2018 PGA Tour of Australasia

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2018 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration11 January 2018 (2018-01-11) – 2 December 2018 (2018-12-02)
Number of official events16
Most wins Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Nisbet (2)
Order of Merit Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake McLeod
Player of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Millar
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The 2018 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2018 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was the 45th 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 2018 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		Other
tours [lower-alpha 2] 		Notes
14 Jan Rebel Sport Masters New Zealand100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Millar (2)7New tournament
4 Feb Oates Vic Open Victoria650,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Hawkes (1)16
11 Feb ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth Western Australia1,750,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Kiradech Aphibarnrat (n/a)23 ASA, EUR
18 Feb Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship Queensland125,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Fox (2)7
25 Feb Horizon Golf New Zealand PGA Championship New ZealandNZ$125,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ben Campbell (1)7
4 Mar ISPS Handa New Zealand Open New ZealandNZ$1,150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Nisbet (1)15 ASA
29 Apr SP PNG Golf Open Papua New Guinea145,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Gale (1)6
13 May TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship Western Australia125,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Long (4)6
5 Aug Fiji International Fiji1,250,000 Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar (n/a)15 ASA, EUR
19 Aug MMC Northern Territory PGA Championship Northern Territory150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Nisbet (2)6
14 Oct Victorian PGA Championship Victoria100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Pike (1)6
28 Oct Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open Western Australia100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zach Murray (a) (1)6
4 Nov Isuzu Queensland Open Queensland110,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Zunic (3)6
11 Nov AVJennings NSW Open New South Wales400,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake McLeod (1)16
18 Nov Emirates Australian Open New South Wales1,250,000 Flag of Mexico.svg Abraham Ancer (n/a)32Flagship event
2 Dec Australian PGA Championship Queensland1,500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Smith (2)20 EUR

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. [2] [3] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour. [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)Status earned
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake McLeod 255,327Promoted to European Tour
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Millar 236,241
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Nisbet 225,982
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Quayle 202,620
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dimitrios Papadatos 197,796

Awards

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

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References

  1. ↑ "2018 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "2018 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Jake McLeod – The 2018 Order of Merit Winner". PGA of Australia. 2 December 2018. Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "McLeod seals place on European Tour". European Tour. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Minjee Lee wins Greg Norman Medal". PGA of Australia. 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023. ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia Player of the Year: Matt Millar, ACT
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