2012 PGA Tour of Australasia
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| Duration | 5 January 2012 – 16 December 2012 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 13 |
| Order of Merit |  Peter Senior |
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The 2012 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 39th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan | Victorian Open | Victoria | 125,000 | Scott Arnold (1) |
6 | ||
| 19 Feb | Adroit Insurance Group Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 120,000 |  Gareth Paddison (3) |
6 | ||
| 26 Feb | Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 115,000 | Andrew Tschudin (1) |
6 | ||
| 1 Apr | New Zealand PGA Pro-Am Championship | New Zealand | NZ$450,000 | Michael Hendry (1) |
6 | ||
| 29 Sep | South Pacific Golf Open Championship | New Caledonia | 120,000 | Brad Shilton (1) |
6 | ||
| 14 Oct | WA Goldfields PGA Championship | Western Australia | 110,000 | Peter Wilson (1) |
6 | ||
| 21 Oct | ISPS Handa Perth International | Western Australia | US$2,000,000 |  Bo Van Pelt (n/a) |
22 | EUR | New tournament |
| 28 Oct | John Hughes Geely/Nexus Risk Services WA Open | Western Australia | 110,000 | Oliver Goss (a) (1) |
6 | ||
| 18 Nov | Talisker Masters | Victoria | 1,000,000 | Adam Scott (3) |
20 | ||
| 25 Nov | BMW New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$400,000 | Jake Higginbottom (a) (1) |
16 | ||
| 2 Dec | NSW PGA Championship | New South Wales | 100,000 | Matt Stieger (1) |
6 | ||
| 9 Dec | Emirates Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,250,000 | Peter Senior (20) |
32 | ONE | Flagship event |
| 16 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,500,000 | Daniel Popovic (1) |
18 | ONE |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Senior | 268,292 |
| 2 | Michael Hendry | 249,625 |
| 3 | Daniel Popovic | 238,858 |
| 4 | Adam Scott | 199,750 |
| 5 | Mark Brown | 144,439 |