2000–01 PGA Tour of Australasia

2000–01 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration16 November 2000 (2000-11-16) – 25 February 2001 (2001-02-25)
Number of official events11
Most winsAustralia Aaron Baddeley (2)
New Zealand David Smail (2)
Order of MeritAustralia Aaron Baddeley
Player of the YearAustralia Aaron Baddeley
Rookie of the YearAustralia Aaron Baddeley
2002 →

The 2000–01 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 29th 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 2000–01 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$) 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[b] 		Notes
19 Nov Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand £800,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 24 ASA, EUR
26 Nov Holden Australian Open Victoria 1,250,000 Australia Aaron Baddeley (2) 32 Flagship event
3 Dec Australian PGA Championship Queensland 1,000,000 Australia Robert Allenby (6) 16
10 Dec Ford South Australian Open South Australia 600,000 Australia Peter Lonard (2) 16
14 Jan ANZ Victorian Open Championship Victoria 250,000 Australia Scott Laycock (1) 16
21 Jan New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$500,000 New Zealand David Smail (1) 16
28 Jan Canon Challenge New South Wales 550,000 New Zealand David Smail (2) 16
4 Feb Heineken Classic Western Australia 1,750,000 New Zealand Michael Campbell (7) 20 EUR
18 Feb Greg Norman Holden International New South Wales 2,000,000 Australia Aaron Baddeley (3) 22 EUR
18 Feb Ericsson Masters Victoria 1,000,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie (n/a) 20
25 Feb ANZ Tour Championship New South Wales 1,500,000 Australia Peter Lonard (3) 16 Tour Championship

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1 Australia Aaron Baddeley 662,126
2 Australia Peter Lonard 579,388
3 New Zealand Michael Campbell 484,732
4 New Zealand David Smail 428,889
5 Australia Nick O'Hern 385,730

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year Australia Aaron Baddeley [4]
Rookie of the Year (Norman Von Nida Shield) Australia Aaron Baddeley [4]

Australasian Development Tour

2001 Australasian Development Tour season
Duration22 March 2001 (2001-03-22) – 21 October 2001 (2001-10-21)
Number of official events10
Order of MeritAustralia Chris Gray
← 2000

The 2001 Australasian Development Tour was the second and final season of the Australasian Development Tour, the official development tour of the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2000 and 2001.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$) 		Winner[c] Ref.
25 Mar Queensland PGA Championship Queensland 100,000 Australia Anthony Painter (1) [5][6]
1 Apr Scenic Circle Hotels Dunedin Classic New Zealand 100,000 Australia David Podlich (1) [7]
8 Apr Christchurch City Golf Classic New Zealand 100,000 New Zealand Alastair Sidford (1) [8][9]
28 Apr Schweppes SA PGA Championship South Australia 100,000 Australia Tony Carolan (1) [10][11]
20 May WA PGA Championship Western Australia 100,000 Australia Marcus Cain (1) [12]
27 May Western Australian Open Western Australia 100,000 Australia Kim Felton (1) [13][14]
12 Aug New Caledonia Open New Caledonia 100,000 New Zealand Les Miller (1) [15]
19 Aug Tahiti Open Tahiti 100,000 Australia Chris Gray (2) [16]
14 Oct Crown Victorian PGA Championship Victoria 100,000 Australia Nathan Gatehouse (1) [17]
21 Oct Toyota Southern Classic New South Wales 100,000 New Zealand Steven Alker (1) [18]

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[19] The top 20 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2002 PGA Tour of Australasia.[19]

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1 Australia Chris Gray 36,225
2 Australia Gavin Coles 30,756
3 New Zealand Les Miller 27,145
4 Australia Tony Carolan 26,450
5 Australia David Podlich 24,674

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ ASA − Asian PGA Tour; EUR − European Tour.
  3. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Australasian Development Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Australasian Development Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour of Australasia.

References

  1. ^ "2000/01 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. ^ "2000/01 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ Buttigieg, Luke (25 February 2001). "Baddeley wins Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 16 September 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ^ 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...
  5. ^ Buckmaster, Julian. "Painter cruises to victory". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 8 April 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  6. ^ Colhoun, Bill (26 March 2001). "Painter back home on the farm after a record 20 under Development Tour win". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 9 April 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  7. ^ Buckmaster, Julian. "Podlich wins in Dunedin". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 1 June 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  8. ^ Buckmaster, Julian. "Sidford gets it Wright". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Christchurch City Golf Classic". PGA of Australia. 10 April 2001. Archived from the original on 7 July 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Carolan claims SA PGA". PGA Tour of Australasia. 28 April 2001. Archived from the original on 13 June 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  11. ^ "2001 Schweppes SA PGA Championship". PGA of Australia. 30 April 2001. Archived from the original on 7 July 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Cain wins WA PGA". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 19 June 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Felton's WA Open in playoff". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 19 June 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Western Australian Open Championship". PGA of Australia. 28 May 2001. Archived from the original on 11 July 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Miller time in New Caledonia". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 15 September 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Gray snares Tahiti Open". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 15 September 2006. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  17. ^ Buckmaster, Julian. "Gatehouse holds off Coles to win Victorian PGA". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 22 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  18. ^ Buckmaster, Julian. "Alker pips Coles for final Development Tour win". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 23 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  19. ^ a b Buckmaster, Julian. "Gray tops Development Tour Money List". PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original on 23 November 2001. Retrieved 27 December 2021. The top twenty players from the 2001 Development Tour Money List gain exempt cards for the 2002 Australasian PGA Tour.