2018 PGA Tour of Australasia
| Duration | 11 January 2018 – 2 December 2018 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 16 |
| Most wins | Daniel Nisbet (2) |
| Order of Merit | Jake McLeod |
| Player of the Year | Matthew Millar |
← 2017 2019 → | |
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 | Matthew Millar (2) | 7 | New tournament | |
| 4 Feb | Oates Vic Open | Victoria | 650,000 | Simon Hawkes (1) | 16 | ||
| 11 Feb | ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth | Western Australia | 1,750,000 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat (n/a) | 23 | ASA, EUR | |
| 18 Feb | Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 125,000 | Daniel Fox (2) | 7 | ||
| 25 Feb | Horizon Golf New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | NZ$125,000 | Ben Campbell (1) | 7 | ||
| 4 Mar | ISPS Handa New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,150,000 | Daniel Nisbet (1) | 15 | ASA | |
| 29 Apr | SP PNG Golf Open | Papua New Guinea | 145,000 | Daniel Gale (1) | 6 | ||
| 13 May | TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 125,000 | Michael Long (4) | 6 | ||
| 5 Aug | Fiji International | Fiji | 1,250,000 | Gaganjeet Bhullar (n/a) | 15 | ASA, EUR | |
| 19 Aug | MMC Northern Territory PGA Championship | Northern Territory | 150,000 | Daniel Nisbet (2) | 6 | ||
| 14 Oct | Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 100,000 | Aaron Pike (1) | 6 | ||
| 28 Oct | Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open | Western Australia | 100,000 | Zach Murray (a) (1) | 6 | ||
| 4 Nov | Isuzu Queensland Open | Queensland | 110,000 | Jordan Zunic (3) | 6 | ||
| 11 Nov | AVJennings NSW Open | New South Wales | 400,000 | Jake McLeod (1) | 16 | ||
| 18 Nov | Emirates Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,250,000 | Abraham Ancer (n/a) | 32 | Flagship event | |
| 2 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,500,000 | Cameron Smith (2) | 20 | EUR |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake McLeod | 255,327 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 2 | Matthew Millar | 236,241 | |
| 3 | Daniel Nisbet | 225,982 | |
| 4 | Anthony Quayle | 202,620 | |
| 5 | Dimitrios Papadatos | 197,796 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Matthew Millar | [5] |
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.
- ^ ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.
References
- ^ "2018 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "2018 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "McLeod seals place on European Tour". European Tour. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "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