2009 PGA Tour of Australasia
Golf tour season
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The 2009 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 37th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 29 January 2009 – 13 December 2009 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 14 |
| Order of Merit |  Michael Sim |
← 2008 2010 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb | Subaru Victorian Open | Victoria | 110,000 | Ashley Hall (2) |
n/a | ||
| 8 Feb | Cellarbrations Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 110,000 | Andre Stolz (4) |
n/a | ||
| 22 Feb | Johnnie Walker Classic | Western Australia | £1,250,000 |  Danny Lee (a) (n/a) |
32 | ASA, EUR | |
| 1 Mar | Moonah Classic | Victoria | US$600,000 | Alistair Presnell (1) |
16 | NWT | |
| 8 Mar | HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | US$600,000 | Steven Alker (4) |
16 | NWT | |
| 15 Mar | Michael Hill New Zealand Open | New Zealand | US$600,000 |  Alex Prugh (n/a) |
16 | NWT | |
| 25 Oct | John Hughes Geely WA Open | Western Australia | 110,000 | Michael Curtain (1) |
n/a | ||
| 1 Nov | LSM WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 110,000 | Andrew Bonhomme (2) |
n/a | ||
| 8 Nov | Cellarbrations Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 110,000 | Steven Bowditch (2) |
n/a | ||
| 15 Nov | JBWere Masters | Victoria | 1,500,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) |
28 | EUR | |
| 22 Nov | Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship | New South Wales | 110,000 | Aaron Townsend (1) |
n/a | ||
| 29 Nov | NSW Open | New South Wales | 135,000 | Leigh McKechnie (1) |
n/a | ||
| 6 Dec | Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,500,000 | Adam Scott (2) |
32 | ONE | Flagship event |
| 13 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,500,000 | Robert Allenby (12) |
26 | ONE |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Sim | 315,088 |
| 2 | Alistair Presnell | 223,212 |
| 3 | Peter O'Malley | 174,996 |
| 4 | Josh Geary | 154,135 |
| 5 | David Smail | 134,446 |
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.
- ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.