1996–97 PGA Tour of Australasia

The 1996–97 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 25th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

1996–97 PGA Tour of Australasia season

Duration	25 January 1996 (1996-01-25) – 23 February 1997 (1997-02-23)
Number of official events	19
Most wins	Peter Senior (3)
Order of Merit	Peter Lonard
← 1995 1997–98 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1996–97 season.^[1]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (A$)	Winner[a]	OWGR points	Other tours[b]	Notes
28 Jan	Johnnie Walker Classic	Singapore	£600,000	Ian Woosnam (n/a)	42	EUR	New to PGA Tour of Australasia
4 Feb	Heineken Classic	Western Australia	800,000	Ian Woosnam (n/a)	34	EUR
11 Feb	Ford South Australian Open	South Australia	200,000	Greg Norman (31)	24
18 Feb	Ericsson Masters	Victoria	500,000	Craig Parry (7)	22
25 Feb	Canon Challenge	New South Wales	300,000	Peter Senior (15)	16
20 Oct	Foodlink Queensland Open	Queensland	200,000	Steven Alker (1)	16
27 Oct	Australian Players Championship	Queensland	500,000	Bradley Hughes (3)	16	ASA
3 Nov	Alfred Dunhill Masters	Hong Kong	US$500,000	Bernhard Langer (n/a)	26	ASA
17 Nov	Australian PGA Championship	New South Wales	300,000	Phil Tataurangi (1)	16
24 Nov	Holden Australian Open	New South Wales	850,000	Greg Norman (32)	32		Flagship event
1 Dec	Greg Norman's Holden Classic	Victoria	700,000	Peter Senior (16)	30
8 Dec	AMP Air New Zealand Open	New Zealand	NZ$500,000	Michael Long (1)	16
15 Dec	Schweppes Coolum Classic	Queensland	200,000	Anthony Painter (2)	16
12 Jan	Victorian Open	Victoria	200,000	Stephen Leaney (2)	16
26 Jan	Johnnie Walker Classic	Queensland	£700,000	Ernie Els (n/a)	44	EUR
2 Feb	Heineken Classic	Western Australia	1,100,000	Miguel Ángel Martín (n/a)	32	EUR
9 Feb	Ford South Australian Open	South Australia	300,000	Steven Alker (2)	22
16 Feb	Ericsson Masters	Victoria	750,000	Peter Lonard (1)	20
23 Feb	Canon Challenge	New South Wales	450,000	Peter Senior (17)	16

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.^[2]

Position	Player	Prize money (A$)
1	Peter Lonard	484,534
2	Peter Senior	359,051
3	Michael Long	329,327
4	Greg Norman	322,026
5	Peter O'Malley	261,271

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 PGA Tour; EUR − European Tour.