2020–21 PGA Tour of Australasia

2020–21 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration6 February 2020 (2020-02-06) – 28 March 2021 (2021-03-28)
Number of official events11[a]
Most winsAustralia Brad Kennedy (2)
Australia Bryden Macpherson (2)
Order of MeritAustralia Brad Kennedy
Player of the YearAustralia Brad Kennedy
← 2019

The 2020–21 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2020–21 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was the 47th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

In-season changes

The season was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic with several tournaments being postponed or cancelled. In response, the tour announced that the season would be extended through to March 2021, with subsequent seasons being seasonal rather than calendar based.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.[2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$) 		Winner[b] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[c] 		Notes
9 Feb ISPS Handa Vic Open Victoria 1,500,000 Australia Min Woo Lee (1) 20 EUR
16 Feb Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship Queensland 150,000 Australia Michael Sim (2) 7
23 Feb Isuzu Queensland Open Queensland 137,500 Australia Anthony Quayle (1) 7
1 Mar New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$1,400,000 Australia Brad Kennedy (5) 15 ASA
27 Sep
3 May 		SP Export PNG Golf Open Papua New Guinea – Cancelled[3] –
22 Nov Victorian PGA Championship Victoria – Cancelled –
24 Jan
15 Nov 		Gippsland Super 6 Victoria 125,000 Australia Marcus Fraser (1) 6
31 Jan TPS Victoria Victoria 150,000 Australia Brad Kennedy (6) 7 ALPG New tournament series
Mixed event
7 Feb Victorian PGA Championship Victoria 137,500 Australia Christopher Wood (1) 7
11 Feb Moonah Links PGA Classic Victoria 150,000 Australia Bryden Macpherson (1) 7 New tournament
21 Feb
6 Dec 		Australian PGA Championship Queensland – Cancelled[4] – EUR
7 Mar TPS Sydney New South Wales 150,000 Australia Andrew Martin (1) 6 ALPG Mixed event
14 Mar Isuzu Queensland Open Queensland 125,000 Australia Andrew Evans (1) 6
28 Mar Golf Challenge NSW Open New South Wales 400,000 Australia Bryden Macpherson (2) 7
– Emirates Australian Open Victoria – Cancelled[4] – Flagship event

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$) 		Winner OWGR
points 		Other
tours[c] 		Notes
10 Oct TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship Western Australia 80,000 Australia Jarryd Felton 4
18 Oct Nexus Risk WA Open Western Australia 60,000 Australia Hayden Hopewell (a) 4
25 Oct
23 Aug 		Tailor-made Building Services NT PGA Championship Northern Territory 70,000 Australia Aaron Pike 4

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[5] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2022 European Tour (DP World Tour).[6]

Position Player Prize money (A$) Status earned
1 Australia Brad Kennedy 302,480 Promoted to European Tour
2 Australia Min Woo Lee 253,327 Already exempt[d]
3 New Zealand Ryan Fox 168,882 Already exempt[e]
4 Australia Lucas Herbert 162,841 Already exempt[d]
5 Australia Nick Flanagan 116,710

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year Australia Brad Kennedy [10]

Notes

  1. ^ A further four tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b ALPG − ALPG Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.
  4. ^ a b Lee and Herbert were already exempt due to being tournament winners on the 2021 European Tour.[7][8]
  5. ^ Fox was already exempt due to finishing inside the Top 121 of the 2021 Race to Dubai.[9]

References

  1. ^ "PGA date announced as part of reimagined Aussie schedule". Golf Australia. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ "2020 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Morobe and PNG Opens cancelled due to COVID-19". PGA of Australia. 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b Ward, Roy (16 October 2020). "Golf Australia cancels Australian Opens, Australian PGA due to COVID-19". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. ^ Webeck, Tony (31 March 2021). "Recognition Kennedy's most satisfying Order of Merit reward". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023. The Order of Merit crown brings with it some tangible rewards – a European Tour card, starts at The Open Championship and two World Golf Championship events...
  7. ^ "Min Woo Lee wins Scottish Open in playoff over Matt Fitzpatrick, Thomas Detry". NBC Sports. Associated Press. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  8. ^ Stafford, Ali (5 July 2021). "Irish Open: Lucas Herbert holds off chasing pack to complete wire-to-wire win and secure Open spot". Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  9. ^ "2021 Race to Dubai". European Tour. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Stephanie Kyriacou and Brad Kennedy are WPGA/PGA Tour of Australasia Players of the Year". golfer.com.au. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.