1997–98 PGA Tour of Australasia
{{Short description|Golf tour season}}
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{{Infobox golf season
| year = 1997–98
| tour = PGA Tour of Australasia
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| regular_season = {{start date|1997|9|11|df=y}} – {{end date|1998|3|8|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 13
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| honor1 = Order of Merit
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Andrew Coltart
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| prevseason = 1996–97
| nextseason = 1998–99
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The 1997–98 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 26th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1997–98 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44625652/ |title=Australasian PGA Tour Schedule 1997–98 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |location=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |date=23 July 1997 |page=45 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=10 August 2020 |url-access=subscription}}
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!Date !Tournament !Location !Purse !Winner{{efn|name=totals|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.}} !OWGR !Other !Notes |
| 14 Sep
|Ericsson Asia-Pacific Masters |Indonesia |align=right|US$500,000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Darren Cole (1) |align=center|16 |ASA |New tournament |
| 23 Nov
|MasterCard Australian PGA Championship |New South Wales |align=right|500,000 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Andrew Coltart (2) |align=center|16 | | |
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|30 Nov |Victoria |align=right|1,000,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Westwood (n/a) |align=center|38 | |Flagship event |
| 7 Dec
|Australasian Players Championship |Queensland |align=right|500,000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Chalmers (1) |align=center|26 | | |
| 14 Dec
|New Zealand |align=right|NZ$500,000 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Greg Turner (5) |align=center|18 | | |
| 21 Dec
|Queensland |align=right|200,000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Parry (8) |align=center|18 | | |
| 11 Jan
|Victoria |align=right|200,000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Brad King (1) |align=center|16 | | |
| 25 Jan
|Thailand |align=right|£750,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (n/a) |align=center|40 |EUR | |
| 1 Feb
|Western Australia |align=right|1,200,000 |{{flagicon|DEN}} Thomas Bjørn (n/a) |align=center|32 |EUR | |
| 8 Feb
|Greg Norman Holden International |New South Wales |align=right|1,000,000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Norman (33) |align=center|36 | | |
| 15 Feb
|Victoria |align=right|750,000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Bradley Hughes (4) |align=center|30 | | |
| 21 Feb
|New South Wales |align=right|500,000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter O'Malley (2) |align=center|16 | | |
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|8 Mar |Australian Capital Territory |align=right|500,000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Mathew Goggin (1) |align=center|16 | |New tournament |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/123061636/ |title=King throws crown away |newspaper=The Age |location=Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |first=Charles |last=Happell |date=9 March 1998 |page=Sport 2 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=10 August 2020 |url-access=subscription}}
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!Position !! Player !! Prize money (A$) | ||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Andrew Coltart | align=center|316,107 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter O'Malley | align=center|264,534 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Chalmers | align=center|263,926 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mathew Goggin | align=center|220,417 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Robert Allenby | align=center|213,234 |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{official site|https://www.pga.org.au}}
{{PGA Tour of Australasia seasons}}
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