2011 PGA Tour of Australasia

The 2011 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 38th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

2011 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration7 January 2011 (2011-01-07) – 18 December 2011 (2011-12-18)
Number of official events13
Most winsAustralia Greg Chalmers (2)
Order of MeritAustralia Greg Chalmers
2010
2012

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)
Winner[a]OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
10 JanVictorian OpenVictoria120,000 Paul Sheehan (2)n/a
16 JanVictorian PGA ChampionshipVictoria110,000 James Nitties (1)n/a
23 JanSurf Coast KnockoutVictoria135,000 Scott Laycock (2)n/aNew tournament
27 JanCellarbrations Queensland PGA ChampionshipQueensland115,000 Gareth Paddison (2)n/a
17 OctSouth Pacific OpenNew Caledonia110,000 Matthew Griffin (1)n/aNew tournament
23 OctBrunel WA PGA ChampionshipWestern Australia110,000 Michael Wright (1)n/a
30 OctWA Open ChampionshipWestern Australia110,000 Rohan Blizard (1)n/a
6 NovNSW PGA ChampionshipNew South Wales120,000 Matthew Guyatt (1)n/a
13 NovEmirates Australian OpenNew South Wales1,500,000 Greg Chalmers (3)42ONEFlagship event
20 NovNSW OpenNew South Wales135,000 Adam Crawford (1)n/a
27 NovAustralian PGA ChampionshipQueensland1,500,000 Greg Chalmers (4)34ONE
4 DecBMW New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$400,000 Brad Kennedy (2)16
18 DecJBWere MastersVictoria1,000,000 Ian Poulter (n/a)32

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1 Greg Chalmers554,285
2 Marcus Fraser229,125
3 John Senden204,285
4 Robert Allenby141,410
5 Brad Kennedy134,833

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ ONE − OneAsia Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "2011 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ "2011 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Poulter claims gold jacket". ausgolf.com. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2023. Greg Chalmers was officially awarded the Norman Von Nida medal today for topping the PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit. With his two wins in the Emirates Australian Open and the Australian PGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola Chalmers won $554,285 throughout the 2011 Australian summer...
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