2016 PGA Tour of Australasia

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2016 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration4 February 2016 (2016-02-04) – 4 December 2016 (2016-12-04)
Number of official events16
Most wins Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Blyth (2)
Order of Merit Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Griffin
Player of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Blyth
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The 2016 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2016 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was the 43rd 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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ISPS Handa title sponsorship

In June, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with ISPS Handa, being renamed as the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season. [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)		Winner [a] OWGR
points		Other
tours [b] 		Notes
7 Feb Oates Vic Open Victoria300,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Long (3)7
12 Feb Mercedes-Benz Truck and Bus Victorian PGA Championship Victoria110,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Hall (3)6
28 Feb ISPS Handa Perth International Western Australia1,750,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen (n/a)23 ASA, EUR
6 Mar Holden New Zealand PGA Championship New ZealandNZ$125,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Kennedy (4)7
13 Mar BMW ISPS Handa New Zealand Open New ZealandNZ$1,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Griffin (3)16
20 Mar Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship Queensland125,000 Flag of Germany.svg David Klein (1)6
24 Apr South Pacific Export Radler PNG Open Papua New Guinea140,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Moules (1)6New to PGA Tour of Australasia
1 May Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open Western Australia100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Curtis Luck (a) (1)6
15 May TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship Western Australia120,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Dartnall (1)6
14 Aug Northern Territory PGA Championship Northern Territory150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Zunic (2)6New to PGA Tour of Australasia
24 Sep South Pacific Open Championship New Caledonia140,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Blyth (1)6
9 Oct Fiji International Fiji1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Snedeker (n/a)16 EUR
23 Oct Isuzu Queensland Open Queensland110,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Coletta (a) (1)6
13 Nov NSW Open New South Wales400,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Blyth (2)16
20 Nov Emirates Australian Open New South Wales1,250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Spieth (n/a)32 ONE Flagship event
4 Dec Australian PGA Championship Queensland1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Harold Varner III (n/a)22 EUR

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Griffin 239,445
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Hendry 223,364
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Hall 216,513
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Dodt 168,660
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Scrivener 160,086

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Blyth [5]

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; ONE − OneAsia Tour.

References

  1. ↑ "ISPS Handa partners PGA Tour of Australasia, extends with Women's Australian Open". SportBusiness Sponsorship. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "2016 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "2016 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Griffin wins Order of Merit and dream starts". Golf Australia. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Day wins second Greg Norman Medal". PGA of Australia. 29 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023. Complementing the pinnacle awards was the 2016 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia Player of the Year, awarded to Adam Blyth...
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