The 1994 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 23rd season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 6 January 1994 – 18 December 1994 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 14[a] |
| Most wins |  Patrick Burke (2) Mike Clayton (2) |
| Order of Merit | Robert Allenby |
| Rookie of the Year | Jack O'Keefe |
← 1993 1995 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1994 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan | AMP New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$300,000 | Craig Jones (1)
|
16 | |
| 23 Jan | Optus Players Championship | Victoria | 285,000 | Patrick Burke (1)
|
16 | |
| 30 Jan | Heineken Classic | Western Australia | 350,000 | Mike Clayton (5)
|
24 | |
| Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | – | Removed | – | ||
| 20 Feb | Microsoft Australian Masters | Victoria | 540,000 | Craig Parry (4)
|
32 | |
| 27 Feb | Canon Challenge | New South Wales | 300,000 | Peter Senior (13)
|
16 | |
| 23 Oct | Foodlink Queensland Open | Queensland | 200,000 | Lucas Parsons (2)
|
16 | |
| 30 Oct | Epson Singapore Open | Singapore | US$400,000 |  Kyi Hla Han (1)
|
16 | |
| 6 Nov | Alfred Dunhill Masters | Indonesia | 350,000 |  Jack Kay Jr. (1)
|
36 | New tournament |
| 13 Nov | Victorian Open | Victoria | 200,000 | Patrick Burke (2)
|
16 | |
| 20 Nov | Reebok Australian PGA Championship | New South Wales | 200,000 |  Andrew Coltart (1)
|
16 | |
| 27 Nov | Heineken Australian Open | New South Wales | 637,500 | Robert Allenby (4)
|
32 | Flagship event |
| 4 Dec | Greg Norman's Holden Classic | Victoria | 637,500 | Anthony Gilligan (1)
|
28 | |
| 11 Dec | Air New Zealand Shell Open | New Zealand | NZ$300,000 | Shane Robinson (1)
|
16 | |
| 18 Dec | Schweppes Coolum Classic | Queensland | 200,000 | Mike Clayton (6)
|
16 |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Allenby |
199,645 |
| 2 | Craig Parry |
185,920 |
| 3 | Patrick Burke |
182,571 |
| 4 | Mike Clayton |
177,663 |
| 5 | Anthony Gilligan |
136,327 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year | Jack O'Keefe |
[4][5] |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Amateurs keen to mix it with the pros and shoot for $70,000". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 3 February 1994. p. 23. Retrieved 13 June 2022 – via Trove.
- ^ a b Williams, Michael (1995). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1995. Macmillan. pp. 105–106. ISBN 0333626818. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Australasian PGA Tour Final Order of Merit for 1994". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 December 1994. p. 20. Retrieved 13 June 2022 – via Trove.
- ^ "1996 Nike Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. 1996. p. 105. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
Jack O'Keefe | Named 1994 Rookie of the Year on the Australasian PGA Tour.
- ^ "Stolz no match for cool Clayton in final stages". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 19 December 1994. p. 23. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via Trove.