1989 PGA Tour of Australia
Golf tour season
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The 1989 PGA Tour of Australia was the 18th season on the PGA Tour of Australia, the main professional golf tour in Australia since it was formed in 1973.
Duration12 January 1989 – 17 December 1989
Number of official events18
Most wins
Peter Senior (3)
Order of Merit
Peter Senior
| Duration | 12 January 1989 – 17 December 1989 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 18 |
| Most wins | |
| Order of Merit | |
| Rookie of the Year | |
← 1988 1990 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.[1][2][3]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan | Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup | Queensland | 600,000 | 30 | ||
| 22 Jan | Coca-Cola Classic | Victoria | 600,000 | 18 | New tournament | |
| 29 Jan | Asthma Foundation Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 100,000 | 8 | ||
| 5 Feb | Victorian Open | Victoria | 100,000 | 16 | ||
| 12 Feb | Mercedes-Benz Australian Match Play Championship | Victoria | 150,000 | 8 | ||
| 19 Feb | Australian Masters | Victoria | 450,000 | 36 | ||
| 26 Feb | Australian Tournament Players Championship | New South Wales | 500,000 | 22 | ||
| 12 Mar | Monro Interiors Nedlands Masters | Western Australia | 100,000 | 8 | ||
| 19 Mar | Town and Country Joondalup Classic | Western Australia | 100,000 | 8 | New tournament | |
| 22 Oct | Tattersall's Tasmanian Open | Tasmania | 100,000 | 8 | ||
| 29 Oct | Air New Zealand Shell Open | New Zealand | NZ$200,000 | 16 | ||
| 5 Nov | AMP New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$150,000 | 16 | ||
| 12 Nov | Australian PGA Championship[b] | New South Wales | 500,000 | 20 | ||
| 19 Nov | Ford New South Wales Open | New South Wales | 300,000 | 18 | ||
| 26 Nov | West End South Australian Open | South Australia | 150,000 | 8 | ||
| 3 Dec | Australian Open | Victoria | 500,000 | 64 | ||
| 10 Dec | Johnnie Walker Australian Classic | Victoria | 1,000,000 | 30 | ||
| 17 Dec | Mirage Queensland Open | Queensland | 300,000 | 8 |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct | Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 100,000 | n/a |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 443,196 | |
| 2 | 228,600 | |
| 3 | 221,900 | |
| 4 | 191,311 | |
| 5 | 130,206 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year | [5] |
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australia members.
- incorporating the New South Wales PGA Championship.