1986 PGA Tour of Australia

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1986 PGA Tour of Australia season
Duration28 November 1985 (1985-11-28) – 23 November 1986 (1986-11-23)
Number of official events17
Most wins Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (4)
Order of Merit Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman
← 1985
1987 →

The 1986 PGA Tour of Australia was the 15th season on the PGA Tour of Australia, the main professional golf tour in Australia since it was formed in 1973.

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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1986 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)		Winner [a] OWGR
points		Notes
1 Dec Air New Zealand Shell Open New ZealandNZ$140,000 Flag of the United States.svg D. A. Weibring (n/a)n/a
8 Dec New Zealand Open New ZealandNZ$100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin (n/a)n/a
31 Dec Nissan-Mobil New Zealand PGA Championship New ZealandNZ$75,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Nobilo (2)n/a
2 Feb Foster's Tasmanian Open Tasmania50,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart Ginn (8)10
9 Feb Robert Boyd Transport Victorian Open Victoria100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ossie Moore (9)20
16 Feb Robert Boyd Transport Australian Match Play Championship Victoria60,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler (3)10New tournament
23 Feb Australian Masters Victoria275,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara (n/a)26
2 Mar Rich River Classic New South Wales70,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shearer (16)10New tournament
18 May Halls Head Estates-Nissan Nedlands Masters Western Australia50,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lyndsay Stephen (2)10
5 Oct Fourex Queensland PGA Championship Queensland100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ossie Moore (2)10
12 Oct Stefan Queensland Open Queensland100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (17)12
19 Oct National Panasonic New South Wales Open New South Wales125,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (18)20
25 Oct West End Jubilee South Australian Open South Australia100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (19)12
2 Nov Toshiba Australian PGA Championship New South Wales180,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Harwood (1)20
9 Nov Black Magic Victorian PGA Championship Victoria100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Smith (1)10
16 Nov National Panasonic Australian Open Victoria275,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis (5)40
23 Nov National Panasonic Western Australian Open Western Australia100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (20)16

Order of Merit

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

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 111,211
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis 84,036
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ossie Moore 61,059
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shearer 58,935
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Baker-Finch 58,346

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australia members.

References

  1. ↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1987). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1987 . Collins Willow. pp. 240–254, 454–467. ISBN   0002182572 . Retrieved 8 November 2023– via Archive.org.
  2. ↑ "Smith pips Meikle in state order of merit". The Age. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 16 December 1986. p. 49 (47 in paper). Retrieved 5 November 2023– via Google News Archive.
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