2016 PGA Tour of Australasia

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.

2016 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration4 February 2016 (2016-02-04) – 4 December 2016 (2016-12-04)
Number of official events16
Most winsAustralia Adam Blyth (2)
Order of MeritAustralia Matthew Griffin
Player of the YearAustralia Adam Blyth
2015
2017

ISPS Handa title sponsorship

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

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)
Winner[a]OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
7 FebOates Vic OpenVictoria300,000 Michael Long (3)7
12 FebMercedes-Benz Truck and Bus Victorian PGA ChampionshipVictoria110,000 Ashley Hall (3)6
28 FebISPS Handa Perth InternationalWestern Australia1,750,000 Louis Oosthuizen (n/a)23ASA, EUR
6 MarHolden New Zealand PGA ChampionshipNew ZealandNZ$125,000 Brad Kennedy (4)7
13 MarBMW ISPS Handa New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$1,000,000 Matthew Griffin (3)16
20 MarCoca-Cola Queensland PGA ChampionshipQueensland125,000 David Klein (1)6
24 AprSouth Pacific Export Radler PNG OpenPapua New Guinea140,000 Brad Moules (1)6New to PGA Tour of Australasia
1 MayNexus Risk TSA Group WA OpenWestern Australia100,000 Curtis Luck (a) (1)6
15 MayTX Civil & Logistics WA PGA ChampionshipWestern Australia120,000 Stephen Dartnall (1)6
14 AugNorthern Territory PGA ChampionshipNorthern Territory150,000 Jordan Zunic (2)6New to PGA Tour of Australasia
24 SepSouth Pacific Open ChampionshipNew Caledonia140,000 Adam Blyth (1)6
9 OctFiji InternationalFiji1,500,000 Brandt Snedeker (n/a)16EUR
23 OctIsuzu Queensland OpenQueensland110,000 Brett Coletta (a) (1)6
13 NovNSW OpenNew South Wales400,000 Adam Blyth (2)16
20 NovEmirates Australian OpenNew South Wales1,250,000 Jordan Spieth (n/a)32ONEFlagship event
4 DecAustralian PGA ChampionshipQueensland1,500,000 Harold Varner III (n/a)22EUR

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1 Matthew Griffin239,445
2 Michael Hendry223,364
3 Ashley Hall216,513
4 Andrew Dodt168,660
5 Jason Scrivener160,086

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year Adam Blyth[5]

Notes

References