1997–98 PGA Tour of Australasia

Golf tour season August 2020 1997–98 PGA Tour of Australasia 1997 9 11 y – 1998 3 8 y 13 Order of Merit SCO Andrew Coltart 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 26th 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 1997–98 season.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44625652/ Australasian PGA Tour Schedule 1997–98 The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 23 July 1997 45 Newspapers.com 10 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.Notes14 SepEricsson Asia-Pacific MastersIndonesiaUS$500,000AUS Darren Cole (1)16ASANew tournament23 NovMasterCard Australian PGA ChampionshipNew South Wales500,000SCO Andrew Coltart (2)1630 NovHolden Australian OpenVictoria1,000,000ENG Lee Westwood (n/a)38Flagship event7 DecAustralasian Players ChampionshipQueensland500,000AUS Greg Chalmers (1)2614 DecAMP Air New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$500,000NZL Greg Turner (5)1821 DecSchweppes Coolum ClassicQueensland200,000AUS Craig Parry (8)1811 JanVictorian OpenVictoria200,000AUS Brad King (1)1625 JanJohnnie Walker ClassicThailand£750,000USA Tiger Woods (n/a)40EUR1 FebHeineken ClassicWestern Australia1,200,000DEN Thomas Bjørn (n/a)32EUR8 FebGreg Norman Holden InternationalNew South Wales1,000,000AUS Greg Norman (33)3615 FebEricsson MastersVictoria750,000AUS Bradley Hughes (4)3021 FebCanon ChallengeNew South Wales500,000AUS Peter O'Malley (2)168 MarANZ Tour ChampionshipAustralian Capital Territory500,000AUS Mathew Goggin (1)16New tournamentTour Championship Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.https://www.newspapers.com/image/123061636/ King throws crown away The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Charles Happell 9 March 1998 Sport 2 Newspapers.com 10 August 2020 subscription Position Player Prize money (A$)1 SCO Andrew Coltart 316,1072 AUS Peter O'Malley 264,5343 AUS Greg Chalmers 263,9264 AUS Mathew Goggin 220,4175 AUS Robert Allenby 213,234 Notes References External links https://www.pga.org.au 1997–98 Category:1997 in Australian sport Category:1998 in Australian sport Category:1997 in New Zealand sport Category:1998 in New Zealand sport Category:1997 in golf Category:1998 in golf