2009 PGA Tour of Australasia

2009 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration29 January 2009 (2009-01-29) – 13 December 2009 (2009-12-13)
Number of official events14
Order of MeritAustralia Michael Sim
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The 2009 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 37th 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 2009 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$) 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[b] 		Notes
1 Feb Subaru Victorian Open Victoria 110,000 Australia Ashley Hall (2) n/a
8 Feb Cellarbrations Victorian PGA Championship Victoria 110,000 Australia Andre Stolz (4) n/a
22 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic Western Australia £1,250,000 New Zealand Danny Lee (a) (n/a) 32 ASA, EUR
1 Mar Moonah Classic Victoria US$600,000 Australia Alistair Presnell (1) 16 NWT
8 Mar HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship New Zealand US$600,000 New Zealand Steven Alker (4) 16 NWT
15 Mar Michael Hill New Zealand Open New Zealand US$600,000 United States Alex Prugh (n/a) 16 NWT
25 Oct John Hughes Geely WA Open Western Australia 110,000 Australia Michael Curtain (1) n/a
1 Nov LSM WA PGA Championship Western Australia 110,000 Australia Andrew Bonhomme (2) n/a
8 Nov Cellarbrations Queensland PGA Championship Queensland 110,000 Australia Steven Bowditch (2) n/a
15 Nov JBWere Masters Victoria 1,500,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 28 EUR
22 Nov Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship New South Wales 110,000 Australia Aaron Townsend (1) n/a
29 Nov NSW Open New South Wales 135,000 Australia Leigh McKechnie (1) n/a
6 Dec Australian Open New South Wales 1,500,000 Australia Adam Scott (2) 32 ONE Flagship event
13 Dec Australian PGA Championship Queensland 1,500,000 Australia Robert Allenby (12) 26 ONE

Order of Merit

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 Australia Michael Sim 315,088
2 Australia Alistair Presnell 223,212
3 Australia Peter O'Malley 174,996
4 New Zealand Josh Geary 154,135
5 New Zealand David Smail 134,446

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 Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.

References

  1. ^ "2009 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ "2009 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Sim wins Order of Merit and tour exemptions". The West Australian. Australian Associated Press. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2023.