2020–21 PGA Tour of Australasia
| Duration | 6 February 2020 – 28 March 2021 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11[a] |
| Most wins |  Brad Kennedy (2) Bryden Macpherson (2) |
| Order of Merit | Brad Kennedy |
| Player of the Year | Brad Kennedy |
← 2019 2021–22 → | |
The 2020–21 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2020–21 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was the 47th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
In-season changes
[edit]The season was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic with several tournaments being postponed or cancelled. In response, the tour announced that the season would be extended through to March 2021, with subsequent seasons being seasonal rather than calendar based.[1]
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Other tours[c] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb | ISPS Handa Vic Open | Victoria | 1,500,000 | Min Woo Lee (1)
|
20 | EUR | |
| 16 Feb | Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 150,000 | Michael Sim (2)
|
7 | ||
| 23 Feb | Isuzu Queensland Open | Queensland | 137,500 | Anthony Quayle (1)
|
7 | ||
| 1 Mar | New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,400,000 | Brad Kennedy (5)
|
15 | ASA | |
| SP Export PNG Golf Open | Papua New Guinea | – | Cancelled[3] | – | |||
| Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | – | Cancelled | – | |||
| 24 Jan |
Gippsland Super 6 | Victoria | 125,000 | Marcus Fraser (1)
|
6 | ||
| 31 Jan | TPS Victoria | Victoria | 150,000 | Brad Kennedy (6)
|
7 | ALPG | New tournament series Mixed event |
| 7 Feb | Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 137,500 | Christopher Wood (1)
|
7 | ||
| 11 Feb | Moonah Links PGA Classic | Victoria | 150,000 | Bryden Macpherson (1)
|
7 | New tournament | |
| Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | – | Cancelled[4] | – | EUR | ||
| 7 Mar | TPS Sydney | New South Wales | 150,000 | Andrew Martin (1)
|
6 | ALPG | Mixed event |
| 14 Mar | Isuzu Queensland Open | Queensland | 125,000 | Andrew Evans (1)
|
6 | ||
| 28 Mar | Golf Challenge NSW Open | New South Wales | 400,000 | Bryden Macpherson (2)
|
7 | ||
| – | Emirates Australian Open | Victoria | – | Cancelled[4] | – | Flagship event |
Unofficial events
[edit]The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours[c] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct | TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 80,000 | Jarryd Felton
|
4 | ||
| 18 Oct | Nexus Risk WA Open | Western Australia | 60,000 | Hayden Hopewell (a)
|
4 | ||
| 25 Oct |
Tailor-made Building Services NT PGA Championship | Northern Territory | 70,000 | Aaron Pike
|
4 |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[5] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2022 European Tour (DP World Tour).[6]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Kennedy |
302,480 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 2 | Min Woo Lee |
253,327 | Already exempt[d] |
| 3 |  Ryan Fox |
168,882 | Already exempt[e] |
| 4 | Lucas Herbert |
162,841 | Already exempt[d] |
| 5 | Nick Flanagan |
116,710 |
Awards
[edit]| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Brad Kennedy |
[10] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ A further four tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled.
- ^ 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 ALPG − ALPG Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.
- ^ a b Lee and Herbert were already exempt due to being tournament winners on the 2021 European Tour.[7][8]
- ^ Fox was already exempt due to finishing inside the Top 121 of the 2021 Race to Dubai.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "PGA date announced as part of reimagined Aussie schedule". Golf Australia. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "2020 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Morobe and PNG Opens cancelled due to COVID-19". PGA of Australia. 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ a b Ward, Roy (16 October 2020). "Golf Australia cancels Australian Opens, Australian PGA due to COVID-19". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "2020 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ Webeck, Tony (31 March 2021). "Recognition Kennedy's most satisfying Order of Merit reward". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
The Order of Merit crown brings with it some tangible rewards – a European Tour card, starts at The Open Championship and two World Golf Championship events...
- ^ "Min Woo Lee wins Scottish Open in playoff over Matt Fitzpatrick, Thomas Detry". NBC Sports. Associated Press. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Stafford, Ali (5 July 2021). "Irish Open: Lucas Herbert holds off chasing pack to complete wire-to-wire win and secure Open spot". Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "2021 Race to Dubai". European Tour. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Stephanie Kyriacou and Brad Kennedy are WPGA/PGA Tour of Australasia Players of the Year". golfer.com.au. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.