2000–01 PGA Tour of Australasia

The 2000–01 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The events were played during the calendar years of 2000 and 2001.

The Order of Merit was won by rookie Aaron Baddeley,[1] who won twice during the season including a successful defence of the Holden Australian Open title, which he had won as an amateur in 1999.

Main tournament results

The table below shows the 2000–01 schedule. It only lists official money events on the main tour.

Date Tournament Location Winner OWGR
points[2][3]		 Notes
19 Nov Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand Tiger Woods (n/a) 24 Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour
26 Nov Holden Australian Open Victoria Aaron Baddeley (2) 32 Flagship event
3 Dec Australian PGA Championship Queensland Robert Allenby (6) 16
10 Dec Ford South Australian Open South Australia Peter Lonard (2) 16
14 Jan ANZ Victorian Open Victoria Scott Laycock (1) 16
21 Jan New Zealand Open New Zealand David Smail (1) 16
28 Jan Canon Challenge New South Wales David Smail (2) 16
4 Feb Heineken Classic Western Australia Michael Campbell (7) 20 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
18 Feb Greg Norman Holden International New South Wales Aaron Baddeley (3) 22 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
18 Feb Ericsson Masters Victoria Colin Montgomerie (1) 20
25 Feb ANZ Tour Championship New South Wales Peter Lonard (3) 16 Tour Championship

Source:[4][5]

Leading money winners
PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (A$)
1Aaron Baddeley Australia662,125
2Peter Lonard Australia579,388
3Michael Campbell New Zealand484,732
4David Smail New Zealand428,889
5Nick O'Hern Australia385,730
6Nathan Green Australia301,213
7Geoff Ogilvy Australia287,837
8Jarrod Moseley Australia202,945
9Rod Pampling Australia200,492
10Peter O'Malley Australia185,535

Source:[1][6]

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Player of the yearAaron Baddeley Australia
Best overseas performerRobert Allenby Australia
Jack Newton Shield (most consistent performer)Nick O'Hern Australia
Norman Von Nida Shield (rookie of the year)Aaron Baddeley Australia

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References
  1. Stone, Peter (26 February 2001). "Eagle-eyed Lonard finishes in style, longs for a bigger stage". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. p. 22. Retrieved 15 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2000". Official World Golf Ranking.
  3. "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2001". Official World Golf Ranking.
  4. "Schedule - PGA of Australia | Official Golf News, Live Scores & Results". pga.org.au. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  5. "Tour Information Centre – 2000–01". PGA Tour of Australasia.
  6. "OOM - PGA of Australia | Official Golf News, Live Scores & Results". pga.org.au. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
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