2012 PGA Tour of Australasia

The 2012 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 39th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

2012 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration5 January 2012 (2012-01-05) – 16 December 2012 (2012-12-16)
Number of official events13
Order of MeritAustralia Peter Senior
2011
2013

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
8 Jan Victorian Open Victoria 125,000   Scott Arnold (1) 6
19 Feb Adroit Insurance Group Victorian PGA Championship Victoria 120,000   Gareth Paddison (3) 6
26 Feb Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship Queensland 115,000   Andrew Tschudin (1) 6
1 Apr New Zealand PGA Pro-Am Championship New Zealand NZ$450,000   Michael Hendry (1) 6
29 Sep South Pacific Golf Open Championship New Caledonia 120,000   Brad Shilton (1) 6
14 Oct WA Goldfields PGA Championship Western Australia 110,000   Peter Wilson (1) 6
21 Oct ISPS Handa Perth International Western Australia US$2,000,000   Bo Van Pelt (n/a) 22 EUR New tournament
28 Oct John Hughes Geely/Nexus Risk Services WA Open Western Australia 110,000   Oliver Goss (a) (1) 6
18 Nov Talisker Masters Victoria 1,000,000   Adam Scott (3) 20
25 Nov BMW New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$400,000   Jake Higginbottom (a) (1) 16
2 Dec NSW PGA Championship New South Wales 100,000   Matt Stieger (1) 6
9 Dec Emirates Australian Open New South Wales 1,250,000   Peter Senior (20) 32 ONE Flagship event
16 Dec Australian PGA Championship Queensland 1,500,000   Daniel Popovic (1) 18 ONE

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1   Peter Senior 268,292
2   Michael Hendry 249,625
3   Daniel Popovic 238,858
4   Adam Scott 199,750
5   Mark Brown 144,439

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.
  2. ^ EUR − European Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "2012 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ "2012 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ Court, Michael (17 December 2012). "Peter Senior qualifies for his 19th Open". Golf Grinder. Retrieved 9 August 2023. Senior will be packing his prize long-handled putter into his golf bag next July for a 19th Open Championship appearance after topping the 2012 Australasian Tour Order of Merit.
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