2015 PGA Tour of Australasia

The 2015 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 42nd season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

2015 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration5 February 2015 (2015-02-05) – 13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
Number of official events15
Order of MeritAustralia Nathan Holman
Player of the YearAustralia Matthew Millar
2014
2016

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
8 Feb Oates Vic Open Victoria 250,000   Richard Green (2) 7
13 Feb Mercedes-Benz Truck and Bus Victorian PGA Championship Victoria 100,000   Aaron Townsend (2) 6
22 Feb Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship Queensland 120,000   Ryan Fox (2) 7
8 Mar Holden New Zealand PGA Championship New Zealand NZ$125,000   Matthew Millar (1) 6
15 Mar BMW New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$1,000,000   Jordan Zunic (1) 16
23 Aug Isuzu Queensland Open Queensland 110,000   David Bransdon (3) 7
3 Oct South Pacific Open Championship New Caledonia 150,000   James Nitties (2) 6
18 Oct Fiji International Fiji 1,125,000   Matt Kuchar (n/a) 11 ONE
1 Nov TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship Western Australia 120,000   Brett Rumford (2) 6
8 Nov Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open Western Australia 100,000   Daniel Fox (1) 6
15 Nov NSW Open New South Wales 110,000   Ben Eccles (a) (1) 6
22 Nov Uniqlo Masters Victoria 750,000   Peter Senior (21) 16
29 Nov Emirates Australian Open New South Wales 1,250,000   Matt Jones (1) 32 ONE Flagship event
6 Dec Australian PGA Championship Queensland 1,750,000   Nathan Holman (1) 20 EUR
13 Dec NSW PGA Championship New South Wales 110,000   Jarryd Felton (1) 6

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   Nathan Holman 346,702
2   Jordan Zunic 204,388
3   Matthew Millar 177,421
4   Aron Price 167,450
5   Cameron Smith 143,636

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year   Matthew Millar [4]

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. ^ "2015 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ "2015 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Holman wins Australian PGA title in three-way playoff". SBS News. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2023. By winning the tournament, co-sanctioned by the European Tour, Holman ensured he won the Australasian Order of Merit, which earned him a place in next year's British Open at Royal Troon and the World Golf Championships Events.
  4. ^ "Day honoured with Greg Norman Medal". PGA of Australia. 2 December 2015. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023. Complementing the pinnacle award was the 2015 PGA Tour of Australasia Player of the Year, awarded to Matthew Millar...
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