1990 PGA Tour of Australia

The 1990 PGA Tour of Australia was the 19th season on the PGA Tour of Australia, the main professional golf tour in Australia since it was formed in 1973.

1990 PGA Tour of Australia season

Duration	11 January 1990 (1990-01-11) – 16 December 1990 (1990-12-16)
Number of official events	13[a]
Most wins	John Morse (2)
Order of Merit	Rodger Davis
Rookie of the Year	Gabriel Hjertstedt
← 1989 1991 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.^[1][2][3]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (A$)	Winner[b]	OWGR points	Notes
14 Jan	Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup	Queensland	800,000	Rodger Davis (10)	42
21 Jan	Coca-Cola Classic	Victoria	700,000	Ronan Rafferty (4)	32
28 Jan	Vines Classic	Western Australia	700,000	Jeff Maggert (n/a)	22	New tournament
4 Feb	Victorian Open	Victoria	–	Cancelled	–
11 Feb	Mercedes-Benz Australian Match Play Championship	Victoria	200,000	David Iwasaki-Smith (1)	12
18 Feb	Australian Masters	Victoria	500,000	Greg Norman (29)	44
11 Mar	Monro Interiors Nedlands Masters	Western Australia	150,000	John Morse (1)	12
4 Nov	New South Wales Open	New South Wales	50,000	Ken Trimble (1)	12
11 Nov	Air New Zealand Shell Open	New Zealand	NZ$250,000	Wayne Riley (3)	12
18 Nov	West End South Australian Open	South Australia	150,000	Mike Harwood (2)	12
25 Nov	Australian PGA Championship[c]	New South Wales	500,000	Brett Ogle (3)	16
2 Dec	Australian Open	New South Wales	600,000	John Morse (2)	42
9 Dec	Johnnie Walker Australian Classic	Victoria	1,000,000	Greg Turner (3)	40
16 Dec	Coolum Classic[d]	Queensland	150,000	Ian Baker-Finch (8)	12	New tournament

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.^[4]

Position	Player	Prize money (A$)
1	Rodger Davis	375,026
2	John Morse	264,049
3	Brett Ogle	214,143
4	Greg Turner	196,926
5	Mike Harwood	184,224

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Rookie of the Year	Gabriel Hjertstedt	[5]

Notes

1. One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
2. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australia members.
3. incorporating the New South Wales PGA Championship.
4. incorporating the Queensland Open.