2015 PGA Tour of Australasia

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2015 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration5 February 2015 (2015-02-05) – 13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
Number of official events15
Order of Merit Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Holman
Player of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Millar
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The 2015 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 42nd 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 2015 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)		Winner [a] OWGR
points		Other
tours [b] 		Notes
8 Feb Oates Vic Open Victoria250,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Green (2)7
13 Feb Mercedes-Benz Truck and Bus Victorian PGA Championship Victoria100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Townsend (2)6
22 Feb Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship Queensland120,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Fox (2)7
8 Mar Holden New Zealand PGA Championship New ZealandNZ$125,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Millar (1)6
15 Mar BMW New Zealand Open New ZealandNZ$1,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Zunic (1)16
23 Aug Isuzu Queensland Open Queensland110,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Bransdon (3)7
3 Oct South Pacific Open Championship New Caledonia150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Nitties (2)6
18 Oct Fiji International Fiji1,125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar (n/a)11 ONE
1 Nov TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship Western Australia120,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Rumford (2)6
8 Nov Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open Western Australia100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Fox (1)6
15 Nov NSW Open New South Wales110,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Eccles (a) (1)6
22 Nov Uniqlo Masters Victoria750,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior (21)16
29 Nov Emirates Australian Open New South Wales1,250,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Jones (1)32 ONE Flagship event
6 Dec Australian PGA Championship Queensland1,750,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Holman (1)20 EUR
13 Dec NSW PGA Championship New South Wales110,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarryd Felton (1)6

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 Nathan Holman 346,702
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Zunic 204,388
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Millar 177,421
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aron Price 167,450
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Smith 143,636

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Millar [4]

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. ↑ EUR − European Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "2015 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Holman wins Australian PGA title in three-way playoff". SBS News. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2023. By winning the tournament, co-sanctioned by the European Tour, Holman ensured he won the Australasian Order of Merit, which earned him a place in next year's British Open at Royal Troon and the World Golf Championships Events.
  4. ↑ "Day honoured with Greg Norman Medal". PGA of Australia. 2 December 2015. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023. Complementing the pinnacle award was the 2015 PGA Tour of Australasia Player of the Year, awarded to Matthew Millar...
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