The 2017 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2017 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was the 44th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 1 February 2017 – 3 December 2017 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 15 |
| Most wins |  Dimitrios Papadatos (2) |
| Order of Merit | Brett Rumford |
| Player of the Year | Dimitrios Papadatos |
← 2016 2018 → | |
European Tour strategic alliance
editIn February, it was announced by the European Tour that they had entered into a strategic alliance with the PGA Tour of Australasia. As part of the alliance, it saw the leading player (not otherwise exempt) on the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit gain European Tour status for the following season.[1]
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb | Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 100,000 | Damien Jordan (1)
|
7 | ||
| 12 Feb | Oates Vic Open | Victoria | 500,000 | Dimitrios Papadatos (2)
|
16 | ||
| 19 Feb | ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth | Western Australia | 1,750,000 | Brett Rumford (3)
|
23 | ASA, EUR | |
| 5 Mar | Lawnmaster Horizon Golf New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | NZ$125,000 | Jarryd Felton (2)
|
7 | ||
| 12 Mar | ISPS Handa New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,000,000 |  Michael Hendry (3)
|
16 | ||
| 19 Mar | Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 125,000 | Daniel Pearce (1)
|
7 | ||
| 7 May | SP Brewery PNG Golf Open | Papua New Guinea | 142,000 | Cory Crawford (1)
|
6 | ||
| 21 May | TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 110,000 | Dimitrios Papadatos (3)
|
6 | ||
| 20 Aug | Fiji International | Fiji | 1,500,000 | Jason Norris (2)
|
15 | ASA, EUR | |
| 3 Sep | Northern Territory PGA Championship | Northern Territory | 150,000 | Travis Smyth (a) (1)
|
6 | ||
| 22 Oct | Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open | Western Australia | 100,000 | Stephen Leaney (8)
|
6 | ||
| 29 Oct | Isuzu Queensland Open | Queensland | 110,000 | Michael Sim (1)
|
6 | ||
| 19 Nov | NSW Open | New South Wales | 400,000 | Jason Scrivener (1)
|
16 | ||
| 26 Nov | Emirates Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,250,000 | Cameron Davis (1)
|
32 | Flagship event | |
| 3 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,500,000 | Cameron Smith (1)
|
23 | EUR |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3] The leading player on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2018 European Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Rumford |
313,094 | Already exempt[c] |
| 2 | Adam Bland |
292,571 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 3 | Jason Norris |
273,306 | Already exempt[c] |
| 4 | Cameron Davis |
225,000 | |
| 5 | Michael Hendry |
201,916 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Dimitrios Papadatos |
[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.
- ^ a b Rumford and Norris were already exempt due to being tournament winners on the 2017 European Tour.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "European Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia announce Strategic Alliance". European Tour. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "2017 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "2017 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Bland's card quest on track". PGA of Australia. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
His high finish on the 2017 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit earned Adam Bland a ticket to the European Tour...
- ^ "Rumford wins World Super 6 title, regains European Tour card". Fox Sports. Associated Press. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Jason Norris bags first European Tour win in Fiji". RTÉ. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Leishman honoured with Greg Norman Medal". PGA of Australia. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia Player of the Year: Dimitrios Papadatos, New South Wales