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1988 PGA Tour of Australia

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1988 PGA Tour of Australia season
Duration3 December 1987 (1987-12-03) – 18 December 1988 (1988-12-18)
Number of official events20
Most winsAustralia Greg Norman (4)
Order of MeritAustralia Greg Norman
Rookie of the YearAustralia Bradley Hughes
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1989 →

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

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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 United States Mike Colandro (1) 20
13 Dec Nissan-Mobil New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$150,000 Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty (2) 18
10 Jan Sanctuary Cove Classic Queensland 400,000 United States Curtis Strange (n/a) 24 New tournament
31 Jan Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup Queensland 500,000 Australia Greg Norman (23) 32 New tournament
7 Feb Mercedes-Benz Australian Match Play Championship Victoria 100,000 Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty (3) 12
14 Feb Victorian Open Victoria 100,000 United States Jim Benepe (n/a) 18
21 Feb Australian Masters Victoria 325,000 Australia Ian Baker-Finch (7) 40
28 Feb ESP Open Australian Capital Territory 250,000 Australia Greg Norman (24) 22 New tournament
6 Mar Australian Tournament Players Championship New South Wales 300,000 Australia Greg Norman (25) 22 New tournament
9 Oct Drinnan Motors Queensland Open Queensland 50,000 Australia Brett Officer (1) 8
16 Oct Tasmanian Open Tasmania 100,000 Australia Brett Ogle (1) 8
23 Oct Panasonic New South Wales Open New South Wales 200,000 Australia Greg Norman (25) 18
30 Oct Town and Country Western Australian Open Western Australia 100,000 Australia Bradley Hughes (1) 8
6 Nov Australian PGA Championship[b] New South Wales 475,000 Australia Wayne Grady (2) 20
12 Nov West End South Australian Open South Australia 100,000 Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr (n/a) 8
20 Nov Ricky May Classic New South Wales 100,000 Australia David Merriman (1) n/a New tournament
27 Nov National Panasonic Australian Open New South Wales 350,000 United States Mark Calcavecchia (n/a) 38
4 Dec Bicentennial Classic Victoria 1,500,000 Australia Rodger Davis (8) 32 New tournament
11 Dec Air New Zealand Shell Open New Zealand NZ$200,000 Australia Terry Gale (15) 16
18 Dec Nissan-Mobil New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$150,000 Australia Ian Stanley (7) 16

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3]

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1 Australia Greg Norman 303,822
2 Australia Wayne Grady 136,589
3 Australia Roger Mackay 100,171
4 Australia Ian Baker-Finch 92,209
5 Australia Peter Senior 91,507

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year Australia Bradley Hughes [4]

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ incorporating the New South Wales PGA Championship.

References

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  1. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. ISBN 000218284X.
  2. ^ Thomson, Geoff (7 January 1988). "$2m in seven events draws big names". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. p. 19. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Australien/Nya Zeeland-touren Penningligan" [Australia/New Zealand Tour Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. January 1989. p. 64. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  4. ^ "2007 Nationwide Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. 2007. p. 2-27. Retrieved 21 August 2024. Bradley Hughes | Australian Tour Rookie of the Year in 1988, when he finished 31st on money list.
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