2000–01 PGA Tour of Australasia
The 2000–01 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The events were played during the calendar years of 2000 and 2001.
The Order of Merit was won by rookie Aaron Baddeley,[1] who won twice during the season including a successful defence of the Holden Australian Open title, which he had won as an amateur in 1999.
Main tournament results
The table below shows the 2000–01 schedule. It only lists official money events on the main tour.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | OWGR points[2][3] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand |  Tiger Woods (n/a) |
24 | Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour |
| 26 Nov | Holden Australian Open | Victoria | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Aaron Baddeley (2) |
32 | Flagship event |
| 3 Dec | Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | Robert Allenby (6) |
16 | |
| 10 Dec | Ford South Australian Open | South Australia | Peter Lonard (2) |
16 | |
| 14 Jan | ANZ Victorian Open Championship | Victoria | Scott Laycock (1) |
16 | |
| 21 Jan | New Zealand Open | New Zealand |  David Smail (1) |
16 | |
| 28 Jan | Canon Challenge | New South Wales | David Smail (2) |
16 | |
| 4 Feb | Heineken Classic | Western Australia | Michael Campbell (7) |
20 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| 18 Feb | Greg Norman Holden International | New South Wales | Aaron Baddeley (3) |
22 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| 18 Feb | Ericsson Masters | Victoria |  Colin Montgomerie (1) |
20 | |
| 25 Feb | ANZ Tour Championship | New South Wales | Peter Lonard (3) |
16 | Tour Championship |
Leading money winners
| Position | Player | Country | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | 662,125 |
| 2 | Peter Lonard | Australia | 579,388 |
| 3 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | 484,732 |
| 4 | David Smail | New Zealand | 428,889 |
| 5 | Nick O'Hern | Australia | 385,730 |
| 6 | Nathan Green | Australia | 301,213 |
| 7 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | 287,837 |
| 8 | Jarrod Moseley | Australia | 202,945 |
| 9 | Rod Pampling | Australia | 200,492 |
| 10 | Peter O'Malley | Australia | 185,535 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the year | Aaron Baddeley | Australia |
| Best overseas performer | Robert Allenby | Australia |
| Jack Newton Shield (most consistent performer) | Nick O'Hern | Australia |
| Norman Von Nida Shield (rookie of the year) | Aaron Baddeley | Australia |
Source:[1]
References
- Stone, Peter (26 February 2001). "Eagle-eyed Lonard finishes in style, longs for a bigger stage". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. p. 22. Retrieved 15 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2000". Official World Golf Ranking.
- "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2001". Official World Golf Ranking.
- "Schedule - PGA of Australia | Official Golf News, Live Scores & Results". pga.org.au. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- "Tour Information Centre – 2000–01". PGA Tour of Australasia.
- "OOM - PGA of Australia | Official Golf News, Live Scores & Results". pga.org.au. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
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