Golf tour season
The 1988 PGA Tour of Australia was the 17th season on the PGA Tour of Australia , the main professional golf tour in Australia since it was formed in 1973.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1988 season.[ 1] [ 2]
Date
Tournament
Location
Purse (A$ )
Winner[ a]
OWGR points
Notes
6 Dec
Air New Zealand Shell Open
New Zealand
NZ$200,000
Mike Colandro (1)
20
13 Dec
Nissan-Mobil New Zealand Open
New Zealand
NZ$150,000
Ronan Rafferty (2)
18
10 Jan
Sanctuary Cove Classic
Queensland
400,000
Curtis Strange (n/a)
24
New tournament
31 Jan
Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup
Queensland
500,000
Greg Norman (23)
32
New tournament
7 Feb
Mercedes-Benz Australian Match Play Championship
Victoria
100,000
Ronan Rafferty (3)
12
14 Feb
Victorian Open
Victoria
100,000
Jim Benepe (n/a)
18
21 Feb
Australian Masters
Victoria
325,000
Ian Baker-Finch (7)
40
28 Feb
ESP Open
Australian Capital Territory
250,000
Greg Norman (24)
22
New tournament
6 Mar
Australian Tournament Players Championship
New South Wales
300,000
Greg Norman (25)
22
New tournament
9 Oct
Drinnan Motors Queensland Open
Queensland
50,000
Brett Officer (1)
8
16 Oct
Tasmanian Open
Tasmania
100,000
Brett Ogle (1)
8
23 Oct
Panasonic New South Wales Open
New South Wales
200,000
Greg Norman (25)
18
30 Oct
Town and Country Western Australian Open
Western Australia
100,000
Bradley Hughes (1)
8
6 Nov
Australian PGA Championship [ b]
New South Wales
475,000
Wayne Grady (2)
20
12 Nov
West End South Australian Open
South Australia
100,000
Gordon Brand Jnr (n/a)
8
20 Nov
Ricky May Classic
New South Wales
100,000
David Merriman (1)
n/a
New tournament
27 Nov
National Panasonic Australian Open
New South Wales
350,000
Mark Calcavecchia (n/a)
38
4 Dec
Bicentennial Classic
Victoria
1,500,000
Rodger Davis (8)
32
New tournament
11 Dec
Air New Zealand Shell Open
New Zealand
NZ$200,000
Terry Gale (15)
16
18 Dec
Nissan-Mobil New Zealand Open
New Zealand
NZ$150,000
Ian Stanley (7)
16
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars .[ 3]
Notes
^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australia members.
^ incorporating the New South Wales PGA Championship .
References
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