2018 PGA Tour of Australasia
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Duration11 January 2018 – 2 December 2018
Number of official events16
Most wins
Daniel Nisbet (2)
Daniel Nisbet (2)Order of Merit Jake McLeod
Jake McLeod| Duration | 11 January 2018 – 2 December 2018 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 16 |
| Most wins | Daniel Nisbet (2) |
| Order of Merit | Jake McLeod |
| Player of the Year | Matthew Millar |
← 2017 2019 → | |
The 2018 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2018 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was the 45th 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 2018 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Rebel Sport Masters | New Zealand | 100,000 | Matthew Millar (2) |
7 | New tournament | |
| 4 Feb | Oates Vic Open | Victoria | 650,000 | Simon Hawkes (1) |
16 | ||
| 11 Feb | ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth | Western Australia | 1,750,000 |  Kiradech Aphibarnrat (n/a) |
23 | ASA, EUR | |
| 18 Feb | Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 125,000 | Daniel Fox (2) |
7 | ||
| 25 Feb | Horizon Golf New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | NZ$125,000 |  Ben Campbell (1) |
7 | ||
| 4 Mar | ISPS Handa New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,150,000 | Daniel Nisbet (1) |
15 | ASA | |
| 29 Apr | SP PNG Golf Open | Papua New Guinea | 145,000 | Daniel Gale (1) |
6 | ||
| 13 May | TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 125,000 | Michael Long (4) |
6 | ||
| 5 Aug | Fiji International | Fiji | 1,250,000 |  Gaganjeet Bhullar (n/a) |
15 | ASA, EUR | |
| 19 Aug | MMC Northern Territory PGA Championship | Northern Territory | 150,000 | Daniel Nisbet (2) |
6 | ||
| 14 Oct | Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 100,000 | Aaron Pike (1) |
6 | ||
| 28 Oct | Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open | Western Australia | 100,000 | Zach Murray (a) (1) |
6 | ||
| 4 Nov | Isuzu Queensland Open | Queensland | 110,000 | Jordan Zunic (3) |
6 | ||
| 11 Nov | AVJennings NSW Open | New South Wales | 400,000 | Jake McLeod (1) |
16 | ||
| 18 Nov | Emirates Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,250,000 |  Abraham Ancer (n/a) |
32 | Flagship event | |
| 2 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,500,000 | Cameron Smith (2) |
20 | EUR |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake McLeod | 255,327 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 2 | Matthew Millar | 236,241 | |
| 3 | Daniel Nisbet | 225,982 | |
| 4 | Anthony Quayle | 202,620 | |
| 5 | Dimitrios Papadatos | 197,796 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Matthew Millar | [5] |