2018 PGA Tour of Australasia

2018 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration11 January 2018 (2018-01-11) – 2 December 2018 (2018-12-02)
Number of official events16
Most winsAustralia Daniel Nisbet (2)
Order of MeritAustralia Jake McLeod
Player of the YearAustralia Matthew Millar
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The 2018 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2018 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was the 45th 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 2018 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$) 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[b] 		Notes
14 Jan Rebel Sport Masters New Zealand 100,000 Australia Matthew Millar (2) 7 New tournament
4 Feb Oates Vic Open Victoria 650,000 Australia Simon Hawkes (1) 16
11 Feb ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth Western Australia 1,750,000 Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat (n/a) 23 ASA, EUR
18 Feb Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship Queensland 125,000 Australia Daniel Fox (2) 7
25 Feb Horizon Golf New Zealand PGA Championship New Zealand NZ$125,000 New Zealand Ben Campbell (1) 7
4 Mar ISPS Handa New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$1,150,000 Australia Daniel Nisbet (1) 15 ASA
29 Apr SP PNG Golf Open Papua New Guinea 145,000 Australia Daniel Gale (1) 6
13 May TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship Western Australia 125,000 New Zealand Michael Long (4) 6
5 Aug Fiji International Fiji 1,250,000 India Gaganjeet Bhullar (n/a) 15 ASA, EUR
19 Aug MMC Northern Territory PGA Championship Northern Territory 150,000 Australia Daniel Nisbet (2) 6
14 Oct Victorian PGA Championship Victoria 100,000 Australia Aaron Pike (1) 6
28 Oct Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open Western Australia 100,000 Australia Zach Murray (a) (1) 6
4 Nov Isuzu Queensland Open Queensland 110,000 Australia Jordan Zunic (3) 6
11 Nov AVJennings NSW Open New South Wales 400,000 Australia Jake McLeod (1) 16
18 Nov Emirates Australian Open New South Wales 1,250,000 Mexico Abraham Ancer (n/a) 32 Flagship event
2 Dec Australian PGA Championship Queensland 1,500,000 Australia Cameron Smith (2) 20 EUR

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour.[4]

Position Player Prize money (A$) Status earned
1 Australia Jake McLeod 255,327 Promoted to European Tour
2 Australia Matthew Millar 236,241
3 Australia Daniel Nisbet 225,982
4 Australia Anthony Quayle 202,620
5 Australia Dimitrios Papadatos 197,796

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year Australia Matthew Millar [5]

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.

References

  1. ^ "2018 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ "2018 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Jake McLeod – The 2018 Order of Merit Winner". PGA of Australia. 2 December 2018. Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  4. ^ "McLeod seals place on European Tour". European Tour. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Minjee Lee wins Greg Norman Medal". PGA of Australia. 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023. ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia Player of the Year: Matt Millar, ACT