2024–25 PGA Tour of Australasia
| Duration | 15 August 2024 – 30 March 2025 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 19 |
| Most wins | Jack Buchanan (2) Elvis Smylie (2) |
| Order of Merit | Elvis Smylie |
| Rookie of the Year | Ryan Peake |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
The 2024–25 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2024–25 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was the 51st 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 2024–25 season.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug | PNG Open | Papua New Guinea | 200,000 | William Bruyeres (1) | 0.83 | ||
| 13 Oct | CKB WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 250,000 | Jack Buchanan (1) | 1.44 | ||
| 20 Oct | Bowra & O'Dea Nexus Advisernet WA Open | Western Australia | 175,000 | Elvis Smylie (1) | 2.14 | ||
| 27 Oct | Webex Players Series SA | South Australia | 200,000 | Jack Buchanan (2) | 1.65 | WANZ | Mixed event |
| 3 Nov | Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 250,000 | Phoenix Campbell (2) | 2.21 | ||
| 17 Nov | Ford NSW Open | New South Wales | 800,000 | Lucas Herbert (1) | 3.17 | ||
| 24 Nov | BMW Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 2,000,000 | Elvis Smylie (2) | 13.03 | EUR | |
| 1 Dec | ISPS Handa Australian Open | Victoria | 1,700,000 | Ryggs Johnston (n/a) | 13.56 | EUR | |
| 8 Dec | Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 250,000 | Cory Crawford (2) | 1.62 | ||
| 15 Dec | Gippsland Super 6 | Victoria | 200,000 | Ben Henkel (1) | 1.21 | ||
| 12 Jan | Webex Players Series Perth | Western Australia | 250,000 | Jordan Doull (1) | 2.68 | WANZ | Mixed event |
| 26 Jan | Webex Players Series Victoria | Victoria | 250,000 | Michael Wright (2) | 2.89 | WANZ | Mixed event |
| 2 Feb | Webex Players Series Murray River | New South Wales | 250,000 | Blake Proverbs (1) | 2.82 | WANZ | Mixed event |
| 9 Feb | Vic Open | Victoria | 200,000 | Josh Geary (2) | 3.54 | ||
| 23 Feb | Webex Players Series Sydney | New South Wales | 250,000 | Nick Voke (1) | 3.39 | WANZ | Mixed event |
| 2 Mar | New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$2,000,000 | Ryan Peake (1) | 9.73 | ASA | |
| 9 Mar | Wallace Development New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | 175,000 | Tyler Hodge (1) | 3.33 | ||
| 23 Mar | Heritage Classic | Victoria | 225,000 | James Conran (1) | 3.23 | ||
| 30 Mar | The National Tournament | Victoria | 200,000 | Harrison Crowe (2) | 3.97 |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep | World Sand Greens Championship | New South Wales | 140,000 | Brett Rankin | n/a | New tournament |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[6][7] The top three players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2026 European Tour (DP World Tour).[8]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elvis Smylie | 1,359 | Already exempt[c] |
| 2 | Ryan Peake | 1,013 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 3 | Lucas Herbert | 758 | |
| 4 | Cameron Smith | 736 | Not a member[d] |
| 5 | Anthony Quayle | 688 | Promoted to European Tour |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | ||
| Rookie of the Year | Ryan Peake | [10][11] |
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.
- ^ a b ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; WANZ − WPGA Tour of Australasia.
- ^ Smylie was already exempt due to being a tournament winner on the 2025 European Tour (DP World Tour).[9]
- ^ Smith would be already exempt due to his 2022 Open Championship win, however he has never taken up European Tour membership in his career.[8]
References
- ^ "2024/25 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Munnings, Paul (12 July 2024). "2024 schedule released for the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Emanuel, Jimmy (2 July 2024). "BMW announced as title partner of the Australian PGA Championship". Golf Australia Magazine. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "ISPS Handa Australian Open returns to the Melbourne Sandbelt". Golf Australia. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "PGA Tour of Australasia releases 2025 schedule". Australian Golf Digest. Australian Golf Media. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "2024/25 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ Munnings, Paul (22 March 2025). "Smylie crowned Order of Merit champion for the first time". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ a b Webeck, Tony (30 March 2025). "Peake, Quayle secure entry to DP World Tour". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Viva Elvis Smylie! Young gun outshoots Cameron Smith to win Australian PGA". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "2024/25 Rookie of the Year". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Rookie of the Year Peake earns DP World Tour card". GolfWA. 30 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.