The 1996–97 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 25th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1996–97 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes28 JanJohnnie Walker ClassicSingapore£600,000 Ian Woosnam (n/a)42EURNew to PGA Tour of Australasia4 FebHeineken ClassicWestern Australia800,000 Ian Woosnam (n/a)34EUR11 FebFord South Australian OpenSouth Australia200,000 Greg Norman (31)2418 FebEricsson MastersVictoria500,000 Craig Parry (7)2225 FebCanon ChallengeNew South Wales300,000 Peter Senior (15)1620 OctFoodlink Queensland OpenQueensland200,000 Steven Alker (1)1627 OctAustralian Players ChampionshipQueensland500,000 Bradley Hughes (3)16ASA3 NovAlfred Dunhill MastersHong KongUS$500,000 Bernhard Langer (n/a)26ASA17 NovAustralian PGA ChampionshipNew South Wales300,000 Phil Tataurangi (1)1624 NovHolden Australian OpenNew South Wales850,000 Greg Norman (32)32Flagship event1 DecGreg Norman's Holden ClassicVictoria700,000 Peter Senior (16)308 DecAMP Air New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$500,000 Michael Long (1)1615 DecSchweppes Coolum ClassicQueensland200,000 Anthony Painter (2)1612 JanVictorian OpenVictoria200,000 Stephen Leaney (2)1626 JanJohnnie Walker ClassicQueensland£700,000 Ernie Els (n/a)44EUR2 FebHeineken ClassicWestern Australia1,100,000 Miguel Ángel Martín (n/a)32EUR9 FebFord South Australian OpenSouth Australia300,000 Steven Alker (2)2216 FebEricsson MastersVictoria750,000 Peter Lonard (1)2023 FebCanon ChallengeNew South Wales450,000 Peter Senior (17)16
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.
Position Player Prize money (A$)1 Peter Lonard 484,5342 Peter Senior 359,0513 Michael Long 329,3274 Greg Norman 322,0265 Peter O'Malley 261,271
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