2019 PGA Tour of Australasia
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Duration7 February 2019 – 22 December 2019
Number of official events13
Order of Merit
Ryan Fox
Ryan FoxPlayer of the Year Ryan Fox
Ryan Fox| Duration | 7 February 2019 – 22 December 2019 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 13 |
| Order of Merit | Ryan Fox |
| Player of the Year | Ryan Fox |
← 2018 2020–21 → | |
The 2019 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2019 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was the 46th 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 2019 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb | ISPS Handa Vic Open | Victoria | 1,500,000 |  David Law (n/a) |
20 | EUR | |
| 17 Feb | ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth | Western Australia | 1,600,000 | Ryan Fox (3) |
20 | ASA, EUR | |
| 24 Feb | Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 150,000 |  Daniel Nisbet (3) |
6 | ||
| 3 Mar | New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,250,000 | Zach Murray (2) |
15 | ASA | |
| 10 Mar | SEC NZ PGA Championship | New Zealand | NZ$125,000 | Kazuma Kobori (a) (1) |
7 | ||
| 12 May | SP PNG Golf Open | Papua New Guinea | 150,000 | Peter Cooke (1) |
6 | ||
| 25 Aug | Tailor-made Building Services NT PGA Championship | Northern Territory | 150,000 | Brett Rankin (1) |
6 | ||
| 13 Oct | TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 137,500 | Darren Beck (1) |
6 | ||
| 27 Oct | Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 125,000 | Campbell Rawson (1) |
6 | ||
| 10 Nov | Gippsland Super 6 | Victoria | 125,000 | Tom Power Horan (1) |
6 | ||
| 1 Dec | AVJennings NSW Open | New South Wales | 400,000 | Josh Younger (1) |
16 | ||
| 8 Dec | Emirates Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,500,000 | Matt Jones (2) |
32 | Flagship event | |
| 22 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,500,000 | Adam Scott (6) |
20 | EUR |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3] The leading player on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2020 European Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Fox | 307,926 | Already exempt[c] |
| 2 | Zach Murray | 230,773 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 3 | Brad Kennedy | 221,771 | |
| 4 | Wade Ormsby | 215,825 | Already exempt[d] |
| 5 | Michael Hendry | 176,045 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Ryan Fox | [7] |