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.
| 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 → | |
Schedule edit
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$125,000 | Kazuma Kobori (a) (1)
|
7 | ||
| 12 May | SP PNG Golf Open | Papua New Guinea | 150,000 | Peter Cooke (1)
|
6 | ||
| 25 Aug | Tailor-made Building Services NT PGA Championship | Northern Territory | 150,000 | Brett Rankin (1)
|
6 | ||
| 13 Oct | TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 137,500 | Darren Beck (1)
|
6 | ||
| 27 Oct | Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 125,000 | Campbell Rawson (1)
|
6 | ||
| 10 Nov | Gippsland Super 6 | Victoria | 125,000 | Tom Power Horan (1)
|
6 | ||
| 1 Dec | AVJennings NSW Open | New South Wales | 400,000 | Josh Younger (1)
|
16 | ||
| 8 Dec | Emirates Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,500,000 | Matt Jones (2)
|
32 | Flagship event | |
| 22 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,500,000 | Adam Scott (6)
|
20 | EUR |
Order of Merit edit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3] The leading player on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2020 European Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) | 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 edit
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Ryan Fox |
[7] |
Notes edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.
- ^ Fox was already exempt due to being a tournament winner on the 2019 European Tour.[5]
- ^ Orsmby was already exempt due to finishing inside the Top 115 of the 2019 Race to Dubai.[6]
References edit
- ^ "2019 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "2019 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Ryan Fox Wins Australasian PGA Tour Order of Merit". New Zealand Golf Magazine. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Wenzel, Murray (23 December 2019). "Lucky loser Murray earns Euro Tour card". 7 News. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "World Super 6: Ryan Fox takes first European Tour title". Sky Sports. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "2019 Race To Dubai". European Tour. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Hannah Green wins Greg Norman Medal". PGA of Australia. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
2019 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia Player of the Year: Ryan Fox, NZ