1999–2000 PGA Tour of Australasia
Year1999–2000
TourPGA Tour of Australasia
Regular season11 November 1999 – 5 March 2000
No of events12
Most winsMichael Campbell (4)
Honor 1Order of Merit
Honoree 1Michael Campbell
Honor 2Player of the Year
Honoree 2Michael Campbell
Honor 3Rookie of the Year
Honoree 3Brett Rumford
Prevseason1998–99
Nextseason2000–01

The 1999–2000 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 28th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1999–2000 season.[1][2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)		Winner[a]OWGR
points		Other
tours[b]		Notes
14 NovJohnnie Walker ClassicTaiwan£800,000Michael Campbell (3)28ASA, EUR
21 NovFord South Australian OpenSouth Australia600,000Craig Parry (9)16
28 NovHolden Australian OpenNew South Wales1,000,000Aaron Baddeley (a) (1)32Flagship event
5 DecANZ Players ChampionshipQueensland800,000Brett Rumford (a) (1)16
12 DecAustralian PGA ChampionshipVictoria600,000Greg Turner (6)16
19 DecSchweppes Coolum ClassicQueensland300,000Nick O'Hern (1)16
23 JanCrown Lager New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$500,000Michael Campbell (4)16
30 JanHeineken ClassicWestern Australia1,600,000Michael Campbell (5)36EUR
6 FebGreg Norman Holden InternationalNew South Wales2,000,000Lucas Parsons (4)34EUR
13 FebEricsson MastersVictoria800,000Michael Campbell (6)18
20 FebCanon ChallengeNew South Wales550,000Paul Gow (1)16
5 MarANZ Tour ChampionshipAustralian Capital Territory500,000Andre Stolz (1)16Tour Championship

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3]

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

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the YearMichael Campbell[4]
Rookie of the Year (Norman Von Nida Shield)Brett Rumford[4]

Australasian Development Tour

1999–2000 PGA Tour of Australasia
Year2000
TourAustralasian Development Tour
Regular season2 May 2000 – 22 October 2000
No of events10
Most winsDavid Bransdon (2)
Matthew Habgood (2)
Honor 1Order of Merit
Honoree 1David Bransdon
Nextseason2001

The 2000 Australasian Development Tour was the inaugural season of the Australasian Development Tour, the official development tour of the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2000 and 2001.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.[5][6]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)		Winner[c]Ref.
5 MaySchweppes South Australian PGA ChampionshipSouth Australia100,000Chris Gray (1)[7]
21 MayHeineken Western Australian OpenWestern Australia100,000Paul Sheehan (1)[8]
28 MayWA PGA ChampionshipWestern Australia100,000Matthew Habgood (1)[9]
25 JunPolynesian Airlines Samoa OpenSamoa100,000David Bransdon (1)[10]
23 JulTahiti OpenTahiti100,000David Bransdon (2)[11]
30 JulNew Caledonia OpenNew Caledonia100,000Matthew Laroche (1)[12]
6 AugTusker Vanuatu OpenVanuatu100,000Ed Stedman (1)[13]
7 OctEastern Australia Airlines Big Sky Country OpenNew South Wales100,000Wayne Perske (1)[14]
15 OctCrown Victorian PGA ChampionshipVictoria100,000Matthew Habgood (2)[15]
22 OctToyota Southern ClassicNew South Wales100,000Scott Hend (1)[16]

Notes

  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. ^ ASA − Asian PGA Tour; EUR − European Tour.
  3. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Australasian Development Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Australasian Development Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour of Australasia.

References

  1. ^ "1999/2000 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived 15 August 2000 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. ^ "1999-2000 Australasian Tour schedule". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 June 1999. p. 36. Retrieved 15 July 2020. – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1999/2000 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived 15 August 2000 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Finally, Stolz finds himself in the winners circle". The Age. 6 March 2000. p. 5 (Sport). Retrieved 15 July 2020. – via Newspapers.com. New Zealander Michael Campbell has been named player of the year at the tour's annual dinner... while the Norman Von Nida Shield for rookie of the year, went to Brett Rumford.
  5. ^ Morgan, Angus. "New Development Tour". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived 1 August 2001 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  6. ^ "David Bransdon". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived 30 March 2002 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  7. ^ Buttigieg, Luke. "Gray the inaugural winner". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived 1 August 2001 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  8. ^ Buttigieg, Luke. "Sheehan captures WA Open". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived 1 August 2001 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  9. ^ Buttigieg, Luke. "Habgood wins WA PGA". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived 1 August 2001 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  10. ^ Buttigieg, Luke. "Bransdon's Open again". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived 20 May 2002 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  11. ^ McNicol, Adam. "Bransdon does it again". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived 29 April 2001 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  12. ^ Buttigieg, Luke. "Laroche wins in New Caledonia". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived 28 May 2003 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  13. ^ Buttigieg, Luke. "Steadman takes out Vanuatu Open". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived 22 July 2001 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  14. ^ Buttigieg, Luke. "Perske wins down the stretch". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived 7 November 2001 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  15. ^ Buttigieg, Luke. "Habgood salutes for second time". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived 22 July 2001 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  16. ^ Buttigieg, Luke. "Hend storms to title". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived 7 November 2001 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 December 2021.