1993 PGA Tour of Australasia
| Duration | 21 January 1993 – 19 December 1993 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 14[a] |
| Order of Merit |  Peter Senior |
| Player of the Year | Peter Senior |
| Rookie of the Year |  Michael Campbell |
← 1992 1994 → | |
The 1993 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 22nd season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
Schedule[edit]
The following table lists official events during the 1993 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan | Optus Players Championship | Victoria | 300,000 | Robert Allenby (3)
|
18 | |
| 31 Jan | Heineken Classic | Western Australia | 300,000 | Peter Senior (12)
|
24 | |
| New South Wales Open | New South Wales | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 14 Feb |
AMP New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$300,000 | Peter Fowler (4)
|
16 | |
| 21 Feb | Microsoft Australian Masters | Victoria | 700,000 | Bradley Hughes (2)
|
36 | |
| Australian Match Play Championship | Victoria | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 28 Feb | Canon Challenge | New South Wales | 250,000 | Michael Campbell (1)
|
16 | New tournament |
| 7 Mar | Epson Singapore Open | Singapore | US$400,000 | Paul Moloney (1)
|
36 | New to PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Sabah Masters | Malaysia | – | Cancelled | – | New to PGA Tour of Australasia | |
| Penang Masters | Malaysia | – | Cancelled | – | New tournament | |
| Singapore PGA Championship | Singapore | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 24 Oct | Meru Valley Perak Masters | Malaysia | 175,000 | Anthony Painter (1)
|
16 | |
| Dunhill Malaysian Masters | Malaysia | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 7 Nov | Victorian Open | Victoria | 200,000 | Lucas Parsons (1)
|
16 | |
| 14 Nov | Eagle Blue Open | South Australia | 200,000 | Wayne Smith (2)
|
16 | |
| 21 Nov | Ford Australian PGA Championship | New South Wales | 350,000 | Ian Baker-Finch (10)
|
16 | |
| 28 Nov | Heineken Australian Open | Victoria | 850,000 |  Brad Faxon (n/a)
|
32 | Flagship event |
| 5 Dec | Greg Norman's Holden Classic | New South Wales | 700,000 | Curtis Strange (n/a)
|
36 | New tournament |
| 11 Dec | Air New Zealand Shell Open | New Zealand | NZ$300,000 | Terry Price (2)
|
16 | |
| 19 Dec | Coolum Classic | Queensland | 200,000 | David Diaz (1)
|
16 |
Order of Merit[edit]
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Senior |
243,504 |
| 2 | Bradley Hughes |
190,147 |
| 3 | Robert Allenby |
171,083 |
| 4 | Paul Moloney |
134,694 |
| 5 | Mike Clayton |
131,034 |
Awards[edit]
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Peter Senior |
[5] |
| Rookie of the Year | Michael Campbell |
[5] |
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hectic Australasian professional golf tour approaching". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 16 September 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 15 June 2022 – via Trove.
- ^ a b Williams, Michael (1994). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1994. pp. 94–95. ISBN 0333609441. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Australientouren Penningligan" [Australian Tour Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 2. February 1994. p. 55. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Low-handicap players set for some ratings relief". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 23 December 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 15 June 2022 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "Ogle tops winners' list after solid win". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 20 January 1994. p. 19. Retrieved 13 August 2023 – via Trove.