2021–22 PGA Tour of Australasia

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2021–22

| tour = PGA Tour of Australasia

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| regular_season = {{start date|2021|12|9|df=y}} – {{end date|2022|5|8|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 14{{efn|A further three tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled.}}

| most_wins =

| honor1 = Order of Merit

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Jediah Morgan

| honor2 = Player of the Year

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Dimitrios Papadatos

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| prevseason = 2020–21

| nextseason = 2022–23

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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.

European Tour strategic alliance extension

In 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.{{cite web |title=European Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia announce Strategic Alliance |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/european-tour-and-pga-tour-of-australasia-announce-strategic-alliance/ |date=18 February 2017 |access-date=22 February 2023 |publisher=European Tour}} 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.{{cite web |title=DP World Tour and ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia announce extension to Strategic Alliance |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/dp-world-tour-and-isps-handa-pga-tour-of-australasia-announce-extension-to-strat/ |date=12 January 2022 |access-date=22 February 2023 |publisher=European Tour}}

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2021–22 season.{{cite web |url=https://pga-tic.com/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=2021~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2021 Tournament schedule |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |access-date=9 August 2023}}{{Cite web |date=2021-09-07 |title=Changes announced to PGA Tour of Australasia schedule |url=https://pga.org.au/news/changes-announced-to-pga-tour-of-australasia-schedule/ |access-date=2021-09-07 |publisher=PGA of Australia |first=Tony |last=Webeck |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907063645/https://pga.org.au/news/changes-announced-to-pga-tour-of-australasia-schedule/ |archive-date=7 September 2021}}

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!Date

!Tournament

!Location

!Purse
(A$)

!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
points

!Other
tours{{efn|ASA − Asian Tour; WANZ − WPGA Tour of Australasia.}}

!Notes

~~{{dts|28 Nov 2021|format=dm}}~~

|Australian Open

|New South Wales

|align=center|–

|Cancelled{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/golf/story/_/id/32396558/australian-open-men-women-golf-events-cancelled |title=Australian Open golf events cancelled |work=ESPN |agency=Australian Associated Press |date=14 October 2021 |access-date=15 March 2024}}

|align=center|–

{{dts|12 Dec 2021|format=dm}}
~~{{dts|7 Nov 2021|format=dm}}~~

|Victorian PGA Championship

|Victoria

|align=right|137,500

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Blake Windred (1)

|align=center|6

{{dts|19 Dec 2021|format=dm}}
~~{{dts|14 Nov 2021|format=dm}}~~

|Gippsland Super 6

|Victoria

|align=right|137,500

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Thompson (1)

|align=center|6

style="background:#f2ecce;"

|{{dts|16 Jan 2022|format=dm}}
~~{{dts|5 Dec 2021|format=dm}}~~

|Fortinet Australian PGA Championship

|Queensland

|align=right|1,000,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jediah Morgan (1)

|align=center|32

|Flagship event

|Queensland PGA Championship

|Queensland

|align=right|200,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Anthony Quayle (2)

|align=center|6

|TPS Victoria

|Victoria

|align=right|200,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Sinnott (1)

|align=center|6

|WANZ

|Mixed event

|Vic Open

|Victoria

|align=right|410,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Dimitrios Papadatos (4)

|align=center|16

|TPS Murray River

|New South Wales

|align=right|200,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Hannah Green (n/a)

|align=center|6{{efn|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.{{Cite web |title=TPS Murray River in honour of Jarrod Lyle |url=https://www.owgr.com/events/tps-murray-river-in-honour-of-jarrod-lyle-9415 |access-date=9 August 2023 |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319185847/https://www.owgr.com/events/tps-murray-river-in-honour-of-jarrod-lyle-9415 |archive-date=19 March 2023}}}}

|WANZ

|Mixed event

|TPS Sydney

|New South Wales

|align=right|200,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jarryd Felton (3)

|align=center|6

|WANZ

|Mixed event

|TPS Hunter Valley

|New South Wales

|align=right|200,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Pike (2)

|align=center|6

|WANZ

|Mixed event

|Golf Challenge NSW Open

|New South Wales

|align=right|400,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Harrison Crowe (a) (1)

|align=center|16

~~{{dts|3 Apr 2022|format=dm}}~~
~~{{dts|27 Feb 2022|format=dm}}~~

|New Zealand Open

|New Zealand

|align=center|–

|Cancelled{{cite web |title=New Zealand Open scrapped over COVID travel restrictions |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/new-zealand-open-scrapped-over-covid-travel-restrictions-2022-02-01/ |work=Reuters |date=1 February 2022 |access-date=1 February 2022}}

|align=center|–

|ASA

|The National PGA Classic

|Victoria

|align=right|200,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Derek Ackerman (1)

|align=center|6

~~{{dts|10 Apr 2022|format=dm}}~~

|NZ PGA Championship

|New Zealand

|align=center|–

|Cancelled{{cite web |title=NZ PGA Championship a Covid Casualty |url=https://nzopen.com/news-media/nz-pga-championship-a-covid-casualty/ |publisher=New Zealand Open |date=10 February 2022 |access-date=13 February 2022}}

|align=center|–

{{dts|24 Apr 2022|format=dm}}
~~{{dts|28 Nov 2021|format=dm}}~~
~~{{dts|10 Oct 2021|format=dm}}~~

|CKB WA PGA Championship

|Western Australia

|align=right|200,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jay Mackenzie (1)

|align=center|6

{{dts|1 May 2022|format=dm}}
~~{{dts|5 Dec 2021|format=dm}}~~
~~{{dts|17 Oct 2021|format=dm}}~~

|Nexus Advisernet WA Open

|Western Australia

|align=right|150,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Braden Becker (1)

|align=center|6

{{dts|8 May 2022|format=dm}}
~~{{dts|19 Sep 2021|format=dm}}~~
~~{{dts|22 Aug 2021|format=dm}}~~

|Tailor-made Building Services NT PGA Championship

|Northern Territory

|align=right|150,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Austin Bautista (1)

|align=center|6

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.{{cite web |url=https://pga-tic.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=99~imp=n~lspos=n~dc=N~bdlink=Y~season=2021~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2021 Order of Merit |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |access-date=10 February 2023}}{{cite web |title=Morgan off to the majors after winning Australasian Order of Merit |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/morgan-off-majors-after-winning-australasian-order-merit-2022-05-05/ |publisher=Reuters |date=5 May 2022 |access-date=8 May 2022}} The top three players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2023 European Tour (DP World Tour).{{cite web |title=Dodt clinches final DP World Tour card |url=https://pga.org.au/news/dodt-clinches-final-dp-world-tour-card/ |publisher=PGA of Australia |first=Tony |last=Webeck |date=8 May 2022 |access-date=9 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313102555/https://pga.org.au/news/dodt-clinches-final-dp-world-tour-card/ |archive-date=13 March 2023}}

class="wikitable" !Position !! Player !! Prize money (A$) !! Status earned
style="background:#D0F0C0;" \| align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Jediah Morgan	align=center\|190,409	rowspan=3\|Promoted to European Tour
style="background:#D0F0C0;" \| align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Blake Windred	align=center\|125,286
style="background:#D0F0C0;" \| align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Andrew Dodt	align=center\|112,731
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Dimitrios Papadatos	align=center\|111,491
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Aaron Pike	align=center\|100,981

Awards

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!Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

Player of the Year

{{flagicon|AUS}} Dimitrios Papadatos

{{cite news |url=https://www.australiangolfdigest.com.au/cameron-smith-wins-greg-norman-medal-for-2022/ |title=Cameron Smith wins Greg Norman Medal for 2022 |date=22 November 2022 |access-date=16 January 2023 |magazine=Australian Golf Digest |agency=Australian Golf Media |quote=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.}}

Notes

References

External links

{{official site|https://www.pga.org.au}}

Category:PGA Tour of Australasia seasons

Australasia

PGA Tour of Australasia

class="wikitable" !Position !! Player !! Prize money (A$) !! Status earned
style="background:#D0F0C0;" \| align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Jediah Morgan	align=center\|190,409	rowspan=3\|Promoted to European Tour
style="background:#D0F0C0;" \| align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Blake Windred	align=center\|125,286
style="background:#D0F0C0;" \| align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Andrew Dodt	align=center\|112,731
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Dimitrios Papadatos	align=center\|111,491
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Aaron Pike	align=center\|100,981