2009 PGA Tour of Australasia

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2009 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration29 January 2009 (2009-01-29) – 13 December 2009 (2009-12-13)
Number of official events14
Order of Merit Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Sim
2008
2010

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.

Contents

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)
Winner [a] OWGR
points
Other
tours [b]
Notes
1 Feb Subaru Victorian Open Victoria110,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Hall (2)n/a
8 Feb Cellarbrations Victorian PGA Championship Victoria110,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andre Stolz (4)n/a
22 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic Western Australia£1,250,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Danny Lee (a) (n/a)32 ASA, EUR
1 Mar Moonah Classic VictoriaUS$600,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alistair Presnell (1)16 NWT
8 Mar HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship New ZealandUS$600,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Alker (4)16 NWT
15 Mar Michael Hill New Zealand Open New ZealandUS$600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Prugh (n/a)16 NWT
25 Oct John Hughes Geely WA Open Western Australia110,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Curtain (1)n/a
1 Nov LSM WA PGA Championship Western Australia110,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Bonhomme (2)n/a
8 Nov Cellarbrations Queensland PGA Championship Queensland110,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Bowditch (2)n/a
15 Nov JBWere Masters Victoria1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (n/a)28 EUR
22 Nov Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship New South Wales110,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Townsend (1)n/a
29 Nov NSW Open New South Wales135,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leigh McKechnie (1)n/a
6 Dec Australian Open New South Wales1,500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott (2)32 ONE Flagship event
13 Dec Australian PGA Championship Queensland1,500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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]

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Sim 315,088
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alistair Presnell 223,212
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter O'Malley 174,996
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Josh Geary 154,135
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg 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.