The 2021–22 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2021–22 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was the 48th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
| Duration | 9 December 2021 – 8 May 2022 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 14[a] |
| Order of Merit |  Jediah Morgan |
| Player of the Year | Dimitrios Papadatos |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
European Tour strategic alliance extension
editIn January, it was announced by the European Tour that they had extended their strategic alliance with the PGA Tour of Australasia, which had originally been signed in 2017.[1] As part of the extension, an additional two players (three in total) from the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit were awarded European Tour status for the following season.[2]
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2021–22 season.[3][4]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Other tours[c] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | New South Wales | – | Cancelled[5] | – | |||
| 12 Dec |
Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 137,500 | Blake Windred (1)
|
6 | ||
| 19 Dec |
Gippsland Super 6 | Victoria | 137,500 | Jack Thompson (1)
|
6 | ||
| 16 Jan |
Fortinet Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,000,000 | Jediah Morgan (1)
|
32 | Flagship event | |
| 23 Jan | Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 200,000 | Anthony Quayle (2)
|
6 | ||
| 6 Feb | TPS Victoria | Victoria | 200,000 | Todd Sinnott (1)
|
6 | WANZ | Mixed event |
| 13 Feb | Vic Open | Victoria | 410,000 | Dimitrios Papadatos (4)
|
16 | ||
| 20 Feb | TPS Murray River | New South Wales | 200,000 | Hannah Green (n/a)
|
6[d] | WANZ | Mixed event |
| 6 Mar | TPS Sydney | New South Wales | 200,000 | Jarryd Felton (3)
|
6 | WANZ | Mixed event |
| 12 Mar | TPS Hunter Valley | New South Wales | 200,000 | Aaron Pike (2)
|
6 | WANZ | Mixed event |
| 19 Mar | Golf Challenge NSW Open | New South Wales | 400,000 | Harrison Crowe (a) (1)
|
16 | ||
| New Zealand Open | New Zealand | – | Cancelled[7] | – | ASA | ||
| 8 Apr | The National PGA Classic | Victoria | 200,000 |  Derek Ackerman (1)
|
6 | ||
| NZ PGA Championship | New Zealand | – | Cancelled[8] | – | |||
| 24 Apr |
CKB WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 200,000 | Jay Mackenzie (1)
|
6 | ||
| 1 May |
Nexus Advisernet WA Open | Western Australia | 150,000 | Braden Becker (1)
|
6 | ||
| 8 May |
Tailor-made Building Services NT PGA Championship | Northern Territory | 150,000 | Austin Bautista (1)
|
6 |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[9][10] The top three players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2023 European Tour (DP World Tour).[11]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jediah Morgan |
190,409 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 2 | Blake Windred |
125,286 | |
| 3 | Andrew Dodt |
112,731 | |
| 4 | Dimitrios Papadatos |
111,491 | |
| 5 | Aaron Pike |
100,981 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Dimitrios Papadatos |
[12] |
Notes
edit- ^ A further three 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.
- ^ ASA − Asian Tour; WANZ − WPGA Tour of Australasia.
- ^ OWGR points at the TPS Murray River were awarded based on men's scores only. Andrew Evans and Hayden Hopewell tied for the lowest men's score and split the assigned points for first and second places, each earning 4.8 points.[6]
References
edit- ^ "European Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia announce Strategic Alliance". European Tour. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "DP World Tour and ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia announce extension to Strategic Alliance". European Tour. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "2021 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Webeck, Tony (7 September 2021). "Changes announced to PGA Tour of Australasia schedule". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Australian Open golf events cancelled". ESPN. Australian Associated Press. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "TPS Murray River in honour of Jarrod Lyle". Official World Golf Ranking. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand Open scrapped over COVID travel restrictions". Reuters. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "NZ PGA Championship a Covid Casualty". New Zealand Open. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "2021 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Morgan off to the majors after winning Australasian Order of Merit". Reuters. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ Webeck, Tony (8 May 2022). "Dodt clinches final DP World Tour card". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Cameron Smith wins Greg Norman Medal for 2022". Australian Golf Digest. Australian Golf Media. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
There were more winners on the night with Vic Open winner Dimitrios Papadatos honoured after a breakthrough season, named ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia Player of the Year.