2007 PGA Tour of Australasia
Golf tour season
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The 2007 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 35th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 15 February 2007 – 16 December 2007 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 7 |
| Order of Merit |  Craig Parry |
← 2006 2008 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb | Jacob's Creek Open Championship | South Australia | US$600,000 |  Scott Sterling (1) |
16 | NWT | |
| 25 Feb | HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | US$600,000 | Nicholas Thompson (n/a) |
16 | NWT | |
| 4 Mar | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand | £1,250,000 |  Anton Haig (n/a) |
40 | ASA, EUR | |
| 25 Nov | MasterCard Masters | Victoria | 1,500,000 | Aaron Baddeley (4) |
24 | EUR | |
| 2 Dec | Michael Hill New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,500,000 |  Richard Finch (n/a) |
20 | EUR | |
| 9 Dec | Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,200,000 | Peter Lonard (9) |
32 | ||
| 16 Dec | MFS Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,750,000 | Craig Parry (12) |
34 | Flagship event |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 | Phil Mickelson |
52 | AFR,[c] ASA,[d] EUR | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Parry | 442,004 |
| 2 |  David Smail | 168,461 |
| 3 | Paul Sheehan | 154,440 |
| 4 | Scott Sterling | 150,747 |
| 5 | Greg Chalmers | 150,342 |
Von Nida Tour
| Duration | 25 January 2007 – 11 November 2007 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins | Jason Norris (2) |
| Order of Merit | Andrew Bonhomme |
← 2006 2008 → | |
The 2007 Von Nida Tour was the fifth season of the Von Nida Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2003 and 2008.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[e] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan | NAB Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 105,000 | Ashley Hall (1) |
[5] |
| 4 Feb | Victorian Open | Victoria | 110,000 | Kim Felton (5) |
[6] |
| 11 Feb | Riverside Oaks NSW PGA Championship | New South Wales | 110,000 | Scott Draper (1) |
[7] |
| 25 Mar | Toyota Southern Classic | New South Wales | 100,000 | Marc Leishman (3) |
[8] |
| 22 Apr | Hahn South Australian PGA Championship | South Australia | 105,000 | Tim Wise (1) |
[9] |
| 27 May | Oceanique WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 105,000 | Jason Norris (1) |
[10] |
| 21 Oct | North Queensland X-Ray Services Cairns Classic | Queensland | 105,000 | Paul Donahoo (1) |
[11] |
| 28 Oct | City Pacific-Mirvac Queensland Open | Queensland | 105,000 | Ryan Haller (1) |
[12] |
| 4 Nov | Greater Building Society Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 105,000 | Andrew Bonhomme (1) |
[13] |
| 11 Nov | Vintage NSW Open | New South Wales | 115,000 | Jason Norris (2) |
[14] |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[15] The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2008 PGA Tour of Australasia.[16][17]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Bonhomme | 41,497 |
| 2 | Jason Norris | 41,339 |
| 3 | Marc Leishman | 36,265 |
| 4 | Ashley Hall | 30,781 |
| 5 | Ryan Haller | 29,929 |
| 6 | Tim Wise | 26,605 |
| 7 | Ed Stedman | 25,821 |
| 8 | Aaron Townsend | 23,955 |
| 9 | Paul Donahoo | 22,943 |
| 10 | Kim Felton | 20,988 |
Notes
- 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.
- AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour.
- Sunshine Tour unofficial event
- Asian Tour unofficial event
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Von Nida Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Von Nida Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour of Australasia.