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2022–23 PGA Tour of Australasia

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2022–23 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration13 October 2022 (2022-10-13) – 2 April 2023 (2023-04-02)
Number of official events16
Most winsAustralia David Micheluzzi (3)
Order of MeritAustralia David Micheluzzi
Player of the YearAustralia David Micheluzzi
Rookie of the YearAustralia Haydn Barron

The 2022–23 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2022–23 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was the 49th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

Changes for 2022–23

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The season marked a switch of format in the Order of Merit, which saw it become a points-based system, rather than based on money earned.[1]

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2022–23 season.[2][3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
16 Oct CKB WA PGA Championship Western Australia 250,000 Australia David Micheluzzi (1) 1.04
23 Oct Nexus Advisernet WA Open Western Australia 162,500 Australia Deyen Lawson (1) 1.06
13 Nov Victorian PGA Championship Victoria 250,000 Australia Andrew Martin (2) 1.11
20 Nov QLD PGA Championship Queensland 250,000 Australia Aaron Wilkin (1) 1.40
27 Nov Fortinet Australian PGA Championship Queensland 2,000,000 Australia Cameron Smith (3) 10.06 EUR
4 Dec ISPS Handa Australian Open Victoria 1,700,000 Poland Adrian Meronk (n/a) 10.26 EUR
11 Dec Gippsland Super 6 Victoria 200,000 Australia Tom Power Horan (2) 1.55
29 Jan TPS Victoria Victoria 250,000 South Korea Yoon Min-a (n/a) 1.65[c] WANZ Mixed event
5 Feb TPS Murray River New South Wales 250,000 Australia Sarah Jane Smith (n/a) 1.42[d] WANZ Mixed event
12 Feb Vic Open Victoria 420,000 New Zealand Michael Hendry (4) 1.94
19 Feb TPS Sydney New South Wales 250,000 Australia David Micheluzzi (2) 1.49 WANZ Mixed event
26 Feb TPS Hunter Valley New South Wales 250,000 Australia Brett Coletta (2) 1.25 WANZ Mixed event
5 Mar New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$1,650,000 Australia Brendan Jones (1) 5.85 ASA
12 Mar NZ PGA Championship New Zealand 150,000 Australia Louis Dobbelaar (1) 1.20
19 Mar Play Today NSW Open New South Wales 400,000 Australia David Micheluzzi (3) 2.56
2 Apr The National Tournament Victoria 200,000 Australia Tom Power Horan (3) 1.81

Unofficial events

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The 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
6 Dec Cathedral Invitational Victoria 300,000 Australia Nick Flanagan n/a Limited-field event

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[6][7] The top three players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2024 European Tour (DP World Tour).[8]

Position Player Points Status earned
1 Australia David Micheluzzi 1,455 Promoted to European Tour
2 Australia Tom Power Horan 875
3 Australia Andrew Martin 661
4 New Zealand Michael Hendry 583
5 Australia John Lyras 543

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year Australia David Micheluzzi [9]
Rookie of the Year Australia Haydn Barron [10][11]

Notes

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  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. ^ a b ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; WANZ − WPGA Tour of Australasia.
  3. ^ OWGR points at the TPS Victoria were awarded based on men's scores only. James Marchesani had the lowest men's score and was awarded with the 1.65 points.[4]
  4. ^ OWGR points at the TPS Murray River were awarded based on men's scores only. Andrew Martin and Shae Wools-Cobb tied for the lowest men's score and split the assigned points for first and second places, each earning 1.14 points.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Prizemoney up, Order of Merit changes announced". Golf Australia. Australian Golf Media. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ "2022 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Confirmed: Full ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia schedule announced with 16 tournaments". PGA of Australia. 11 August 2022. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Rory McIlroy remains World Number One after winning his first Rolex Series title". Official World Golf Ranking. 30 January 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023. The Official World Ranking points therefore go to James Marchesani who finished the event 2nd as OWGR is a Men's Ranking.
  5. ^ "Justin Rose moves back into the Top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking". Official World Golf Ranking. 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023. The Official World Golf Ranking points however are distributed to Andrew Martin and Shae Wools Cobb who finished T2 who both shot 15 under (269) each receiving 1.13765 points.
  6. ^ "2022 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  7. ^ "David Micheluzzi pinches NSW Open, locks up Order of Merit title". Australian Golf Digest. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  8. ^ "David Micheluzzi, Andrew Martin and Tom Power Horan earn DP World Tour cards for 2024". European Tour. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  9. ^ Munnings, Paul (22 November 2023). "Minjee Lee wins a record third Greg Norman Medal". Australian Golf Digest. Retrieved 22 November 2023. There were more winners on the night with three-time tournament winner David Micheluzzi taking out the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Player of the Year…
  10. ^ "2022/23 Rookie of the Year". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  11. ^ Blake, Martin (11 April 2023). "WA's Barron wins Rookie of the Year". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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