2011 PGA Tour of Australasia

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2011 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration7 January 2011 (2011-01-07) – 18 December 2011 (2011-12-18)
Number of official events13
Most wins Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Chalmers (2)
Order of Merit Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Chalmers
2010
2012

The 2011 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 38th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2011 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
10 Jan Victorian Open Victoria120,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Sheehan (2)n/a
16 Jan Victorian PGA Championship Victoria110,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Nitties (1)n/a
23 Jan Surf Coast Knockout Victoria135,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Laycock (2)n/aNew tournament
27 Jan Cellarbrations Queensland PGA Championship Queensland115,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Gareth Paddison (2)n/a
17 Oct South Pacific Open New Caledonia110,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Griffin (1)n/aNew tournament
23 Oct Brunel WA PGA Championship Western Australia110,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Wright (1)n/a
30 Oct WA Open Championship Western Australia110,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rohan Blizard (1)n/a
6 Nov NSW PGA Championship New South Wales120,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Guyatt (1)n/a
13 Nov Emirates Australian Open New South Wales1,500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Chalmers (3)42 ONE Flagship event
20 Nov NSW Open New South Wales135,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Crawford (1)n/a
27 Nov Australian PGA Championship Queensland1,500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Chalmers (4)34 ONE
4 Dec BMW New Zealand Open New ZealandNZ$400,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Kennedy (2)16
18 Dec JBWere Masters Victoria1,000,000 Flag of England.svg Ian Poulter (n/a)32

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 Greg Chalmers 554,285
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Fraser 229,125
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Senden 204,285
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Allenby 141,410
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Kennedy 134,833

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. ONE − OneAsia Tour.

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References

  1. "2011 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. "2011 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. "Poulter claims gold jacket". ausgolf.com. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2023. Greg Chalmers was officially awarded the Norman Von Nida medal today for topping the PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit. With his two wins in the Emirates Australian Open and the Australian PGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola Chalmers won $554,285 throughout the 2011 Australian summer...