Duration | 11 September 1997 | – 8 March 1998
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Number of official events | 13 |
Order of Merit |
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←
1996–97
1998–99 → |
The 1997–98 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 26th 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 1997–98 season. [1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ( A$) |
Winner [a] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 Sep | Ericsson Asia-Pacific Masters | Indonesia | US$500,000 |
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16 | ASA | New tournament |
23 Nov | MasterCard Australian PGA Championship | New South Wales | 500,000 |
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16 | ||
30 Nov | Holden Australian Open | Victoria | 1,000,000 |
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38 | Flagship event | |
7 Dec | Australasian Players Championship | Queensland | 500,000 |
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26 | ||
14 Dec | AMP Air New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$500,000 |
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18 | ||
21 Dec | Schweppes Coolum Classic | Queensland | 200,000 |
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18 | ||
11 Jan | Victorian Open | Victoria | 200,000 |
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16 | ||
25 Jan | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand | £750,000 |
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40 | EUR | |
1 Feb | Heineken Classic | Western Australia | 1,200,000 |
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32 | EUR | |
8 Feb | Greg Norman Holden International | New South Wales | 1,000,000 |
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36 | ||
15 Feb | Ericsson Masters | Victoria | 750,000 |
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30 | ||
21 Feb | Canon Challenge | New South Wales | 500,000 |
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16 | ||
8 Mar | ANZ Tour Championship | Australian Capital Territory | 500,000 |
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16 | New tournament Tour Championship |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. [2]
Position | Player | Prize money ( A$) |
---|---|---|
1 |
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316,107 |
2 |
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264,534 |
3 |
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263,926 |
4 |
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220,417 |
5 |
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213,234 |
Duration | 11 September 1997 | – 8 March 1998
---|---|
Number of official events | 13 |
Order of Merit |
![]() |
←
1996–97
1998–99 → |
The 1997–98 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 26th 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 1997–98 season. [1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ( A$) |
Winner [a] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 Sep | Ericsson Asia-Pacific Masters | Indonesia | US$500,000 |
![]() |
16 | ASA | New tournament |
23 Nov | MasterCard Australian PGA Championship | New South Wales | 500,000 |
![]() |
16 | ||
30 Nov | Holden Australian Open | Victoria | 1,000,000 |
![]() |
38 | Flagship event | |
7 Dec | Australasian Players Championship | Queensland | 500,000 |
![]() |
26 | ||
14 Dec | AMP Air New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$500,000 |
![]() |
18 | ||
21 Dec | Schweppes Coolum Classic | Queensland | 200,000 |
![]() |
18 | ||
11 Jan | Victorian Open | Victoria | 200,000 |
![]() |
16 | ||
25 Jan | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand | £750,000 |
![]() |
40 | EUR | |
1 Feb | Heineken Classic | Western Australia | 1,200,000 |
![]() |
32 | EUR | |
8 Feb | Greg Norman Holden International | New South Wales | 1,000,000 |
![]() |
36 | ||
15 Feb | Ericsson Masters | Victoria | 750,000 |
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30 | ||
21 Feb | Canon Challenge | New South Wales | 500,000 |
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16 | ||
8 Mar | ANZ Tour Championship | Australian Capital Territory | 500,000 |
![]() |
16 | New tournament Tour Championship |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. [2]
Position | Player | Prize money ( A$) |
---|---|---|
1 |
![]() |
316,107 |
2 |
![]() |
264,534 |
3 |
![]() |
263,926 |
4 |
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220,417 |
5 |
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213,234 |