2011 PGA Tour of Australasia

The 2011 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 38th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

2011 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration7 January 2011 (2011-01-07) – 18 December 2011 (2011-12-18)
Number of official events13
Most winsAustralia Greg Chalmers (2)
Order of MeritAustralia Greg Chalmers
2010
2012

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
10 Jan Victorian Open Victoria 120,000   Paul Sheehan (2) n/a
16 Jan Victorian PGA Championship Victoria 110,000   James Nitties (1) n/a
23 Jan Surf Coast Knockout Victoria 135,000   Scott Laycock (2) n/a New tournament
27 Jan Cellarbrations Queensland PGA Championship Queensland 115,000   Gareth Paddison (2) n/a
17 Oct South Pacific Open New Caledonia 110,000   Matthew Griffin (1) n/a New tournament
23 Oct Brunel WA PGA Championship Western Australia 110,000   Michael Wright (1) n/a
30 Oct WA Open Championship Western Australia 110,000   Rohan Blizard (1) n/a
6 Nov NSW PGA Championship New South Wales 120,000   Matthew Guyatt (1) n/a
13 Nov Emirates Australian Open New South Wales 1,500,000   Greg Chalmers (3) 42 ONE Flagship event
20 Nov NSW Open New South Wales 135,000   Adam Crawford (1) n/a
27 Nov Australian PGA Championship Queensland 1,500,000   Greg Chalmers (4) 34 ONE
4 Dec BMW New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$400,000   Brad Kennedy (2) 16
18 Dec JBWere Masters Victoria 1,000,000   Ian Poulter (n/a) 32

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   Greg Chalmers 554,285
2   Marcus Fraser 229,125
3   John Senden 204,285
4   Robert Allenby 141,410
5   Brad Kennedy 134,833

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. ^ ONE − OneAsia Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "2011 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ "2011 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Poulter claims gold jacket". ausgolf.com. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2023. Greg Chalmers was officially awarded the Norman Von Nida medal today for topping the PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit. With his two wins in the Emirates Australian Open and the Australian PGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola Chalmers won $554,285 throughout the 2011 Australian summer...
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