Duration | 3 December 1987 | – 18 December 1988
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Number of official events | 20 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
← 1987 1989 → |
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.
The following table lists official events during the 1988 season.[1][2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 Dec | Air New Zealand Shell Open | New Zealand | NZ$200,000 | ![]() |
20 | |
13 Dec | Nissan-Mobil New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$150,000 | ![]() |
18 | |
10 Jan | Sanctuary Cove Classic | Queensland | 400,000 | ![]() |
24 | New tournament |
31 Jan | Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup | Queensland | 500,000 | ![]() |
32 | New tournament |
7 Feb | Mercedes-Benz Australian Match Play Championship | Victoria | 100,000 | ![]() |
12 | |
14 Feb | Victorian Open | Victoria | 100,000 | ![]() |
18 | |
21 Feb | Australian Masters | Victoria | 325,000 | ![]() |
40 | |
28 Feb | ESP Open | Australian Capital Territory | 250,000 | ![]() |
22 | New tournament |
6 Mar | Australian Tournament Players Championship | New South Wales | 300,000 | ![]() |
22 | New tournament |
9 Oct | Drinnan Motors Queensland Open | Queensland | 50,000 | ![]() |
8 | |
16 Oct | Tasmanian Open | Tasmania | 100,000 | ![]() |
8 | |
23 Oct | Panasonic New South Wales Open | New South Wales | 200,000 | ![]() |
18 | |
30 Oct | Town and Country Western Australian Open | Western Australia | 100,000 | ![]() |
8 | |
6 Nov | Australian PGA Championship[b] | New South Wales | 475,000 | ![]() |
20 | |
12 Nov | West End South Australian Open | South Australia | 100,000 | ![]() |
8 | |
20 Nov | Ricky May Classic | New South Wales | 100,000 | ![]() |
n/a | New tournament |
27 Nov | National Panasonic Australian Open | New South Wales | 350,000 | ![]() |
38 | |
4 Dec | Bicentennial Classic | Victoria | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
32 | New tournament |
11 Dec | Air New Zealand Shell Open | New Zealand | NZ$200,000 | ![]() |
16 | |
18 Dec | Nissan-Mobil New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$150,000 | ![]() |
16 |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[3]
Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
303,822 |
2 | ![]() |
136,589 |
3 | ![]() |
100,171 |
4 | ![]() |
92,209 |
5 | ![]() |
91,507 |