The 2007 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 35th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 15 February 2007 – 16 December 2007 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 7 |
| Order of Merit |  Craig Parry |
← 2006 2008 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb | Jacob's Creek Open Championship | South Australia | US$600,000 | Scott Sterling (1) | 16 | NWT | |
| 25 Feb | HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | US$600,000 | Nicholas Thompson (n/a) | 16 | NWT | |
| 4 Mar | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand | £1,250,000 | Anton Haig (n/a) | 40 | ASA, EUR | |
| 25 Nov | MasterCard Masters | Victoria | 1,500,000 | Aaron Baddeley (4) | 24 | EUR | |
| 2 Dec | Michael Hill New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,500,000 | Richard Finch (n/a) | 20 | EUR | |
| 9 Dec | Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,200,000 | Peter Lonard (9) | 32 | ||
| 16 Dec | MFS Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,750,000 | Craig Parry (12) | 34 | Flagship event |
Unofficial events
editThe following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 | Phil Mickelson | 52 | AFR,[c] ASA,[d] EUR | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Parry | 442,004 |
| 2 | David Smail | 168,461 |
| 3 | Paul Sheehan | 154,440 |
| 4 | Scott Sterling | 150,747 |
| 5 | Greg Chalmers | 150,342 |
Von Nida Tour
edit| Duration | 25 January 2007 – 11 November 2007 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins | Jason Norris (2) |
| Order of Merit | Andrew Bonhomme |
← 2006 2008 → | |
The 2007 Von Nida Tour was the fifth season of the Von Nida Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2003 and 2008.
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[e] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan | NAB Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 105,000 | Ashley Hall (1) | [5] |
| 4 Feb | Victorian Open | Victoria | 110,000 | Kim Felton (5) | [6] |
| 11 Feb | Riverside Oaks NSW PGA Championship | New South Wales | 110,000 | Scott Draper (1) | [7] |
| 25 Mar | Toyota Southern Classic | New South Wales | 100,000 | Marc Leishman (3) | [8] |
| 22 Apr | Hahn South Australian PGA Championship | South Australia | 105,000 | Tim Wise (1) | [9] |
| 27 May | Oceanique WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 105,000 | Jason Norris (1) | [10] |
| 21 Oct | North Queensland X-Ray Services Cairns Classic | Queensland | 105,000 | Paul Donahoo (1) | [11] |
| 28 Oct | City Pacific-Mirvac Queensland Open | Queensland | 105,000 | Ryan Haller (1) | [12] |
| 4 Nov | Greater Building Society Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 105,000 | Andrew Bonhomme (1) | [13] |
| 11 Nov | Vintage NSW Open | New South Wales | 115,000 | Jason Norris (2) | [14] |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[15] The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2008 PGA Tour of Australasia.[16][17]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Bonhomme | 41,497 |
| 2 | Jason Norris | 41,339 |
| 3 | Marc Leishman | 36,265 |
| 4 | Ashley Hall | 30,781 |
| 5 | Ryan Haller | 29,929 |
| 6 | Tim Wise | 26,605 |
| 7 | Ed Stedman | 25,821 |
| 8 | Aaron Townsend | 23,955 |
| 9 | Paul Donahoo | 22,943 |
| 10 | Kim Felton | 20,988 |
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.
- ^ a b AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour.
- ^ PGA Tour of Australasia unofficial event
- ^ Asian Tour unofficial event
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Von Nida Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Von Nida Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour of Australasia.
References
edit- ^ "2007 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "2007 Order of Merit" (PDF). PGA Tour of Australasia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Parry is champion at 24th attempt". CNN. 16 December 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
But he has now earned himself a start in next year's British Open and also claimed his third PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit crown, having previously won the title in 1995 and 2002.
- ^ "Von Nida Tour 2007 Tournament schedule". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 10 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "nab Victorian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Victorian Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Riverside Oaks NSW PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Toyota Southern Classic results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Hahn South Australian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Oceanique WA PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "North Queensland X-Ray Services Cairns Classic results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "City Pacific-Mirvac Queensland Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Greater Building Society Queensland PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "The Vintage NSW Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "2007 Von Nida Tour OOM". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 July 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Bonhomme tops Von Nida Tour Order of Merit". PGA of Australia. 12 November 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
In winning the Von Nida Tour Order of Merit, Bonhomme will be afforded a variety of exemptions to the Australasian PGA Tour for the remainder of 2007 and 2008.
- ^ "Felton tops 2004 Von Nida Tour". PGA Tour of Australasia. 24 November 2004. Archived from the original on 13 January 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
...the Von Nida Tour provides fully-exempt Australasian Tour cards to the top 10 players on the moneylist who would not otherwise be exempt.