1988 PGA Tour of Australia

1988 PGA Tour of Australia season

Duration	3 December 1987 (1987-12-03) – 18 December 1988 (1988-12-18)
Number of official events	20
Most wins	Greg Norman (4)
Order of Merit	Greg Norman
Rookie of the Year	Bradley Hughes
← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 PGA Tour of Australia was the 17th season on the PGA Tour of Australia, the main professional golf tour in Australia since it was formed in 1973.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1988 season. ^{[1] [2]}

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (A$)	Winner [a]	OWGR points	Notes
6 Dec	Air New Zealand Shell Open	New Zealand	NZ$200,000	Mike Colandro (1)	20
13 Dec	Nissan-Mobil New Zealand Open	New Zealand	NZ$150,000	Ronan Rafferty (2)	18
10 Jan	Sanctuary Cove Classic	Queensland	400,000	Curtis Strange (n/a)	24	New tournament
31 Jan	Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup	Queensland	500,000	Greg Norman (23)	32	New tournament
7 Feb	Mercedes-Benz Australian Match Play Championship	Victoria	100,000	Ronan Rafferty (3)	12
14 Feb	Victorian Open	Victoria	100,000	Jim Benepe (n/a)	18
21 Feb	Australian Masters	Victoria	325,000	Ian Baker-Finch (7)	40
28 Feb	ESP Open	Australian Capital Territory	250,000	Greg Norman (24)	22	New tournament
6 Mar	Australian Tournament Players Championship	New South Wales	300,000	Greg Norman (25)	22	New tournament
9 Oct	Drinnan Motors Queensland Open	Queensland	50,000	Brett Officer (1)	8
16 Oct	Tasmanian Open	Tasmania	100,000	Brett Ogle (1)	8
23 Oct	Panasonic New South Wales Open	New South Wales	200,000	Greg Norman (25)	18
30 Oct	Town and Country Western Australian Open	Western Australia	100,000	Bradley Hughes (1)	8
6 Nov	Australian PGA Championship [b]	New South Wales	475,000	Wayne Grady (2)	20
12 Nov	West End South Australian Open	South Australia	100,000	Gordon Brand Jnr (n/a)	8
20 Nov	Ricky May Classic	New South Wales	100,000	David Merriman (1)	n/a	New tournament
27 Nov	National Panasonic Australian Open	New South Wales	350,000	Mark Calcavecchia (n/a)	38
4 Dec	Bicentennial Classic	Victoria	1,500,000	Rodger Davis (8)	32	New tournament
11 Dec	Air New Zealand Shell Open	New Zealand	NZ$200,000	Terry Gale (15)	16
18 Dec	Nissan-Mobil New Zealand Open	New Zealand	NZ$150,000	Ian Stanley (7)	16

Order of Merit

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

Position	Player	Prize money (A$)
1	Greg Norman	303,822
2	Wayne Grady	136,589
3	Roger Mackay	100,171
4	Ian Baker-Finch	92,209
5	Peter Senior	91,507

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Rookie of the Year	Bradley Hughes	[4]

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.
2. incorporating the New South Wales PGA Championship.

References

1. McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. ISBN   000218284X.
2. Thomson, Geoff (7 January 1988). "$2m in seven events draws big names". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. p. 19. Retrieved 5 November 2023– via Trove.
3. "Australien/Nya Zeeland-touren Penningligan" [Australia/New Zealand Tour Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. January 1989. p. 64. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
4. "2007 Nationwide Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. 2007. p. 2-27. Retrieved 21 August 2024. Bradley Hughes | Australian Tour Rookie of the Year in 1988, when he finished 31st on money list.

External links

• Official website