1996–97 PGA Tour of Australasia

Golf tour season August 2020 1996–97 PGA Tour of Australasia 1996 1 25 y – 1997 2 23 y 19 AUS Peter Senior (3) Order of Merit AUS Peter Lonard 1995 1997–98 The 1996–97 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 25th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1996–97 season.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44499145/ 1996–97 Australasian PGA Tour Schedule of Events The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 29 August 1996 46 Newspapers.com 25 August 2020 subscription DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)Winnertotals 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.OWGRpointsOthertoursASA − Asian PGA Tour; EUR − European Tour.Notes28 JanJohnnie Walker ClassicSingapore£600,000WAL Ian Woosnam (n/a)42EURNew to PGA Tour of Australasia4 FebHeineken ClassicWestern Australia800,000WAL Ian Woosnam (n/a)34EUR11 FebFord South Australian OpenSouth Australia200,000AUS Greg Norman (31)2418 FebEricsson MastersVictoria500,000AUS Craig Parry (7)2225 FebCanon ChallengeNew South Wales300,000AUS Peter Senior (15)1620 OctFoodlink Queensland OpenQueensland200,000AUS Steven Alker (1)1627 OctAustralian Players ChampionshipQueensland500,000AUS Bradley Hughes (3)16ASA3 NovAlfred Dunhill MastersHong KongUS$500,000DEU Bernhard Langer (n/a)26ASA17 NovAustralian PGA ChampionshipNew South Wales300,000NZL Phil Tataurangi (1)1624 NovHolden Australian OpenNew South Wales850,000AUS Greg Norman (32)32Flagship event1 DecGreg Norman's Holden ClassicVictoria700,000AUS Peter Senior (16)308 DecAMP Air New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$500,000AUS Michael Long (1)1615 DecSchweppes Coolum ClassicQueensland200,000AUS Anthony Painter (2)1612 JanVictorian OpenVictoria200,000AUS Stephen Leaney (2)1626 JanJohnnie Walker ClassicQueensland£700,000ZAF Ernie Els (n/a)44EUR2 FebHeineken ClassicWestern Australia1,100,000ESP Miguel Ángel Martín (n/a)32EUR9 FebFord South Australian OpenSouth Australia300,000AUS Steven Alker (2)2216 FebEricsson MastersVictoria750,000AUS Peter Lonard (1)2023 FebCanon ChallengeNew South Wales450,000AUS Peter Senior (17)16 Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.https://www.newspapers.com/image/122990899/ Senior's win pushes Norman out The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 25 February 1997 C6 Newspapers.com 25 August 2020 subscription Position Player Prize money (A$)1 AUS Peter Lonard 484,5342 AUS Peter Senior 359,0513 NZL Michael Long 329,3274 AUS Greg Norman 322,0265 AUS Peter O'Malley 261,271 Notes References External links https://www.pga.org.au 1996–97 Category:1996 in Australian sport Category:1997 in Australian sport Category:1996 in New Zealand sport Category:1997 in New Zealand sport Category:1996 in golf Category:1997 in golf