2000–01 PGA Tour of Australasia
Duration | 16 November 2000 | – 25 February 2001
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Number of official events | 11 |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
2002 → |
The 2000–01 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 29th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2000–01 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 Nov | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand | £800,000 | ![]() |
24 | ASA, EUR | |
26 Nov | Holden Australian Open | Victoria | 1,250,000 | ![]() |
32 | Flagship event | |
3 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
10 Dec | Ford South Australian Open | South Australia | 600,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
14 Jan | ANZ Victorian Open Championship | Victoria | 250,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
21 Jan | New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$500,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
28 Jan | Canon Challenge | New South Wales | 550,000 | ![]() |
16 | ||
4 Feb | Heineken Classic | Western Australia | 1,750,000 | ![]() |
20 | EUR | |
18 Feb | Greg Norman Holden International | New South Wales | 2,000,000 | ![]() |
22 | EUR | |
18 Feb | Ericsson Masters | Victoria | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
20 | ||
25 Feb | ANZ Tour Championship | New South Wales | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
16 | Tour Championship |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3]
Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
662,126 |
2 | ![]() |
579,388 |
3 | ![]() |
484,732 |
4 | ![]() |
428,889 |
5 | ![]() |
385,730 |
Awards
[edit]Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Player of the Year | ![]() |
[4] |
Rookie of the Year (Norman Von Nida Shield) | ![]() |
[4] |
Australasian Development Tour
[edit]Duration | 22 March 2001 | – 21 October 2001
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Number of official events | 10 |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
← 2000 |
The 2001 Australasian Development Tour was the second and final season of the Australasian Development Tour, the official development tour of the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2000 and 2001.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[c] | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 Mar | Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 100,000 | ![]() |
[5][6] |
1 Apr | Scenic Circle Hotels Dunedin Classic | New Zealand | 100,000 | ![]() |
[7] |
8 Apr | Christchurch City Golf Classic | New Zealand | 100,000 | ![]() |
[8][9] |
28 Apr | Schweppes SA PGA Championship | South Australia | 100,000 | ![]() |
[10][11] |
20 May | WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 100,000 | ![]() |
[12] |
27 May | Western Australian Open | Western Australia | 100,000 | ![]() |
[13][14] |
12 Aug | New Caledonia Open | New Caledonia | 100,000 | ![]() |
[15] |
19 Aug | Tahiti Open | Tahiti | 100,000 | ![]() |
[16] |
14 Oct | Crown Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 100,000 | ![]() |
[17] |
21 Oct | Toyota Southern Classic | New South Wales | 100,000 | ![]() |
[18] |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[19] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2002 PGA Tour of Australasia.[19]
Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
36,225 |
2 | ![]() |
30,756 |
3 | ![]() |
27,145 |
4 | ![]() |
26,450 |
5 | ![]() |
24,674 |
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 PGA Tour; EUR − European Tour.
- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ "2000/01 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "2000/01 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ Buttigieg, Luke (25 February 2001). "Baddeley wins Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 16 September 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ a b Stone, Peter (26 February 2001). "Eagle-eyed Lonard finishes in style, longs for a bigger stage". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. p. 22. Retrieved 15 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
He became the first player since Robert Allenby in 1992, to win both rookie of the year and player of the year...
- ^ Buckmaster, Julian. "Painter cruises to victory". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 8 April 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Colhoun, Bill (26 March 2001). "Painter back home on the farm after a record 20 under Development Tour win". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 9 April 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Buckmaster, Julian. "Podlich wins in Dunedin". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 1 June 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Buckmaster, Julian. "Sidford gets it Wright". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Christchurch City Golf Classic". PGA of Australia. 10 April 2001. Archived from the original on 7 July 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Carolan claims SA PGA". PGA Tour of Australasia. 28 April 2001. Archived from the original on 13 June 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "2001 Schweppes SA PGA Championship". PGA of Australia. 30 April 2001. Archived from the original on 7 July 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Cain wins WA PGA". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 19 June 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Felton's WA Open in playoff". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 19 June 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Western Australian Open Championship". PGA of Australia. 28 May 2001. Archived from the original on 11 July 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Miller time in New Caledonia". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 15 September 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Gray snares Tahiti Open". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 15 September 2006. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Buckmaster, Julian. "Gatehouse holds off Coles to win Victorian PGA". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 22 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Buckmaster, Julian. "Alker pips Coles for final Development Tour win". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 23 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ a b Buckmaster, Julian. "Gray tops Development Tour Money List". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 23 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
The top twenty players from the 2001 Development Tour Money List gain exempt cards for the 2002 Australasian PGA Tour.