The 1992 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 21st season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 9 January 1992 – 13 December 1992 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 15[a] |
| Most wins |  Robert Allenby (2) Rodger Davis (2) Craig Parry (2) |
| Order of Merit | Robert Allenby |
| Player of the Year | Robert Allenby |
| Rookie of the Year | Robert Allenby |
← 1991 1993 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1992 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan | SxL Sanctuary Cove Classic | Queensland | 700,000 | Rodger Davis (13)
|
28 | |
| 19 Jan | Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup | Queensland | 1,400,000 |  Ronan Rafferty (5)
|
38 | |
| 26 Jan | Vines Classic | Western Australia | 800,000 | Ian Baker-Finch (9)
|
24 | |
| Club Cape Schanck Cup | Victoria | – | Cancelled | – | New tournament | |
| 9 Feb | Mercedes-Benz Australian Match Play Championship | Victoria | 200,000 | Mike Clayton (4)
|
16 | |
| Australian Tournament Players Championship | Victoria | – | Removed | – | ||
| 23 Feb | AMP New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$250,000 |  Grant Waite (1)
|
18 | |
| 1 Mar | CIG New South Wales Open | New South Wales | 150,000 | Craig Parry (2)
|
16 | |
| 18 Oct | Perak Masters | Malaysia | 200,000 | Robert Allenby (1)
|
16 | |
| 25 Oct | Dunhill Malaysian Masters | Malaysia | 430,000 | Terry Price (1)
|
16 | |
| 1 Nov | Pioneer Singapore PGA Championship | Singapore | 150,000 | Terry Gale (16)
|
12 | |
| 8 Nov | Air New Zealand Shell Open | New Zealand | NZ$300,000 |  Nick Price (n/a)
|
18 | |
| 15 Nov | Eagle Blue Open | South Australia | 150,000 | Brett Ogle (5)
|
16 | |
| 22 Nov | Ford Australian PGA Championship | New South Wales | 300,000 | Craig Parry (3)
|
20 | |
| 29 Nov | Australian Open | New South Wales | 800,000 | Steve Elkington (1)
|
36 | Flagship event |
| 6 Dec | Johnnie Walker Australian Classic | Victoria | 700,000 | Robert Allenby (2)
|
28 | |
| 13 Dec | Coolum Classic | Queensland | 200,000 | Rodger Davis (14)
|
16 |
Unofficial events
editThe following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb | Pyramid Australian Masters | Victoria | 700,000 | Craig Parry
|
36 | |
| 1 Nov | Victorian Open | Victoria | 155,000 | Ian Stanley
|
n/a |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Allenby |
309,063 |
| 2 | Rodger Davis |
276,529 |
| 3 | Craig Parry |
230,839 |
| 4 | Bradley Hughes |
196,526 |
| 5 | Ian Baker-Finch |
174,132 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Robert Allenby |
[4][5][6] |
| Rookie of the Year | Robert Allenby |
[4][5][6] |
Notes
edit- ^ A further two tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled or removed from the schedule.
- ^ 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.
References
edit- ^ "Coolum Classic off the calendar". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 24 October 1991. p. 29. Retrieved 16 June 2022 – via Trove.
- ^ "Asian, NZ events make up for loss of sponsors". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 27 August 1992. p. 27. Retrieved 16 June 2022 – via Trove.
- ^ "Australientouren" [Australian Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 2. February 1993. p. 60. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Ogle tops winners' list after solid win". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 20 January 1994. p. 19. Retrieved 13 August 2023 – via Trove.
- ^ a b Tresidder, Phil (17 January 1993). "Allenby primed for TPC". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. p. 60 (61 in paper). Retrieved 20 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Stone, Peter (26 February 2001). "Eagle-eyed Lonard finishes in style, longs for a bigger stage". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. p. 22. Retrieved 15 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
He became the first player since Robert Allenby in 1992, to win both rookie of the year and player of the year...