2009 PGA Tour of Australasia

2009 PGA Tour of Australasia season

Duration	29 January 2009 (2009-01-29) – 13 December 2009 (2009-12-13)
Number of official events	14
Order of Merit	Michael Sim
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The 2009 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 37th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season. ^[1]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (A$)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	OWGR points	Other tours [lower-alpha 2]	Notes
1 Feb	Subaru Victorian Open	Victoria	110,000	Ashley Hall (2)	n/a
8 Feb	Cellarbrations Victorian PGA Championship	Victoria	110,000	Andre Stolz (4)	n/a
22 Feb	Johnnie Walker Classic	Western Australia	£1,250,000	Danny Lee (a) (n/a)	32	ASA, EUR
1 Mar	Moonah Classic	Victoria	US$600,000	Alistair Presnell (1)	16	NWT
8 Mar	HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship	New Zealand	US$600,000	Steven Alker (4)	16	NWT
15 Mar	Michael Hill New Zealand Open	New Zealand	US$600,000	Alex Prugh (n/a)	16	NWT
25 Oct	John Hughes Geely WA Open	Western Australia	110,000	Michael Curtain (1)	n/a
1 Nov	LSM WA PGA Championship	Western Australia	110,000	Andrew Bonhomme (2)	n/a
8 Nov	Cellarbrations Queensland PGA Championship	Queensland	110,000	Steven Bowditch (2)	n/a
15 Nov	JBWere Masters	Victoria	1,500,000	Tiger Woods (n/a)	28	EUR
22 Nov	Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship	New South Wales	110,000	Aaron Townsend (1)	n/a
29 Nov	NSW Open	New South Wales	135,000	Leigh McKechnie (1)	n/a
6 Dec	Australian Open	New South Wales	1,500,000	Adam Scott (2)	32	ONE	Flagship event
13 Dec	Australian PGA Championship	Queensland	1,500,000	Robert Allenby (12)	26	ONE

Order of Merit

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	Michael Sim	315,088
2	Alistair Presnell	223,212
3	Peter O'Malley	174,996
4	Josh Geary	154,135
5	David Smail	134,446

Notes

1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.
2. ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.

References

1. "2009 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
2. "2009 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
3. "Sim wins Order of Merit and tour exemptions". The West Australian. Australian Associated Press. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

External links

• Official website