunk
10–12 Jul City of Cairns Open Tim Woolbank
John Donald
30 Jul–2 Aug Queensland Open Terry Kendall
6–9 Aug South Pacific Open Bill Dunk
24–27 Sep New South Wales PGA Championship Bill Dunk
1–3 Oct West End Tournament Frank Phillips
8–11 Oct City of Sydney Open Ted Ball
15–18 Oct Wills Masters Brian Barnes
22–25 Oct Australian Open Gary Player
29 Oct–1 Nov Dunlop International Gary Player
5–8 Nov Australian PGA Championship Bruce Devlin
12–15 Nov NBN-3 Tournament Kel Nagle
19–22 Nov North Coast Open Bill Dunk

New Zealand

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
2-5 Jan Spalding Masters Stuart Jones (a) [42]
8-11 Jan New Zealand PGA Championship Kel Nagle (NZL) [43]
19-22 Nov Caltex Tournament Maurice Bembridge (ENG)
Terry Kendall (NZL)
Tie [44]
26-29 Nov New Zealand Open Bob Charles (NZL)
3-6 Dec Garden City Classic Peter Harvey (AUS) [45]
10-13 Dec Otago Charity Classic Kel Nagle (NZL) [46]
13-20 Dec Wattie's Tournament Graham Marsh (AUS) [47]

1971

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Australia

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
29 Jan–1 Feb Tasmanian Open   Frank Phillips
4–7 Feb Victorian Open   Guy Wolstenholme
11–14 Feb New South Wales Open   Bill Dunk
19–22 Feb Amoco Forbes Classic   Alan Murray
22–25 Jul South Pacific Open   Errol Hartvigsen
29 Jul–1 Aug Queensland Open   Vic Bennetts
26–29 Aug New South Wales PGA Championship   Kel Nagle
16–19 Sep South Australian Open   Guy Wolstenholme
23–25 Sep West End Tournament   Walter Godfrey
7–10 Oct North Coast Open   Bill Dunk
14–17 Oct Australian PGA Championship   Bill Dunk
21–24 Oct Wills Masters   Bruce Crampton
28–31 Oct Australian Open   Jack Nicklaus
4–7 Nov Dunlop International   Jack Nicklaus
11–14 Nov Cumberland Classic   Walter Godfrey

New Zealand

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
1-4 Jan Spalding Masters Graham Marsh (AUS) [48]
7-10 Jan New Zealand PGA Championship John Lister (NZL) [49]
18-21 Nov Garden City Classic Jerry Heard (USA) [50]
25-28 Nov New Zealand Open Peter Thomson (AUS) [51]
2-5 Dec Otago Charity Classic Bob Charles (NZL) [52]
9-12 Dec Caltex Tournament Bob Charles (NZL) [53]
16-19 Dec City of Auckland Open Guy Wolstenholme (ENG) [54]
30 Dec-2 Jan Spalding Masters Bob Charles (NZL) [55]

1972

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Australia

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
28–31 Jan Tasmanian Open Bill Dunk (AUS)
3–6 Feb Victorian Open Walter Godfrey (NZL)
18–20 Feb Amoco Forbes Classic Jack Newton (AUS)
27–30 Jul Queensland Open Bill Dunk (AUS)
14–17 Sep South Australian Open Ted Ball (AUS)
21–25 Sep West End Tournament Kel Nagle (AUS)
28 Sept-1 Oct Australian PGA Championship Randall Vines (AUS) [57]
5–8 Oct North Coast Open Terry Kendall (NZL)
12–15 Oct New South Wales Open Owen Beldham (a) (AUS)
19-22 Oct Wills Masters Bob Murphy (USA) [58]
26-29 Oct Qantas Australian Open Peter Thomson (AUS) [59][60]
2-5 Nov Dunlop International Tony Jacklin (ENG) [61]
  • 9-12 Nov, World Cup of Golf [62]

New Zealand

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
30 Dec-2 Jan Spalding Masters Bob Charles (NZL) [63]
6-9 Jan New Zealand PGA Championship Masashi Ozaki (JPN) [64]
16-19 Nov Otago Charity Classic Johnny Miller (USA) [65]
23-26 Nov New Zealand Open Bill Dunk (AUS) [66]
30 Nov-3 Dec Garden City Classic John Lister (NZL) [67]
7-10 Dec Caltex Tournament Bill Dunk (AUS) [68]
14-17 Dec City of Auckland Classic Jack Newton (AUS) [69]

1973

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Australia

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  • Early season event: [70]
  • Late season schedule: [71]
Date Tournament Winner Notes
2-4 Feb Amoco Forbes Classic Tim Woolbank (AUS) [72]
8-11 Feb Victorian Open Peter Thomson (AUS) [73]
15-18 Feb Tasmanian Open Stewart Ginn (AUS) [74]
17-20 May South Australian PGA Championship Stan Peach (AUS)
21-24 Jun South Pacific Open Randall Vines (AUS)
Queensland PGA Championship Randall Vines (AUS)
28 Jun-1 Jul Queensland Open Bill Dunk (AUS)
City of Townsville Open Bryan Smith (AUS)
9-12 Aug City of Cairns Open Bob Taylor (AUS)
20-23 Sep West End Tournament David Galloway (AUS) [75][76]
9-12 Aug South Australian Open Ted Ball (AUS)
4-7 Oct North Coast Open Stewart Ginn (AUS) [77]
11-14 Oct New South Wales Open Ed Sneed (USA) [78]
18-21 Oct Wills Masters Ted Ball (AUS) [79]
25-28 Oct Qantas Australian Open J. C. Snead (USA) [80]
1-4 Nov Chrysler Classic Lee Trevino (USA) [81]replaced the Dunlop International on the calendar
8-11 Nov Australian PGA Championship Randall Vines (AUS) [82]

New Zealand

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
4-7 Jan New Zealand PGA Championship Kel Nagle (AUS) [83]
15-18 Nov City of Auckland Classic Bob Charles (NZL) [84]
22-25 Nov New Zealand Open Bob Charles (NZL) [85]
29 Nov-2 Dec Otago Charity Classic John Lister (NZL) [86]
6-9 Dec Garden City Classic John Lister (NZL) [87]

1974

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  • 13 tournaments on Order of Merit circuit [88]

Australia

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
17-20 Jan Coca-Cola Lakes Open Bob Shearer (AUS) [89]
31 Jan-3 Feb Tasmanian Open Bob Shearer (AUS)
7-10 Feb Victorian Open John Davis (AUS) [90]
20-23 Jun Queensland Open Bill Dunk (AUS) [91]
11-14 Jul Bargara Open Vic Bennetts (AUS)
1-4 Aug City of Townsville Open Duncan Park (HK)
15-18 Aug City of Cairns Open Randall Vines (AUS)
19-22 Sep West End Tournament Kel Nagle (AUS) [92]
26-29 Sep South Australian Open Ray Hore (AUS) [93]
3-6 Oct North Coast Open Allan Cooper (AUS) [94]
10-13 Oct Australian PGA Championship Bill Dunk (AUS) [95][96]
17-20 Oct New South Wales Open Ted Ball (AUS) [97]
24-27 Oct Wills Masters Ted Ball (AUS) [98]
31 Oct-3 Nov Qantas Australian Open Gary Player (ZAF) [99]
7-10 Nov Chrysler Classic Bob Shearer (AUS) [100]

New Zealand

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
3-6 Jan New Zealand PGA Championship Kel Nagle (AUS)
14-17 Nov City of Auckland Classic Tom Kite (USA) [101]
21-24 Nov New Zealand Open Bob Gilder (USA)
28 Nov-1 Dec Otago Charity Classic John Lister (NZL) [102]
5-8 Dec Christchurch Garden City Classic John Lister (NZL) [103]

1975

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Australia

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
30 Jan-2 Feb Tasmanian Open Stewart Ginn (AUS)
6-9 Feb Victorian Open Stewart Ginn (AUS)
13-16 Feb South Coast Open Kel Nagle (AUS) Final event of 1974/75 OoM [104]
21-25 May South Australian PGA Championship Vaughan Somers (AUS) [105] non-OoM event
19-22 Sep Australian PGA Championship Vic Bennetts (AUS)
25-28 Sep Queensland Open Ian Stanley (AUS)
2-5 Oct West Lakes Classic Bob Shearer (AUS)
9-12 Oct North Coast Open Vaughan Somers (AUS)
16-19 Oct New South Wales Open Tony Gresham (a) (AUS)
23-26 Oct Wills Masters David Graham (AUS)
30 Oct-2 Nov Bulletin Australian Open Jack Nicklaus (USA)
6-9 Nov Chrysler Classic Bill Dunk (AUS) [106] (previous page)

New Zealand

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
2-5 Jan New Zealand PGA Championship Kel Nagle (NZL)
13-16 Nov New Zealand Airlines Classic Bill Brask (USA)
20-23 Nov New Zealand Open Bill Dunk (AUS)
27-30 Nov Otago Charity Classic Hal Underwood (USA)
4-7 Dec Christchurch Garden City Classic John Lister (NZL)
11-14 Dec Southland Charity Golf Classic Bill Brask (USA) [107]

1976

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Australia

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
8-12 Jan New South Wales PGA Championship Mark Tapper (AUS) [110]
15-19 Jan Australian PGA Championship Bill Dunk (AUS) [111]
25-26 Jan Ben Guzzardi Total Golf Classic Frank Phillips (AUS) 36-hole pro-am [112]
29 Jan - 1 Feb Tasmanian Open David Good (AUS) [113]
5-8 Feb Victorian Open Guy Wolstenholme (ENG) [114]
12-15 Feb South Australian Open David Galloway (AUS) [115]
19-22 Feb Forbes Classic Allan Cooper (AUS) [116]
26-29 Feb Queanbeyan City Open Randall Vines (AUS) [117]
4-7 Mar South Coast Open abandoned
1–4 Apr South Australian PGA Championship Bob Tuohy (AUS)
8–11 Apr Royal Fremantle Open David Good (AUS)
16–19 Apr Western Australian PGA Championship Allan Cooper (AUS)
23–25 Jul Western Australian Open Graham Marsh (AUS)
22-25 Sep South Seas Classic Ian Stanley (AUS) Unofficial?
29 Sep-3 Oct South Coast Open Barry Burgess rescheduled from March
7-10 Oct Queensland Open John Dyer (AUS) [118]
14-17 Oct New South Wales Open Jack Newton (AUS) [119]
21-24 Oct West Lakes Classic Greg Norman (AUS) [120] Wills Masters cancelled
28-31 Oct Australian Open Jack Nicklaus (USA) [121]
4-7 Nov Chrysler Classic Bob Shearer (AUS) [122]
11-14 Nov Colgate Champion of Champions Mark Lye (USA) [123]

New Zealand

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
1-4 Jan New Zealand PGA Championship John Lister (NZL) [124]
11-14 Nov Southland Charity Golf Classic Bill Longmuir (ENG) cancelled; date subsequently taken by Colgate Champions [125]
[126] (clearly Bill not Bob)
18-21 Nov New Zealand Airlines Classic Bob Shearer (AUS) [127]
25-28 Nov Otago Charity Classic Kel Nagle (AUS) [128]
2-5 Dec New Zealand Open Simon Owen (NZL) [129]
9-12 Dec City of Auckland Classic John Lister (NZL) [130]
16-19 Dec Waikato Charity Classic John Lister (NZL) [131]

1977

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Australia

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  • 1977 schedule: [132]
  • Sept 1977 to Feb 1978 schedule: [133]
Date Tournament Winner Notes
28-31 Jan Ben Guzzardi – Total Golf Classic Marty Bohen (USA) [134] non-OoM event
3-6 Feb South Australian Open Noel Ratcliffe (AUS)
10-13 Feb Tasmanian Open Bill Dunk (AUS)
17-20 Feb
24-27 Feb Victorian Open Geoff Parslow (AUS) [135]
3-6 Mar Forbes Classic Terry Gale (AUS) [136]
10-13 Mar Queanbeyan City Open Barry Burgess (AUS) [137]
7-10 Apr Western Australia PGA Championship Kel Nagle (AUS) [138]
14-17 Apr Royal Fremantle Open Ray Hore (AUS) [139]
21-24 Apr Western Australian Open Mike Ferguson (AUS) WoPG'78 non-OoM event?
10-14 Jun Papua New Guinea Open Ted Ball (AUS) WoPG'78 non-OoM event
12-15 Aug Nedlands Masters Rodger Davis (AUS) [140] non-OoM event?
22-25 Sep South Seas Classic Bill Brask (USA)
29 Sep-2 Oct Queensland Open Hal Underwood (USA)
6-9 Oct McCallum's South Coast Open Rodger Davis (AUS) [141]
13-16 Oct Victorian PGA Championship Vaughan Somers (AUS) [142] Albury-Wodonga Open
20-23 Oct
27-30 Oct CBA West Lakes Classic Bob Shearer (AUS) [143]
3-6 Nov New South Wales Open Trevor McDonald (AUS) [144]
10-13 Nov Telecom PGA Championship Mike Cahill (AUS)
17-20 Nov Australian Open David Graham (AUS)
24-27 Nov Chrysler Classic Cancelled [145][146]
24-27 Nov Colgate Champion of Champions Bob Shearer (AUS) [147] (moved from 1-4 Dec)

New Zealand

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
6-9 Jan New Zealand PGA Championship John Lister (NZL) [148]
20-23 Oct New Zealand Airlines Open David Good (AUS) [149]
1-4 Dec Otago Charity Classic Severiano Ballesteros (ESP) [150]
8-11 Dec New Zealand Open Bob Byman (USA)

1978

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Australia

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  • Circuit runs from 29 Sept 1977 (QLD Open) to 16 Mar 1978 (Illawarra): [151]
Date Tournament Winner Notes
19-22 Jan Caltex Festival of Sydney Open Greg Norman (AUS) [152]
27-30 Jan Traralgon Loy Yang Classic Greg Norman (AUS) [153]
9-12 Feb Tattersall's Tasmanian Open Max Robison (AUS)
16-19 Feb Victorian Open Guy Wolstenholme (ENG) [154]
23-26 Feb Griffith Golf Classic Randall Vines (AUS) [155]
16-19 Mar Illawarra Open Bill Dunk (AUS) Rain washed out Sat-Mon [156]
6-9 Apr Western Australia PGA Championship Graham Marsh (AUS) [157]
13-16 Apr Royal Fremantle Open Peter Headland (AUS)
20-23 Apr West Australian Open David Galloway (AUS) [158]
27-30 Apr Dunhill South Australian Open Tony Gresham (a) (AUS) (moved from 2-5 Feb)
13-16 Sep Gilbey's South Seas Classic (Fiji) Greg Norman (AUS) Not an official tour event
21-24 Sep Dunhill Queensland Open Bob Risch (USA) [159]
28 Sep-1 Oct Golden Gate Classic Mike Cahill (AUS) [160]
5-8 Oct Joe Jansen New South Wales PGA Championship John Clifford (AUS) [161]
12-15 Oct McCallum's South Coast Open Bryan Smith (AUS) [162]
12-15 Oct Citizen Watches Australian Seniors Tommy Bolt (USA) [163]
19-22 Oct Garden State Victorian PGA Championship Lanny Wadkins (USA) [164]
26-29 Oct CBA West Lakes Classic Wayne Grady (AUS) [165]
2-5 Nov New South Wales Open Greg Norman (AUS) [166]
9-12 Nov Mayne Nickless PGA Championship Hale Irwin (USA) [167]
16-19 Nov Australian Open Jack Nicklaus (USA) [168]

New Zealand

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
31 Dec-3 Jan New Zealand PGA Championship Simon Owen (NZL)
23-26 Nov Otago Charity Classic Mike Krantz (USA) [169]
30 Nov-3 Dec New Zealand Airlines Shell Open Bob Charles (NZL)
7-10 Dec New Zealand Open Bob Shearer (AUS)

1979

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
30 Dec-2 Jan New Zealand PGA Championship (NZL)   Bob Charles [170]
25-28 Jan Traralgon Classic   Greg Norman [171]
1-4 Feb Tattersall's Tasmanian Open   Marty Bohen [172]
8-11 Feb
15-18 Feb Victorian Open   Rodger Davis [173]
22-25 Feb Dunhill South Australian Open   Peter Senior [174]
1-4 Mar Australian Masters   Barry Vivian [175]
15-18 Mar Western Australian PGA Championship   Richard Coombes
22-25 Mar Royal Fremantle Open   Terry Gale [176]
29 Mar-1 Apr Way Channel 9 Celebration Open   Terry Kendall [177]
2-5 Aug Nedlands Masters   Terry Gale
9-12 Aug Mandurah Classic   Terry Gale [178] non-OoM event
6-9 Sep New South Wales PGA Championship   Stewart Ginn [179]
21-24 Sep Illawarra Open   Mike Ferguson [180]
27-30 Sep Tooth's Gold Coast – Tweed Classic   Mike Ferguson [181]
4-7 Oct Dunhill Queensland Open   Jeff Senior (a) [182]
11-14 Oct Garden State Victorian PGA Championship   Ian Stanley [183]
21 Oct Dunhill Grange Open   Wayne Grady non-OoM event [184]
25-28 Oct CBA West Lakes Classic   David Graham [185]
1-4 Nov New South Wales Open   Jack Newton [186]
8-11 Nov Australian PGA Championship   Stewart Ginn [187]
15-18 Nov Dunhill Australian Open   Jack Newton [188]
22-25 Nov Western Australian Open   Peter Jacobsen [189]
29 Nov-2 Dec Air New Zealand Shell Open (NZL)   David Graham [190]
6-9 Dec New Zealand Open (NZL)   Stewart Ginn [191]
6-9 Dec Queensland PGA Championship   Greg Norman [192]
13-16 Dec South Seas Classic (Fiji)   Rick Mallicoat [193]

1980

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
30 Dec-2 Jan New Zealand PGA Championship (NZL)   Bob Charles [194]
25-28 Jan Traralgon Classic   Paul Foley [195]
7-10 Feb Tattersall's Tasmanian Open   Stewart Ginn [196]
14-17 Feb Victorian Open   Guy Wolstenholme [197]
21-24 Feb Dunhill South Australian Open   Simon Owen [198][199]
28 Feb-2 Mar Australian Masters   Gene Littler [200]
20-23 Mar Royal Fremantle Open   Chris Tickner [201]
27-30 Mar Channel 9 Nedlands Masters   Chris Tickner [202]
??-24 Aug Mandurah Classic [203] non-OoM event? (became Halls Head Western Open?)
28-31 Aug Western Australian Open   Terry Gale [204]
25-28 Sep New South Wales PGA Championship   Ted Ball [205]
2-5 Oct Barclays Australian Classic   Brian Jones [206]
9-12 Oct Kooralbyn Queensland Open   Bill Dunk [207]
16-19 Oct Tooth Gold Coast Classic   Bob Shearer [208]
23-26 Oct CBA West Lakes Classic   Bob Shaw [209]
30 Oct-2 Nov New South Wales Open   George Serhan [210]
6-9 Nov Mayne Nickless PGA Championship   Sam Torrance [211]
13-16 Nov Dunhill Australian Open   Greg Norman [212]
18-21 Nov Queensland PGA Championship   Mike Ferguson [213] Non-OoM event?
20-23 Nov Victorian PGA Championship   Bill Britten [214] Non-OoM event?
27-30 Nov Air New Zealand Shell Open (NZL)   Eamonn Darcy [215]
4-7 Dec New Zealand Open (NZL)   Buddy Allin [216]

1981

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
1-4 Jan New Zealand PGA Championship (NZL)   Brian Jones
29 Jan-1 Feb Traralgon Classic   Ian Stanley
5-8 Feb Tattersall's Tasmanian Open   Roger Stephens
12-15 Feb Victorian Open   Bill Dunk
18-21 Feb South Australian Open   Lyndsay Stephen
26 Feb-1 Mar Australian Masters   Greg Norman
7-10 May Halls Head Western Open   Terry Gale
14-17 May CIG Channel 9 Nedlands Masters   Terry Gale
21-24 May Royal Fremantle Open   Glen Carbon [217]
1-4 Oct Kooralbyn Queensland Open   Garry Doolan
8-11 Oct National Panasonic New South Wales PGA Championship   Mike Ferguson
15-18 Oct Victorian PGA Championship Non-OoM event
22-25 Oct CBA Bank West Lakes Classic   Eamonn Darcy
29 Oct-1 Nov National Panasonic New South Wales Open   Bill Rogers
1-4 Nov Mayne Nickless PGA Championship   Seve Ballesteros
11-15 Nov Tooth Gold Coast Classic   Gary Player
19-22 Nov National Panasonic Australian Open   Bill Rogers
26-29 Nov New Zealand PGA Championship (NZL)   Terry Gale
3-6 Dec Air New Zealand Shell Open (NZL)   Bob Shearer
10-13 Dec New Zealand BP Open (NZL)   Bob Shearer

1982

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
14-17 Jan Illawarra Open   Bob Shaw [218]
21-24 Jan Ford Dealers South Australian Open   Graham Marsh [219]
4-7 Feb Tattersall's Tasmanian Open   Colin Bishop [220]
11-14 Feb Victorian Open   Michael Clayton [221]
18-21 Feb Australian Masters   Graham Marsh [222]
?-9 May Royal Fremantle Open   Mike Cahill non-tour event?
13-16 May Halls Head Western Open   Mike Cahill [223] (p.19)
20-23 May Western Australian Open   Terry Gale
27-30 May Nedlands Masters   Mike Cahill [224]
2-5 Sep Robina South Pacific Classic   Stewart Ginn [225] non-tour event?
23-26 Sep Resch's Pilsener New South Wales PGA Championship   Frank Nobilo [226]
7-10 Oct Kooralbyn Valley Golf Classic   Colin Bishop [227]
14-17 Oct Dunhill Queensland Open   Graham Marsh [228]
21-24 Oct National Panasonic New South Wales Open   Bob Shearer [229]
28-31 Oct Westpac Golf Classic   Ian Stanley [230]
4-7 Nov Mayne Nickless Australian PGA Championship   Graham Marsh [231]
11-14 Nov Resch's Pilsener Tweed Heads Classic   Payne Stewart [232]
18-21 Nov Australian Open   Bob Shearer [233]
25-28 Nov New Zealand Open (NZL)   Terry Gale [234]
2-5 Dec Air New Zealand Shell Open (NZL)   Terry Gale [235]
9-12 Dec New Zealand PGA Championship (NZL)   Stuart Reese [236] non-OoM event?
9-12 Dec Queensland PGA Championship   Paul Foley [237]
16-19 Dec Victorian PGA Championship   Trevor McDonald [238]

1983

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
20-23 Jan Ford Dealers South Australian Open   Terry Gale
3-6 Feb Tasmanian Open   Bob Shaw
10-13 Feb Victorian Open   Bob Shearer
17-20 Feb Australian Masters   Greg Norman
13-15 May Halls Head Western Open   Bob Shaw
19-22 May Western Australian Open   Terry Gale
26-29 May Nedlands Masters   Terry Gale
6-9 Oct ABE Holdings-Jack Newton Golf Classic (incorporating the NSW PGA)   Bob Shearer non-OoM event
13-16 Oct Stefan Queensland Open   Greg Norman
20-23 Oct New South Wales Open   Greg Norman
27-30 Oct Resch's Pilsener Tweed Heads Classic   Graham Marsh
3-6 Nov Australian PGA Championship   Bob Shearer
10-13 Nov Warrnambool Classic (incorporating the Victorian PGA)   Vaughan Somers [239] (Vic PGA originally scheduled for Sep 29-Oct 2)
17-20 Nov Australian Open   Peter Fowler
24-27 Nov New Zealand Open (NZL)   Ian Baker-Finch
1-4 Dec Air New Zealand Shell Open (NZL)   Bruce Devlin
8-11 Dec New Zealand PGA Championship (NZL)   Graham Marsh
8-11 Dec Queensland PGA Championship   Peter McWhinney

1984

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Date Tournament Winner
2-5 Feb Tasmanian Open   Michael Clayton
9-12 Feb Victorian Open   Greg Norman
16-19 Feb Australian Masters   Greg Norman
10-13 May Town and Country WA-RAC Western Australian Open   Ian Baker-Finch
17-20 May National Panasonic Nedlands Masters   Ossie Moore
4-7 Oct Ford Dealers South Australian Open   Bob Shearer
11-14 Oct Stefan Queensland Open   Peter Senior
18-21 Oct National Panasonic New South Wales Open   Ian Baker-Finch
1-4 Nov Toshiba Australian PGA Championship   Greg Norman
8-11 Nov Victorian PGA Championship   Wayne Riley
15-18 Nov National Panasonic Australian Open   Tom Watson
22-25 Nov Honeywell Classic (incorporating the NSW PGA Championship)   Peter Senior
29 Nov-2 Dec Air New Zealand Shell Open (NZL)   Brian Jones
6-9 Dec Broadbank New Zealand Open (NZL)   Corey Pavin
13-16 Dec Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship   Ian Baker-Finch

1985

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
29 Dec-1 Jan New Zealand PGA Championship (NZL)   Greg Turner [240]
31 Jan-3 Feb Tasmanian Open   Ian Roberts [241]
7-10 Feb Victorian Open   Ian Baker-Finch [242]
14-17 Feb Australian Masters   Bernhard Langer [243]
16-19 May National Panasonic Western Australian Open   Ian Stanley [244]
23-26 May Halls Head Estates Nedlands Masters   Terry Gale [245][246]
3-6 Oct Queensland PGA Championship   Peter Fowler
10-13 Oct Queensland Open   David Graham
17-20 Oct National Panasonic New South Wales Open   Ian Stanley [247]
24-27 Oct Ford Dealers South Australian Open   Vaughan Somers
31 Oct-3 Nov Toshiba Australian PGA Championship   Greg Norman [248]
7-10 Nov Victorian PGA Championship   Rodger Davis
14-17 Nov National Panasonic Australian Open   Greg Norman
21-24 Nov U-Bix Classic (incorporating the NSW PGA Championship)   Wayne Riley
28 Nov-1 Dec Air New Zealand Shell Open (NZL)   D. A. Weibring [249]
5-8 Dec New Zealand Open (NZL)   Corey Pavin [250]
28-31 Dec New Zealand PGA Championship (NZL)   Frank Nobilo [251]

1986

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  • WoPG 1987
Date Tournament Winner
30 Jan-2 Feb Foster's Tasmanian Open   Stewart Ginn
6-9 Feb Robert Boyd Transport Victorian Open   Ossie Moore
15-16 Feb Robert Boyd Transport Australian Match Play Championship   Peter Fowler
20-23 Feb Australian Masters   Mark O'Meara
27 Feb-2 Mar Rich River Classic   Bob Shearer
15-18 May Halls Head Estates-Nissan Nedlands Masters   Lyndsay Stephen
2-5 Oct Fourex Queensland PGA Championship   Ossie Moore
9-12 Oct Stefan Queensland Open   Greg Norman
16-19 Oct National Panasonic New South Wales Open   Greg Norman
22-25 Oct West End Jubilee South Australian Open   Greg Norman
30 Oct-2 Nov Toshiba Australian PGA Championship   Mike Harwood
6-9 Nov Victorian PGA Championship   Wayne Smith
13-16 Nov National Panasonic Australian Open   Rodger Davis
20-23 Nov National Panasonic Western Australian Open   Greg Norman
27-30 Nov Air New Zealand Shell Open (NZL)   Rodger Davis
4-7 Dec Nissan–Mobil New Zealand Open (NZL)   Rodger Davis

1987

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  • WoPG 1988
  • OWGR results: [252]
Date Tournament Winner Notes
23-26 Jan U-Bix Classic (incorporating the NSW PGA Championship)   Peter Senior
28 Jan-1 Feb Foster's Tattersall Tasmanian Open   Brian Jones
6-8 Feb Robert Boyd Transport Australian Match Play Championship   Ian Baker-Finch
12-15 Feb Australian Masters   Greg Norman
19-22 Feb Robert Boyd Transport Victorian Open   Roger Mackay
26-29 Feb Rich River Classic   Peter Senior
8-11 Oct Konica Queensland Open   David Graham
15-18 Oct Queensland PGA Championship   Peter Senior
22-25 Oct National Panasonic New South Wales Open   Craig Parry
29 Oct-1 Nov ESP Australian PGA Championship   Roger Mackay
12-15 Nov West End South Australian Open   Ronan Rafferty
19-22 Nov National Panasonic Western Australian Open   Gerry Taylor
26-29 Nov National Panasonic Australian Open   Greg Norman
3-6 Dec Air New Zealand Shell Open (NZL)   Mike Colandro
10-13 Dec Nissan–Mobil New Zealand Open (NZL)   Ronan Rafferty

1988

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
7-10 Jan Sanctuary Cove Classic   Curtis Strange
29-31 Jan Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup   Greg Norman
4-7 Feb Mercedes-Benz Australian Match Play Championship   Ronan Rafferty
11-14 Feb Blakiston Boyd Victorian Open   Jim Benepe
18-21 Feb Australian Masters   Ian Baker-Finch
25-28 Jan ESP Open   Greg Norman
3-6 Mar Australian Tournament Players Championship   Greg Norman
6-9 Oct Queensland Open   Brett Officer
13-16 Oct Tattersall Tasmanian Open   Brett Ogle
20-23 Oct Panasonic New South Wales Open   Greg Norman
27-30 Oct Town and Country Western Australian Open   Bradley Hughes
3-6 Nov Australian PGA Championship (incorporating the NSW PGA [255])   Wayne Grady
10-13 Nov West End South Australian Open   Gordon Brand Jnr
17-20 Nov Ricky May Classic   David Merriman [256]([257])
18-20 Nov Test Match   Great Britain non-OoM event
24-27 Nov Panasonic Australian Open   Mark Calcavecchia
1-4 Dec Bicentennial Classic   Rodger Davis non-OoM event
8-11 Dec Air New Zealand Shell Open (NZL)   Terry Gale
15-18 Dec Nissan–Mobil New Zealand Open (NZL)   Ian Stanley

1989

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  • WoPG 1990
  • OWGR results: [258]
  • Season review: [259]
  • Oct-Dec OoM schedule: [260]
  • Oct-Feb AGU schedule: [261]
Date Tournament Winner Notes
12-15 Jan Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup   Curtis Strange
19-22 Jan Coca-Cola Classic   Isao Aoki
26-29 Jan Victorian PGA Championship   David Ecob [262]
2-5 Feb Victorian Open   Michael Clayton
9-12 Feb Australian Match Play Championship   Ossie Moore
16-19 Feb Australian Masters   Greg Norman
23-26 Feb Australian Tournament Players Championship   Greg Norman
9-12 Mar Monro Interiors Nedlands Masters   Louis Brown [263]
16-19 Mar Town and Country Joondalup Classic   Brad King [264][265]
12-15 Oct Queensland PGA Championship   Zoran Zorkic
19-22 Oct Tattersall Tasmanian Open   Ian Stanley
26-29 Oct Air New Zealand Shell Open (NZL)   Don Bies Western Australian Open originally scheduled here by AGU
2-5 Nov AMP New Zealand Open (NZL)   Greg Turner Queensland Open originally scheduled here by AGU
9-12 Nov Australian PGA Championship   Peter Senior
16-19 Nov Ford New South Wales Open   Rodger Davis
23-26 Nov West End South Australian Open   Nick Price
30 Nov-3 Dec Australian Open   Peter Senior
7-10 Dec Johnnie Walker Australian Classic   Peter Senior $1 million Australian Golf Classic originally scheduled for 23-26 Nov
14-17 Dec Mirage Queensland Open   Brett Ogle

1990

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Date Tournament Winner Notes
11-14 Jan Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup   Rodger Davis
18-21 Jan Coca-Cola Classic   Ronan Rafferty
25-28 Jan Vines Classic   Jeff Maggert
1-4 Feb Victorian Open cancelled (scheduled: [266])
8-11 Feb Mercedes-Benz Australian Match Play Championship   David Iwasaki-Smith
15-18 Feb Australian Masters   Greg Norman
8-11 Mar Monro Interiors Nedlands Masters   John Morse
1-4 Nov New South Wales Open   Ken Trimble [267]
8-11 Nov Air New Zealand Shell Open (NZL)   Wayne Riley
15-18 Nov West End South Australian Open   Mike Harwood
22-25 Nov Australian PGA Championship   Brett Ogle
29 Nov-2 Dec Australian Open   John Morse
6-9 Dec Johnnie Walker Classic   Greg Turner
13-16 Dec Hyatt Regency Coolum Classic   Ian Baker-Finch Incorporates QLD Open [268] [269]

1991

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OWGR results: [270] (Perak Masters & Singapore PGA wrongly listed under Asia Circuit)
Season preview (from Nov): [271]
Date Tournament Winner Notes
10-13 Jan Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup   Greg Turner
17-20 Jan Sanctuary Cove Classic   Rodger Davis
24-27 Jan Vines Classic   Blaine McCallister
7-10 Feb Australian Match Play Championship   Chris Patton
14-17 Feb Australian Masters   Peter Senior
21-24 Feb Tasmanian Open   Chris Gray moved from 14-17 Mar following cancellation of TPC
7-10 Mar New Zealand Open (New Zealand)   Rodger Davis
21-24 Mar Nedlands Masters non-OoM event
3-6 Oct Rothmans Malaysian Masters (Malaysia)   Stewart Ginn [272]
10-13 Oct Perak Masters (Malaysia)   Tod Power [273]
17-20 Oct Singapore PGA Championship (Singapore)   Peter Teravainen [274]
31 Oct-3 Nov Victorian Open   Robert Allenby Non-tour event
7-10 Nov Air New Zealand Shell Open (New Zealand)   John Morse
7-9 Nov Four Tours World Championship   Europe Non-OoM event
14-17 Nov South Australian Open   Brett Ogle
21-24 Nov Australian PGA Championship   Wayne Grady
28 Nov-1 Dec Australian Open   Wayne Riley
5-8 Dec Johnnie Walker Classic   Peter Senior
12-15 Dec Coolum Classic Cancelled [275][276]

1992

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OWGR results: [277]
Jan-Mar events: [278]
Oct-Dec events: [279]
1992-93 events: [280]
Date Tournament Winner Notes
9-12 Jan Sanctuary Cove Classic   Rodger Davis
16-19 Jan Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup   Ronan Rafferty
23-26 Jan Vines Classic   Ian Baker-Finch
30 Jan-2 Feb Club Cape Schanck Cup Cancelled [281][282]
30 Jan-2 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic (Thailand)   Ian Palmer European Tour event; not an ANZ Tour event
6-9 Feb Australian Match Play Championship   Michael Clayton
13-16 Feb Australian Masters   Craig Parry Stripped of OoM status [283]
20-23 Feb Australian Players Championship Scheduled, later removed
27 Feb-1 Mar New South Wales Open   Craig Parry
5-8 Mar New Zealand Open (New Zealand)   Grant Waite
15-18 Oct Perak Masters (Malaysia)   Robert Allenby
22-25 Oct Dunhill Malaysian Masters (Malaysia)   Terry Price
29 Oct-1 Nov Pioneer Singapore PGA Championship (Singapore)   Terry Gale [284]
5-8 Nov Air New Zealand Shell Open (New Zealand)   Nick Price
12-15 Nov Eagle Blue Open   Brett Ogle
19-22 Nov Australian PGA Championship   Craig Parry
26-29 Nov Australian Open   Steve Elkington
3-6 Dec Johnnie Walker Classic   Robert Allenby
10-13 Dec Coolum Classic   Rodger Davis
29 Oct-1 Nov, Victorian Open (non-tour event) [285]

1993

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Opening event: [286]
Last few events: [287]
Asian events added: [288]
OWGR results: [289] (wrongly lists European Tour's Johnnie Walker Classic)
Season preview & schedule: [290]
Date Tournament Winner Notes
21-24 Jan Optus Players Championship   Robert Allenby
28-31 Jan Heineken Classic   Peter Senior
4-7 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic   Nick Faldo not an ANZ Tour event
11-14 Feb New South Wales Open Cancelled [291]
11-14 Feb AMP New Zealand Open (New Zealand)   Peter Fowler moved from 25-28 Feb following cancellation of NSW Open
18-21 Feb Microsoft Australian Masters   Bradley Hughes
25-28 Feb Australian Match Play Championship Cancelled moved from 4-7 Feb before being cancelled
25-28 Feb Canon Challenge   Michael Campbell new tournament, moved from 14-17 Jan following cancellation of Match Play [292]
4-7 Mar Epson Singapore Open   Paul Moloney
21-24 Oct Meru Valley Perak Masters (Malaysia)   Anthony Painter
Sabah Masters (Malaysia) Cancelled
Penang Masters (Malaysia) Cancelled
Dunhill Malaysian Masters (Malaysia) Cancelled [293]
Singapore PGA Championship (Singapore) Cancelled [294]
4-7 Nov Victorian Open   Lucas Parsons
11-14 Nov Eagle Blue Open   Wayne Smith
18-21 Nov Australian PGA Championship   Ian Baker-Finch
25-28 Nov Australian Open   Brad Faxon
2-5 Dec Greg Norman's Holden Classic   Curtis Strange replaced Johnnie Walker Classic [295][296]
9-11 Dec Air New Zealand Shell Open (New Zealand)   Terry Price
16-19 Dec Coolum Classic   David Diaz

1994

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Final OoM: [297]
OWGR results: [298]
Feb-Nov events:[299]
Foundation Tour starts: [300][301]; schedule [302]
Date Tournament Winner Notes
6-9 Jan AMP New Zealand Open (New Zealand)   Craig Jones
20-23 Jan Optus Players Championship   Patrick Burke
27-30 Jan Heineken Classic   Michael Clayton
3-6 Feb Queensland PGA Championship Postponed rescheduled as a Foundation Tour event
12-13 Feb Australian Skins   David Graham Non-OoM
17-20 Feb Microsoft Australian Masters   Craig Parry
24-27 Feb Canon Challenge   Peter Senior
13-16 Oct Perak Masters (Malaysia)
20-23 Oct Queensland Open   Lucas Parsons
27-30 Oct Singapore Open (Singapore)   Kyi Hla Han
3-6 Nov Alfred Dunhill Masters (Bali, Indonesia)   Jack Kay Jr.
10-13 Nov Victorian Open   Patrick Burke
17-20 Nov Australian PGA Championship   Andrew Coltart
24-27 Nov Australian Open   Robert Allenby
1-4 Dec Greg Norman's Holden Classic   Anthony Gilligan
8-11 Dec Air New Zealand Shell Open (New Zealand)   Shane Robinson
15-18 Dec Coolum Classic   Michael Clayton
Foundation Tour
Date Tournament Winner Notes
3-6 Feb New South Wales Open Darren Chivas
8-11 Mar New South Wales PGA Championship Jeff Wagner
17-20 Mar Victorian PGA Championship Stuart Appleby
31 May-3 Apr Tasmanian Classic Stuart Appleby
14-17 Apr South Australian PGA Championship Stuart Appleby
5-8 May Western Australia PGA Championship Michael Barry
19-22 May Western Australian Open Stephen Leaney
26-29 Nedlands Masters Stuart Appleby
4-6 Jun South West Pairs
9-12 Jun Darwin Classic
27-30 Oct Queensland PGA Championship Rob Stephens

1995

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OWGR results: [303]
Jan-Feb events [304]
Oct-Nov events: [305]
1995-96 events: [306]
Johnnie Walker Asian Classic added (for 1996?), NSW Open removed: [307]
Date Tournament Winner Notes
5-8 Jan Canberra Trophy postponed/cancelled [308][309][310]
12-15 Jan AMP Air New Zealand Open   Lucas Parsons
19-22 Jan Optus Players Championship   Tim Elliott
26-29 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic   Fred Couples
2-5 Feb Heineken Classic   Robert Allenby
9-12 Feb Ford South Australian Open   Tim Elliott
16-19 Feb Australian Masters   Peter Senior
23-26 Feb Canon Challenge   Craig Parry
16-19 Mar Victorian PGA Championship   David Armstrong [311] non-OoM event
12-15 Oct China PGA Championship (China) postponed/cancelled [312]
2-5 Nov Alfred Dunhill Masters (Indonesia)   Michael Campbell
9-12 Nov Singapore Open (Singapore)   Steven Conran
16-19 Nov Australian PGA Championship cancelled [313]
16-19 Nov Victorian Open   Stephen Leaney rescheduled from 26-29 Oct following cancellation of the PGA
23-26 Nov Australian Open   Greg Norman
30 Nov-3 Dec Greg Norman's Holden Classic   Craig Parry
7-10 Dec AMP Air New Zealand Open (New Zealand)   Peter O'Malley NZ Open & Shell Open merged after sponsors
decided they could only support one tournament
14-17 Dec Schweppes Coolum Classic   Shane Robinson
Foundation Tour
Date Tournament Winner Notes
Victorian PGA Championship David Armstrong
Tasmanian Classic
South Australian PGA Championship
Western Australia PGA Championship Greg Chalmers
Western Australia Open Ben Jackson
Nedlands Masters Greg Chalmers
Queensland PGA Championship Tod Power
29 Sep-1 Oct PGA Par-3 Championship
19-22 Oct Queensland Open Terry Price [314] non-OoM [315]

1996–97

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Date Tournament Location Winner OWGR
points[1][2]
Notes
25–28 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic Singapore   Ian Woosnam 42 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
1–4 Feb Heineken Classic Western Australia   Ian Woosnam 34 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
8–11 Feb Ford Open South Australia   Greg Norman 24
15–18 Feb Ericsson Masters Victoria   Craig Parry 22
22–25 Feb Canon Challenge New South Wales   Peter Senior 16
17–20 Oct Queensland Open Queensland   Steven Alker 16
24–27 Oct Australasian Players Championship Queensland   Bradley Hughes 16
31 Oct–3 Nov Alfred Dunhill Masters Hong Kong   Bernhard Langer 26 Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
14–17 Nov Australian PGA Championship New South Wales   Phil Tataurangi 16
21–24 Nov Holden Australian Open New South Wales   Greg Norman 32
28 Nov–1 Dec Greg Norman Holden International Victoria   Peter Senior 30
5–8 Dec AMP Air New Zealand Open New Zealand   Michael Long 16
12–15 Dec Schweppes Coolum Classic Queensland   Anthony Painter 16
9–12 Jan Victorian Open Victoria   Stephen Leaney 16
23–26 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic Queensland   Ernie Els 44 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
30 Jan–2 Feb Heineken Classic Western Australia   Miguel Ángel Martín 32 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
6–9 Feb Ford Open South Australia   Steven Alker 22
13–16 Feb Ericsson Masters Victoria   Peter Lonard 20
20–23 Feb Canon Challenge New South Wales   Peter Senior 16

1997–98

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Date Tournament Location Winner OWGR
points[3][4]
Notes
11–14 Sep Asia-Pacific Ericsson Masters Indonesia   Darren Cole 16 Co-sanctioned by the Asian PGA Tour
20–23 Nov Australian PGA Championship New South Wales   Andrew Coltart 16
27–30 Nov Holden Australian Open Victoria   Lee Westwood 38
2–5 Dec Australasian Players Championship Queensland   Greg Chalmers 26
11–14 Dec AMP Air New Zealand Open New Zealand   Greg Turner 18
18–21 Dec Schweppes Coolum Classic Queensland   Craig Parry 18
8–11 Jan Victorian Open Victoria   Brad King 16
22–25 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand   Tiger Woods 40 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
29 Jan–1 Feb Heineken Classic Western Australia   Thomas Bjørn 32 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
5–8 Feb Greg Norman Holden International New South Wales   Greg Norman 36
12–15 Feb Ericsson Masters Victoria   Bradley Hughes 30
19–21 Feb Canon Challenge New South Wales   Peter O'Malley 16
5–8 Mar ANZ Tour Championship Australian Capital Territory   Matthew Goggin 16

1998–99

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Date Tournament Location Winner OWGR
points[5][6]
Notes
22–25 Oct Ford Open South Australia   Stuart Bouvier 16
19–22 Nov Australian PGA Championship New South Wales   David Howell 16
26–29 Nov ANZ Players Championship Queensland   Stephen Leaney 20
3–6 Dec Holden Australian Open South Australia   Greg Chalmers 34
10–13 Dec New Zealand Open New Zealand   Matthew Lane 16
17–20 Dec Schweppes Coolum Classic Queensland   Stuart Appleby 16
7–10 Jan Victorian Open Victoria   Kenny Druce 16
28–31 Jan Heineken Classic Western Australia   Jarrod Moseley 30 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
4–7 Feb Greg Norman Holden International New South Wales   Michael Long 22
11–14 Feb Ericsson Masters Victoria   Craig Spence 16
18–21 Feb Canon Challenge New South Wales   Rod Pampling 16
3–6 Mar ANZ Tour Championship Australian Capital Territory   Marcus Cain 16

1999–2000

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[317]

Date Tournament Location Winner OWGR
points[7][8]
Notes
11–14 Nov Johnnie Walker Classic Taiwan   Michael Campbell 28 Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour
18–21 Nov Ford Open South Australia   Craig Parry 16
25–28 Nov Holden Australian Open New South Wales   Aaron Baddeley 32
2–5 Dec ANZ Players Championship Queensland   Brett Rumford 16
9–12 Dec Australian PGA Championship Victoria   Greg Turner 16
16–19 Dec Schweppes Coolum Classic Queensland   Nick O'Hern 16
6–9 Jan Victorian Open Victoria   Brad Lamb (a) 0 Non-tour event [318]
20–23 Jan Crown Lager New Zealand Open New Zealand   Michael Campbell 16
27–30 Jan Heineken Classic Western Australia   Michael Campbell 36 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
3–6 Feb Greg Norman Holden International New South Wales   Lucas Parsons 34 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
10–13 Feb Ericsson Masters Victoria   Michael Campbell 18
17–20 Feb Canon Challenge New South Wales   Paul Gow 16
2–5 Mar ANZ Tour Championship Australian Capital Territory   Andre Stolz 16

2000–2001

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Date Tournament[9] Location Winner OWGR
points[10][11]
Notes
16–19 Nov Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand   Tiger Woods 24 Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour
23–26 Nov Holden Australian Open Victoria   Stuart Appleby 32
30 Nov–3 Dec Australian PGA Championship Queensland   Robert Allenby 16
7–10 Dec Ford Open South Australia   Peter Lonard 16
2–7 Jan WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship New South Wales   Steve Stricker 58 non-OoM event
11–14 Jan ANZ Victorian Open Victoria   Scott Laycock 16
18–21 Jan New Zealand Open New Zealand   David Smail 16
25–28 Jan Canon Challenge New South Wales   David Smail 16
1–4 Feb Heineken Classic Western Australia   Michael Campbell 20 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
8–18 Feb Greg Norman Holden International New South Wales   Aaron Baddeley 22 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
15–18 Feb Ericsson Masters Victoria   Colin Montgomerie 20
22–25 Feb ANZ Tour Championship New South Wales   Peter Lonard 16

2002

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Date Tournament[12] Location Winner OWGR
points[13]
Notes
15–18 Nov Australian PGA Championship Queensland   Robert Allenby 16
22–25 Nov Holden Australian Open Queensland   Stuart Appleby 32
10–13 Jan TelstraSaturn Hyundai New Zealand Open New Zealand   Craig Parry 24
24–27 Jan Johnnie Walker Classic Western Australia   Retief Goosen 42 Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour
31 Jan–3 Feb Heineken Classic Victoria   Ernie Els 36 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
7–10 Feb ANZ Championship New South Wales   Richard S. Johnson 20 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
28 Feb–3 Mar New South Wales Masters New South Wales   Steve Collins 16
7–10 Mar Jacob's Creek Open Championship South Australia   Gavin Coles 12 Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour
14–17 Mar Holden Clearwater Classic New Zealand   Peter O'Malley 12 Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour
21–24 Mar Scenic Circle Hotels Dunedin Classic New Zealand   Gareth Paddison 16
4–7 Apr Volvo Trucks Golf Klassik New South Wales   Terry Price 16
25–28 Apr South Australia PGA Championship South Australia   Richard Ball 16
23–26 May Western Australia PGA Championship Western Australia   Kim Felton 16
13–16 Jun Queensland PGA Championship Queensland   Andre Stolz 16
10–13 Oct Victorian PGA Championship Victoria   Craig Carmichael 16
24–27 Oct ANZ Victorian Open Victoria   Andre Stolz 16
31 Oct–3 Nov Queensland Open Queensland   Andrew Buckle 16
7–10 Nov New South Wales Open New South Wales   Terry Price 16
14–17 Nov Perth International Western Australia Cancelled
21–24 Nov Holden Australian Open Victoria   Stephen Allan 32
28 Nov–1 Dec Australian PGA Championship Western Australia   Peter Lonard 13
5–8 Dec MasterCard Masters Victoria   Peter Lonard 20
12–15 Dec Tour Championship New South Wales Cancelled

2003

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Date Tournament[14] Location Winner OWGR
points[15]
Notes
16–19 Jan Holden New Zealand Open New Zealand   Mahal Pearce 16
30 Jan–2 Feb Heineken Classic Victoria   Ernie Els 30 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
6–9 Feb ANZ Championship New South Wales   Paul Casey 30 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
13–16 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic Western Australia   Ernie Els 44 Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour
27 Feb–2 Mar Jacob's Creek Open Championship South Australia   Joe Ogilvie 12 Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour
6–9 Mar Clearwater Classic New Zealand   Ryan Palmer 12 Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour
4–7 Dec MasterCard Masters Victoria   Robert Allenby 18
11–14 Dec Cadbury Schweppes
Australian PGA Championship
Queensland   Peter Senior 16
18–21 Dec Hillross Australian Open Victoria   Peter Lonard 32
Von Nida Tour
schedule: [319]
Date Tournament Location Winner Notes
14–16 Mar Bega Cheese New South Wales PGA Championship New South Wales   Chris Downes [320] "last March"
20–23 Mar Toyota Southern Classic New South Wales   Scott Hend
27–30 Mar Volvo Trucks Classic New South Wales   Marcus Fraser
6–9 May Schweppes South Australian PGA Championship South Australia   Stuart Bouvier
22–25 May Western Australia PGA Championship Western Australia   Kim Felton
17–20 Jul Queensland Masters Queensland   Peter Senior
9–12 Oct Victorian PGA Championship Victoria   Martin Doyle
30 Oct–2 Nov Queensland Open Queensland   Scott Hend
6–9 Nov Queensland PGA Championship Queensland   David Diaz
20–23 Nov New South Wales Open New South Wales   Craig Carmichael [321]
Victorian Open Victoria Cancelled

2004

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Date Tournament[16] Location Winner OWGR
points[17]
Notes
15–18 Jan Holden New Zealand Open New Zealand   Terry Price 16
29 Jan–1 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic South Australia   Miguel Ángel Jiménez 24 Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour
5–8 Feb Heineken Classic Victoria   Ernie Els 34 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
12–15 Feb ANZ Championship New South Wales   Brian Davis 20 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
19–22 Feb Jacob's Creek Open Championship South Australia   Euan Walters 12 Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour
26 Feb–1 Mar New Zealand PGA Championship New Zealand   Gavin Coles 12 Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour
25–28 Nov Hillross Australian Open New South Wales   Peter Lonard 32
2–5 Dec Cadbury Schweppes
Australian PGA Championship
Queensland   Peter Lonard 22
9–12 Dec MasterCard Masters Victoria   Richard Green 26
Von Nida Tour
schedule: [322]
Date Tournament Location Winner Notes
23–25 Jan Mitsubishi Motors Victorian Open Victoria   Gareth Paddison [18]
4–7 Mar Scenic Circle Hotels Dunedin Classic New Zealand   Mahal Pearce [19]
11–14 Mar Bega Cheese New South Wales PGA Championship New South Wales   Matthew Ecob [20]
18–21 Mar Toyota Southern Classic New South Wales   Brad McIntosh [21]
29 Apr–2 May Schweppes South Australian PGA Championship South Australia   Martin Doyle [22]
27–30 May Western Australia PGA Championship Western Australia   Kim Felton [23]
24–27 Jun Queensland Masters Queensland   Kim Felton [24]
1–4 Jul North QLD X-Ray Services Cairns Classic Queensland   Kim Felton [25]
7–10 Oct Victorian PGA Championship Victoria   Cancelled?
4–7 Nov Q. L. D. Group Queensland Open Queensland   Steven Bowditch [26]
11–14 Nov Queensland PGA Championship Queensland   Kurt Barnes
18–21 Nov NSW Open New South Wales   Peter Lonard [27]

2005

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Von Nida Tour
schedule: [323]
Date Tournament Location Winner Notes
28–30 Jan Mitsubishi Motors Victorian Open Victoria   Kurt Barnes
2–5 Mar Victorian PGA Championship Victoria   Cameron Percy
10–13 Mar Bega Cheese New South Wales PGA Championship New South Wales   Gavin Flint
18–20 Mar Toyota Southern Classic New South Wales   Michael Wright
South Australia PGA Championship South Australia  
Western Australia PGA Championship Western Australia   Adam Bland
Cairns Classic Queensland  
Queensland Masters Queensland   Nick Flanagan
Queensland Open Queensland   Brad McIntosh
Queensland PGA Championship Queensland   Scott Gardiner
New South Wales Open New South Wales   Michael Wright

2006

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Von Nida Tour
schedule: [324]
Date Tournament Location Winner Notes
26–29 Jan Victorian PGA Championship Victoria   Steven Jeffress
3–5 Feb Victorian Open Victoria   David Diaz
9–12 Mar Bega Cheese New South Wales PGA Championship New South Wales   Paul Marantz
17–19 Mar Toyota Southern Classic New South Wales   Marc Leishman
2–5 May South Australia PGA Championship South Australia   David Diaz [325]
25–28 May Western Australia PGA Championship Western Australia   Andrew Pitt
12–15 Oct North Queensland X-Ray Services Cairns Classic Queensland   Marc Leishman
19–22 Oct Minniecon & Burke Queensland Masters Queensland   Cameron Percy
26–29 Oct Roadcon Group Queensland Open Queensland   Ricky Schmidt
2–5 Nov Greater Building Society Queensland PGA Championship Queensland   Cameron Percy
9–12 Nov Proton New South Wales Open New South Wales   Rick Kulacz (a)

2007

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Von Nida Tour
schedule: [326]
Date Tournament Location Winner Notes
25–28 Jan NAB Victorian PGA Championship Victoria   Ashley Hall
1–4 Feb Victorian Open Victoria   Kim Felton
8–11 Feb Riverside Oaks New South Wales PGA Championship New South Wales   Scott Draper
22–25 Mar Toyota Southern Classic New South Wales   Marc Leishman
19–22 Apr Hahn South Australia PGA Championship South Australia   Ashley Hall
24–27 May Oceanique Western Australia PGA Championship Western Australia   Jason Norris
18–21 Oct North Queensland X-Ray Services Cairns Classic Queensland   Paul Donahoo
25–28 Oct City Pacific-Mirvac Queensland Open Queensland   Ryan Haller
1–4 Nov Greater Building Society Queensland PGA Championship Queensland   Andrew Bonhomme
8–11 Nov The Vintage New South Wales Open New South Wales   Jason Norris

2008

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Von Nida Tour
schedule: [327][328]
Date Tournament Location Winner Notes
31-3 Feb NAB Victorian PGA Championship Victoria   Marc Leishman [329]
24-27 Apr OG Roberts South Australian PGA Championship South Australia   Heath Reed [330]
9-12 Oct Queensland PGA Championship Queensland   Darren Beck
16-19 Oct Queensland Open Queensland cancelled [331][332]
23-26 Oct Aspen Group Western Australia Open Western Australia   James Nitties ? Only 36 holes
30-2 Nov Oceanique Western Australia PGA Championship Western Australia   Michael Long [333]
6-9 Nov Cellarbrations New South Wales PGA Championship New South Wales   Tim Wood
13-16 Nov New South Wales Open New South Wales   Aaron Townsend [334]

Tournaments

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Year Winner Score Notes
1967 Frank Phillips 275
1968 Wally Gale 280 [336]
1969 Frank Phillips 277
1970 John Sullivan
  • Forbes Golf Club
Year Winner Score Notes
1977 Terry Gale 285 [337] 72-hole
1976 Allan Cooper 279 [338] 72-hole
1973 Tim Woolbank 210 [339] 54-hole
1972 Jack Newton [340] 54-hole
1971 Alan Murray [341] 54-hole
1969 Tony Mangan 139 [342] 36-hole
1967 Bill Dunk 144 [343] 36-hole
Year Winner Score Notes
1974 Randall Vines 274
Year Winner Score Notes
1974 Duncan Park 276
Year Winner Score Notes
1974 Vic Bennetts 276
Year Winner Score Notes
1980 Terry Gale
1979 Terry Gale 283 [344]
second tier event on Foundation/Development/Von Nida Tour
Year Winner Score Notes
2007   Marc Leishman
2006   Marc Leishman
2005   Michael Wright
2004   Brad McIntosh [345]
2003   Scott Hend
2002  
2001   Steven Alker 268 [346]
2000   Scott Hend 266 [347]
1999   Peter Shaw 204 [348]
1998   Jarrod Moseley 270 [349][350]
1997   Lucas Parsons ([351] connected?)
Year Winner Score Notes
2005  
2004   Stephen Leaney WA Open
2003   Kim Felton WA Open
2001-2   Stephen Leaney WA Open
2000   Brendon Allanby
1999   Nick O'Hern
1998   Wayne Smith
1997   Ross Metherell
1996  
1995   Greg Chalmers
1994   Stuart Appleby [353] p.151
1993   Steve Conran
1992   Terry Gale 277 [354]
1991   Jeff Wagner
Monro Interiors Nedlands Masters
1990   John Morse 275
1989   Louis Brown 274 [355]
Nedlands Masters
1988   Brad King
1987   Jon Evans (a)
Halls Head Estates-Nissan Nedlands Masters
1986   Lyndsay Stephen 272
Halls Head Estates Nedlands Masters
1985   Terry Gale 275 [356][357]
National Panasonic Nedlands Masters
1984   Ossie Moore 275 PO
1983   Terry Gale 268 [358]
Channel 9 Nedlands Masters
1982   Mike Cahill 279 PO [359]
1981   Terry Gale 280
1980   Chris Tickner 280 PO [360]
Nedlands Masters
1979   Terry Gale 279
1978   Rodger Davis [361]
1977   Rodger Davis [362]
1976   Terry Gale
1975   Len Thomas
1974   Ross Metherell
1973   Warren Baker (a)
1972   Barry Fry
1971   Terry Gale (a)
1970   Terry Gale (a)
1969   Terry Gale (a)
1968   Dennis Parker
1967   Graham Marsh (a)
1966   Graham Marsh (a)
1965   T Osborne
1964   Dennis Bell (a)
1963   Les Nicholls
1962   Dennis Bell (a)
1950   Neville Johnston
1947   Les Nicholls

Papua New Guinea

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Vanuatu Open

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Port Vila Golf Country Club

Year Winner Score
2008   Brad McIntosh 264 (-24)
2007   Brad McIntosh 265 (-23)
2006   Jonathan Abbott 274 (-14)
2005   Scott Strange 268 (-20)
2004   TBD
2003   Michael Etherington
2002   Scott Strange
2001   Richard Lee
2000   Ed Steadman 270 (-14)
1999   David Watson
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