2007 PGA Tour of Australasia
The 2007 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer so they are split between the first and last months of the year. The tour's developmental series, known as the Von Nida Tour was played in the middle of the year.
Main tournament results
The table below shows the 2007 schedule. It only lists official money events on the main tour. For a complete table of events recognised by the PGA Tour of Australasia, including Von Nida Tour events and World Golf Championships see the official site. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.
Dates | Tournament | State / Country | Prize fund | Winner | OWGR points |
Notes |
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15-18 Feb | Jacob's Creek Open Championship | South Australia | US$600,000 | Scott Sterling (1) | 16 | Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour |
22-25 Feb | HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | US$600,000 | Nicholas Thompson (n/a) | 16 | Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour |
1-4 Mar | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand | £1,250,000 | Anton Haig (n/a) | 40 | Co-sanctioned by the Asian and European Tours |
8–11 Nov | HSBC Champions Tournament | China | US$5,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (n/a) | 52 | Co-sanctioned by the Asian, European and Sunshine Tours |
22-25 Nov | MasterCard Masters | Australia | A$1,500,000 | Aaron Baddeley (4) | 24 | Co-sanctioned by The European Tour |
29 Nov - 2 Dec | Blue Chip New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,500,000 | Richard Finch (n/a) | 20 | Co-sanctioned by The European Tour |
6-9 Dec | Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship | Australia | A$1,200,000 | Peter Lonard (9) | 32 | |
13-16 Dec | MFS Australian Open | Australia | A$1,500,000 | Craig Parry (14) | 34 |
Leading money winners
Position | Player | Country (State if Australian) | Prize money (A$) |
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1 | Craig Parry | New South Wales | 442,004 |
2 | David Smail | New Zealand | 168,461 |
3 | Paul Sheehan | New South Wales | 154,440 |
4 | Scott Sterling | United States | 150,747 |
5 | Greg Chalmers | West Australia | 150,342 |
6 | James Nitties | New South Wales | 142,177 |
7 | Peter O'Malley | New South Wales | 134,439 |
8 | Won Joon Lee | New South Wales | 133,845 |
9 | Adam Bland | South Australia | 117,905 |
10 | Marc Leishman | Victoria | 115,427 |