The 2016 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2016 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was the 43rd season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 4 February 2016 – 4 December 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 16 |
| Most wins |  Adam Blyth (2) |
| Order of Merit | Matthew Griffin |
| Player of the Year | Adam Blyth |
← 2015 2017 → | |
ISPS Handa title sponsorship edit
In June, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with ISPS Handa, being renamed as the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia.[1]
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb | Oates Vic Open | Victoria | 300,000 |  Michael Long (3)
|
7 | ||
| 12 Feb | Mercedes-Benz Truck and Bus Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 110,000 | Ashley Hall (3)
|
6 | ||
| 28 Feb | ISPS Handa Perth International | Western Australia | 1,750,000 |  Louis Oosthuizen (n/a)
|
23 | ASA, EUR | |
| 6 Mar | Holden New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | NZ$125,000 | Brad Kennedy (4)
|
7 | ||
| 13 Mar | BMW ISPS Handa New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,000,000 | Matthew Griffin (3)
|
16 | ||
| 20 Mar | Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 125,000 |  David Klein (1)
|
6 | ||
| 24 Apr | South Pacific Export Radler PNG Open | Papua New Guinea | 140,000 | Brad Moules (1)
|
6 | New to PGA Tour of Australasia | |
| 1 May | Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open | Western Australia | 100,000 | Curtis Luck (a) (1)
|
6 | ||
| 15 May | TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 120,000 | Stephen Dartnall (1)
|
6 | ||
| 14 Aug | Northern Territory PGA Championship | Northern Territory | 150,000 | Jordan Zunic (2)
|
6 | New to PGA Tour of Australasia | |
| 24 Sep | South Pacific Open Championship | New Caledonia | 140,000 | Adam Blyth (1)
|
6 | ||
| 9 Oct | Fiji International | Fiji | 1,500,000 |  Brandt Snedeker (n/a)
|
16 | EUR | |
| 23 Oct | Isuzu Queensland Open | Queensland | 110,000 | Brett Coletta (a) (1)
|
6 | ||
| 13 Nov | NSW Open | New South Wales | 400,000 | Adam Blyth (2)
|
16 | ||
| 20 Nov | Emirates Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,250,000 | Jordan Spieth (n/a)
|
32 | ONE | Flagship event |
| 4 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,500,000 | Harold Varner III (n/a)
|
22 | EUR |
Order of Merit edit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Griffin |
239,445 |
| 2 | Michael Hendry |
223,364 |
| 3 | Ashley Hall |
216,513 |
| 4 | Andrew Dodt |
168,660 |
| 5 | Jason Scrivener |
160,086 |
Awards edit
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Adam Blyth |
[5] |
Notes edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
References edit
- ^ "ISPS Handa partners PGA Tour of Australasia, extends with Women's Australian Open". SportBusiness Sponsorship. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "2016 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "2016 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Griffin wins Order of Merit and dream starts". Golf Australia. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Day wins second Greg Norman Medal". PGA of Australia. 29 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
Complementing the pinnacle awards was the 2016 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia Player of the Year, awarded to Adam Blyth...