1999–2000 PGA Tour of Australasia

The 1999–2000 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The events were played during the calendar years of 1999 and 2000.

1999–2000 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration11 November 1999 (1999-11-11) – 5 March 2000 (2000-03-05)
Number of official events12
Most wins4:
Michael Campbell
Order of Merit Michael Campbell
Player of the Year Michael Campbell
Norman Von Nida Shield Brett Rumford

New Zealander Michael Campbell was the runaway leader of the Order of Merit; he won four tournaments during the season and won more than double the prize money of runner-up Lucas Parsons.[1]

Schedule

The table below shows the 1999–2000 schedule. It only lists official money events on the main tour.[2][3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$)		 Winner OWGR
points		 Other
tours[lower-alpha 1]		 Notes
14 Nov Johnnie Walker Classic Taiwan £800,000 Michael Campbell (3) 28 ASA, EUR
21 Nov Ford South Australian Open South Australia 600,000 Craig Parry (9) 16
28 Nov Holden Australian Open New South Wales 1,000,000 Aaron Baddeley (a) (1) 32 Flagship event
5 Dec ANZ Players Championship Queensland 800,000 Brett Rumford (a) (1) 16
12 Dec Australian PGA Championship Victoria 600,000 Greg Turner (6) 16
19 Dec Schweppes Coolum Classic Queensland 300,000 Nick O'Hern (1) 16
23 Jan Crown Lager New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$500,000 Michael Campbell (4) 16
30 Jan Heineken Classic Western Australia 1,600,000 Michael Campbell (5) 36 EUR
6 Feb Greg Norman Holden International New South Wales 2,000,000 Lucas Parsons (4) 34 EUR
13 Feb Ericsson Masters Victoria 800,000 Michael Campbell (6) 18
20 Feb Canon Challenge New South Wales 550,000 Paul Gow (1) 16
5 Mar ANZ Tour Championship Australian Capital Territory 500,000 Andre Stolz (1) 16 Tour Championship

Sources:[4][5]

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1 Michael Campbell936,810
2 Lucas Parsons407,515
3 Peter Senior367,076
4 Nick O'Hern330,788
5 Geoff Ogilvy291,523

Source:[1]

Awards
AwardWinner
Player of the Year Michael Campbell
Best overseas performer Stuart Appleby
Jack Newton Shield (Most consistent performer) Nick O'Hern
Norman Von Nida Shield (Rookie of the Year) Brett Rumford

Source:[1]

Development Tour

The Development Tour was a joint initiative by the PGA Tour of Australasia and the PGA of Australia.[6] The inaugural season consisted of 10 tournaments played between May and October 2000. David Bransdon was the leading money winner on the tour.[7]

Date Tournament Location Winner Ref.
5 May Schweppes South Australian PGA Championship South Australia Chris Gray [8]
21 May Heineken Western Australian Open Western Australia Paul Sheehan [9]
28 May WA PGA Championship Western Australia Matthew Habgood [10]
25 Jun Polynesian Airlines Samoa Open Samoa David Bransdon [11]
Jul Tahiti Open Tahiti David Bransdon [12]
30 Jul New Caledonia Open New Caledonia Matthew Laroche [13]
6 Aug Tusker Vanuatu Open Vanuatu Ed Stedman [14]
7 Oct Eastern Australia Airlines Big Sky Country Open New South Wales Wayne Perske [15]
15 Oct Crown Victorian PGA Championship Victoria Matthew Habgood [16]
22 Oct Toyota Southern Classic New South Wales Scott Hend [17]

Notes
  1. ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.

References
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  2. "PGA Tour of Australia Schedule 2000". GolfMagic.
  3. "1999-2000 Australasian Tour schedule". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 June 1999. p. 36. Retrieved 15 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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  13. Buttigieg, Luke. "Laroche wins in New Caledonia". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 May 2003. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  14. Buttigieg, Luke. "Steadman takes out Vanuatu Open". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 22 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  15. Buttigieg, Luke. "Perske wins down the stretch". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 7 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  16. Buttigieg, Luke. "Habgood salutes for second time". PGA Tour of Australia. Archived from the original on 22 July 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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