1989 PGA Tour of Australia

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1989 PGA Tour of Australia season
Duration12 January 1989 (1989-01-12) – 17 December 1989 (1989-12-17)
Number of official events18
Most wins Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior (3)
Order of Merit Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior
1988
1990

The 1989 PGA Tour of Australia was the 18th season on the PGA Tour of Australia, the main professional golf tour in Australia since it was formed in 1973.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1989 season. [1] [2] [3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
15 Jan Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup Queensland600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange (n/a)30
22 Jan Coca-Cola Classic Victoria600,000 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki (n/a)18New tournament
29 Jan Asthma Foundation Victorian PGA Championship Victoria100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Ecob (1)8
5 Feb Victorian Open Victoria100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Clayton (3)16
12 Feb Mercedes-Benz Australian Match Play Championship Victoria150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ossie Moore (3)8
19 Feb Australian Masters Victoria450,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (27)36
26 Feb Australian Tournament Players Championship New South Wales500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (28)22
12 Mar Monro Interiors Nedlands Masters Western Australia100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Louis Brown (1)8
19 Mar Town and Country Joondalup Classic Western Australia100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad King (1)8New tournament
22 Oct Tattersall's Tasmanian Open Tasmania100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Stanley (8)8
29 Oct Air New Zealand Shell Open New ZealandNZ$200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Don Bies (n/a)16
5 Nov AMP New Zealand Open New ZealandNZ$150,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Turner (2)16
12 Nov Australian PGA Championship [lower-alpha 2] New South Wales500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior (7)20
19 Nov Ford New South Wales Open New South Wales300,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis (9)18
26 Nov West End South Australian Open South Australia150,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (n/a)8
3 Dec Australian Open Victoria500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior (8)64
10 Dec Johnnie Walker Australian Classic Victoria1,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior (9)30
17 Dec Mirage Queensland Open Queensland300,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Ogle (2)8

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)
Winner OWGR
points
Notes
15 Oct Queensland PGA Championship Queensland100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zoran Zorkic n/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior 443,196
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 228,600
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler 221,900
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis 191,311
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Ogle 130,206

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.

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References

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  2. Thomson, Geoff (9 March 1989). "Queanbeyan grabs top spot". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. p. 18. Retrieved 5 November 2023 via Trove.
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  4. "Australien-touren Penningligan" [Australian Tour Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. January 1990. p. 85. Retrieved 5 November 2023.