2023–24 PGA Tour of Australasia

The 2023–24 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2023–24 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, is the 50th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

2023–24 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) – 17 March 2024 (2024-03-17)
Number of official events18
2024–25

Changes for 2023–24

The season marked the return of the PNG Open, being played for the first time since 2019.[1] The Heritage Classic also returned to the schedule, having not been played since 2013.[2]

Challenger title sponsorship

In October 2023, it was announced that the tour had signed a sponsor title agreement with Australian investment firm Challenger, being renamed as the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia.[3]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023–24 season.[4][5]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
7 MayPNG OpenPapua New Guinea180,000Australia Lachlan Barker (1)0.39
20 AugTailor-made Building Services NT PGA ChampionshipNorthern Territory200,000Australia Daniel Gale (2)1.07
8 OctNexus Advisernet/Bowra & O'Dea WA OpenWestern Australia175,000Australia Simon Hawkes (2)1.14
15 OctCKB WA PGA ChampionshipWestern Australia250,000Australia Ben Eccles (2)1.30
22 OctWebex Players Series SASouth Australia200,000Australia Austin Bautista (2)1.50WANZMixed event
5 NovQueensland PGA ChampionshipQueensland250,000
12 NovGippsland Super 6Victoria200,000
19 NovVictorian PGA ChampionshipVictoria250,000
26 NovFortinet Australian PGA ChampionshipQueensland2,000,000EUR
3 DecISPS Handa Australian OpenNew South Wales1,700,000EUR
14 JanHeritage ClassicVictoria200,000
21 JanWebex Players Series Murray RiverVictoria250,000WANZMixed event
28 JanWebex Players Series VictoriaVictoria250,000WANZMixed event
4 FebVic OpenVictoria420,000
11 FebWebex Players Series SydneyNew South Wales250,000WANZMixed event
18 FebWebex Players Series Hunter ValleyNew South Wales250,000WANZMixed event
3 MarNew Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$1,835,000ASA
17 MarThe National TournamentVictoria

Notes

  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. ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; WANZ − WPGA Tour of Australasia.

References

  1. "PNG Open returns to kick off 2023 season". PGA of Australia. Australian Golf Media. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  2. "Heritage Classic returns to PGA Tour of Australasia on three-year deal". PGA of Australia. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. Campbell, Hayden (5 October 2023). "Challenger Investment Firm Secures Exclusive Title Sponsorship Of PGA Tour Australasia". Ministry of Sport. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. "ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia 2023 Schedule". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  5. "Min Woo Lee locked in as date set for Fortinet Australian PGA Championship". Australian Golf Digest. Australian Golf Media. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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