Golf tour season
The 1986 PGA Tour of Australia was the 15th 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 1986 season.[1]
Date
|
Tournament
|
Location
|
Purse (A$)
|
Winner[a]
|
OWGR points
|
Notes
|
1 Dec |
Air New Zealand Shell Open |
New Zealand |
NZ$140,000 |
D. A. Weibring (n/a) |
n/a |
|
8 Dec |
New Zealand Open |
New Zealand |
NZ$100,000 |
Corey Pavin (n/a) |
n/a |
|
31 Dec |
Nissan-Mobil New Zealand PGA Championship |
New Zealand |
NZ$75,000 |
Frank Nobilo (2) |
n/a |
|
2 Feb |
Foster's Tasmanian Open |
Tasmania |
50,000 |
Stewart Ginn (8) |
10 |
|
9 Feb |
Robert Boyd Transport Victorian Open |
Victoria |
100,000 |
Ossie Moore (9) |
20 |
|
16 Feb |
Robert Boyd Transport Australian Match Play Championship |
Victoria |
60,000 |
Peter Fowler (3) |
10 |
New tournament
|
23 Feb |
Australian Masters |
Victoria |
275,000 |
Mark O'Meara (n/a) |
26 |
|
2 Mar |
Rich River Classic |
New South Wales |
70,000 |
Bob Shearer (16) |
10 |
New tournament
|
18 May |
Halls Head Estates-Nissan Nedlands Masters |
Western Australia |
50,000 |
Lyndsay Stephen (2) |
10 |
|
5 Oct |
Fourex Queensland PGA Championship |
Queensland |
100,000 |
Ossie Moore (2) |
10 |
|
12 Oct |
Stefan Queensland Open |
Queensland |
100,000 |
Greg Norman (17) |
12 |
|
19 Oct |
National Panasonic New South Wales Open |
New South Wales |
125,000 |
Greg Norman (18) |
20 |
|
25 Oct |
West End Jubilee South Australian Open |
South Australia |
100,000 |
Greg Norman (19) |
12 |
|
2 Nov |
Toshiba Australian PGA Championship |
New South Wales |
180,000 |
Mike Harwood (1) |
20 |
|
9 Nov |
Black Magic Victorian PGA Championship |
Victoria |
100,000 |
Wayne Smith (1) |
10 |
|
16 Nov |
National Panasonic Australian Open |
Victoria |
275,000 |
Rodger Davis (5) |
40 |
|
23 Nov |
National Panasonic Western Australian Open |
Western Australia |
100,000 |
Greg Norman (20) |
16 |
|
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2]