2017 PGA Tour of Australasia
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Dimitrios Papadatos (2) Brett Rumford| Duration | 1 February 2017 – 3 December 2017 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 15 |
| Most wins | Dimitrios Papadatos (2) |
| Order of Merit | Brett Rumford |
| Player of the Year | Dimitrios Papadatos |
← 2016 2018 → | |
The 2017 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2017 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was the 44th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
In February, it was announced by the European Tour that they had entered into a strategic alliance with the PGA Tour of Australasia. As part of the alliance, it saw the leading player (not otherwise exempt) on the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit gain European Tour status for the following season.[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb | Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 100,000 | Damien Jordan (1) |
7 | ||
| 12 Feb | Oates Vic Open | Victoria | 500,000 | Dimitrios Papadatos (2) |
16 | ||
| 19 Feb | ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth | Western Australia | 1,750,000 | Brett Rumford (3) |
23 | ASA, EUR | |
| 5 Mar | Lawnmaster Horizon Golf New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | NZ$125,000 | Jarryd Felton (2) |
7 | ||
| 12 Mar | ISPS Handa New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,000,000 |  Michael Hendry (3) |
16 | ||
| 19 Mar | Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 125,000 | Daniel Pearce (1) |
7 | ||
| 7 May | SP Brewery PNG Golf Open | Papua New Guinea | 142,000 | Cory Crawford (1) |
6 | ||
| 21 May | TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 110,000 | Dimitrios Papadatos (3) |
6 | ||
| 20 Aug | Fiji International | Fiji | 1,500,000 | Jason Norris (2) |
15 | ASA, EUR | |
| 3 Sep | Northern Territory PGA Championship | Northern Territory | 150,000 | Travis Smyth (a) (1) |
6 | ||
| 22 Oct | Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open | Western Australia | 100,000 | Stephen Leaney (8) |
6 | ||
| 29 Oct | Isuzu Queensland Open | Queensland | 110,000 | Michael Sim (1) |
6 | ||
| 19 Nov | NSW Open | New South Wales | 400,000 | Jason Scrivener (1) |
16 | ||
| 26 Nov | Emirates Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,250,000 | Cameron Davis (1) |
32 | Flagship event | |
| 3 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,500,000 | Cameron Smith (1) |
23 | EUR |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3] The leading player on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2018 European Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Rumford | 313,094 | Already exempt[c] |
| 2 | Adam Bland | 292,571 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 3 | Jason Norris | 273,306 | Already exempt[c] |
| 4 | Cameron Davis | 225,000 | |
| 5 | Michael Hendry | 201,916 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Dimitrios Papadatos | [7] |