The 1988 PGA Tour of Australia was the 17th season on the PGA Tour of Australia, the main professional golf tour in Australia since it was formed in 1973.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1988 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes 6 Dec Air New Zealand Shell Open New Zealand NZ$200,000 Mike Colandro (1) 20 13 Dec Nissan-Mobil New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$150,000 Ronan Rafferty (2) 18 10 Jan Sanctuary Cove Classic Queensland 400,000 Curtis Strange (n/a) 24 New tournament 31 Jan Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup Queensland 500,000 Greg Norman (23) 32 New tournament 7 Feb Mercedes-Benz Australian Match Play Championship Victoria 100,000 Ronan Rafferty (3) 12 14 Feb Victorian Open Victoria 100,000 Jim Benepe (n/a) 18 21 Feb Australian Masters Victoria 325,000 Ian Baker-Finch (7) 40 28 Feb ESP Open Australian Capital Territory 250,000 Greg Norman (24) 22 New tournament 6 Mar Australian Tournament Players Championship New South Wales 300,000 Greg Norman (25) 22 New tournament 9 Oct Drinnan Motors Queensland Open Queensland 50,000 Brett Officer (1) 8 16 Oct Tasmanian Open Tasmania 100,000 Brett Ogle (1) 8 23 Oct Panasonic New South Wales Open New South Wales 200,000 Greg Norman (25) 18 30 Oct Town and Country Western Australian Open Western Australia 100,000 Bradley Hughes (1) 8 6 Nov Australian PGA Championship New South Wales 475,000 Wayne Grady (2) 20 12 Nov West End South Australian Open South Australia 100,000 Gordon Brand Jnr (n/a) 8 20 Nov Ricky May Classic New South Wales 100,000 David Merriman (1) n/a New tournament 27 Nov National Panasonic Australian Open New South Wales 350,000 Mark Calcavecchia (n/a) 38 4 Dec Bicentennial Classic Victoria 1,500,000 Rodger Davis (8) 32 New tournament 11 Dec Air New Zealand Shell Open New Zealand NZ$200,000 Terry Gale (15) 16 18 Dec Nissan-Mobil New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$150,000 Ian Stanley (7) 16
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.
Position Player Prize money (A$)1 Greg Norman 303,8222 Wayne Grady 136,5893 Roger Mackay 100,1714 Ian Baker-Finch 92,2095 Peter Senior 91,507
Awards AwardWinner Rookie of the Year Bradley Hughes
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