| Duration | 15 February 2007 – 16 December 2007 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 7 |
| Order of Merit | |
← 2006 2008 → | |
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.
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 | | 16 | NWT | |
| 25 Feb | HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | US$600,000 | | 16 | NWT | |
| 4 Mar | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand | £1,250,000 | | 40 | ASA, EUR | |
| 25 Nov | MasterCard Masters | Victoria | 1,500,000 | | 24 | EUR | |
| 2 Dec | Michael Hill New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,500,000 | | 20 | EUR | |
| 9 Dec | Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,200,000 | | 32 | ||
| 16 Dec | MFS Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,750,000 | | 34 | Flagship event |
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours [b] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 | | 52 | AFR, [c] ASA, [d] EUR | Limited-field event |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. [2] [3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 442,004 |
| 2 | | 168,461 |
| 3 | | 154,440 |
| 4 | | 150,747 |
| 5 | | 150,342 |
| Duration | 25 January 2007 – 11 November 2007 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins | |
| Order of Merit | |
← 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.
The following table lists official events during the 2007 season. [4]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) | Winner [e] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan | NAB Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 105,000 | | [5] |
| 4 Feb | Victorian Open | Victoria | 110,000 | | [6] |
| 11 Feb | Riverside Oaks NSW PGA Championship | New South Wales | 110,000 | | [7] |
| 25 Mar | Toyota Southern Classic | New South Wales | 100,000 | | [8] |
| 22 Apr | Hahn South Australian PGA Championship | South Australia | 105,000 | | [9] |
| 27 May | Oceanique WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 105,000 | | [10] |
| 21 Oct | North Queensland X-Ray Services Cairns Classic | Queensland | 105,000 | | [11] |
| 28 Oct | City Pacific-Mirvac Queensland Open | Queensland | 105,000 | | [12] |
| 4 Nov | Greater Building Society Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 105,000 | | [13] |
| 11 Nov | Vintage NSW Open | New South Wales | 115,000 | | [14] |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. [15] The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2008 PGA Tour of Australasia. [16] [17]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 41,497 |
| 2 | | 41,339 |
| 3 | | 36,265 |
| 4 | | 30,781 |
| 5 | | 29,929 |
| 6 | | 26,605 |
| 7 | | 25,821 |
| 8 | | 23,955 |
| 9 | | 22,943 |
| 10 | | 20,988 |
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.
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.
...the Von Nida Tour provides fully-exempt Australasian Tour cards to the top 10 players on the moneylist who would not otherwise be exempt.