1998–99 PGA Tour of Australasia
| Duration | 22 October 1998 – 6 March 1999 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Order of Merit | Jarrod Moseley |
| Player of the Year | Jarrod Moseley |
| Rookie of the Year | Geoff Ogilvy |
← 1997–98 | |
The 1998–99 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 27th 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 1998–99 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct | Ford South Australian Open | South Australia | 500,000 | Stuart Bouvier (1) | 16 | ||
| 22 Nov | MasterCard Australian PGA Championship | New South Wales | 600,000 | David Howell (n/a) | 16 | ||
| 29 Nov | ANZ Players Championship | Queensland | 500,000 | Stephen Leaney (3) | 20 | ||
| 6 Dec | Holden Australian Open | South Australia | 640,000 | Greg Chalmers (2) | 34 | Flagship event | |
| 13 Dec | New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$300,000 | Matthew Lane (1) | 16 | ||
| 20 Dec | Schweppes Coolum Classic | Queensland | 200,000 | Stuart Appleby (1) | 16 | ||
| 10 Jan | Victorian Open | Victoria | 200,000 | Kenny Druce (1) | 16 | ||
| 31 Jan | Heineken Classic | Western Australia | 800,000 | Jarrod Moseley (1) | 30 | EUR | |
| 7 Feb | Greg Norman Holden International | New South Wales | 1,000,000 | Michael Long (2) | 22 | ||
| 14 Feb | Ericsson Masters | Victoria | 640,000 | Craig Spence (1) | 16 | ||
| 21 Feb | Canon Challenge | New South Wales | 350,000 | Rod Pampling (1) | 16 | ||
| 7 Mar | ANZ Tour Championship | Australian Capital Territory | 500,000 | Marcus Cain (1) | 16 | Tour Championship |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[1][2]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarrod Moseley | 330,798 |
| 2 | Rod Pampling | 287,907 |
| 3 | Craig Spence | 277,160 |
| 4 | Peter Lonard | 223,574 |
| 5 | Michael Long | 221,780 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Jarrod Moseley | [2] |
| Rookie of the Year | Geoff Ogilvy | [2] |
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ EUR − European Tour.
References
- ^ "1998-99 Order of Merit". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 9 March 1999. p. 46. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Stone, Peter (8 March 1999). "Cain in the dark but sees the light". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. p. 30. Retrieved 17 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.