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.
| Duration | 3 December 1987 – 18 December 1988 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 20 |
| Most wins |  Greg Norman (4) |
| Order of Merit | Greg Norman |
| Rookie of the Year | Bradley Hughes |
← 1987 1989 → | |
Schedule
editThe 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 | 20 | ||
| 13 Dec | Nissan-Mobil New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$150,000 | 18 | ||
| 10 Jan | Sanctuary Cove Classic | Queensland | 400,000 | 24 | New tournament | |
| 31 Jan | Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup | Queensland | 500,000 | 32 | New tournament | |
| 7 Feb | Mercedes-Benz Australian Match Play Championship | Victoria | 100,000 | 12 | ||
| 14 Feb | Victorian Open | Victoria | 100,000 | 18 | ||
| 21 Feb | Australian Masters | Victoria | 325,000 | 40 | ||
| 28 Feb | ESP Open | Australian Capital Territory | 250,000 | 22 | New tournament | |
| 6 Mar | Australian Tournament Players Championship | New South Wales | 300,000 | 22 | New tournament | |
| 9 Oct | Drinnan Motors Queensland Open | Queensland | 50,000 | 8 | ||
| 16 Oct | Tasmanian Open | Tasmania | 100,000 | 8 | ||
| 23 Oct | Panasonic New South Wales Open | New South Wales | 200,000 | 18 | ||
| 30 Oct | Town and Country Western Australian Open | Western Australia | 100,000 | 8 | ||
| 6 Nov | Australian PGA Championship[b] | New South Wales | 475,000 | 20 | ||
| 12 Nov | West End South Australian Open | South Australia | 100,000 | 8 | ||
| 20 Nov | Ricky May Classic | New South Wales | 100,000 | n/a | New tournament | |
| 27 Nov | National Panasonic Australian Open | New South Wales | 350,000 | 38 | ||
| 4 Dec | Bicentennial Classic | Victoria | 1,500,000 | 32 | New tournament | |
| 11 Dec | Air New Zealand Shell Open | New Zealand | NZ$200,000 | 16 | ||
| 18 Dec | Nissan-Mobil New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$150,000 | 16 |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 303,822 | |
| 2 | 136,589 | |
| 3 | 100,171 | |
| 4 | 92,209 | |
| 5 | 91,507 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year | [4] |
Notes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ incorporating the New South Wales PGA Championship.
References
edit- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. ISBN 000218284X.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.