The 2023–24 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2023–24 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was 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.
Changes for 2023–24 The season marked the return of the PNG Open, being played for the first time since 2019. The Heritage Classic also returned to the schedule, having not been played since 2013.
Challenger title sponsorship In October 2023, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Australian investment firm Challenger, being renamed as the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2023–24 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes 7 May PNG Open Papua New Guinea 180,000 Lachlan Barker (1) 0.39 20 Aug Tailor-made Building Services NT PGA Championship Northern Territory 200,000 Daniel Gale (2) 1.07 8 Oct Nexus Advisernet/Bowra & O'Dea WA Open Western Australia 175,000 Simon Hawkes (2) 1.14 15 Oct CKB WA PGA Championship Western Australia 250,000 Ben Eccles (2) 1.30 22 Oct Webex Players Series SA South Australia 200,000 Austin Bautista (2) 1.50 WANZ Mixed event 5 Nov Queensland PGA Championship Queensland 250,000 Phoenix Campbell (a) (1) 1.69 12 Nov Gippsland Super 6 Victoria 200,000 Kerry Mountcastle (1) 1.12 19 Nov Victorian PGA Championship Victoria 250,000 David Micheluzzi (4) 1.53 26 Nov Fortinet Australian PGA Championship Queensland 2,000,000 Min Woo Lee (2) 13.51 EUR 3 Dec ISPS Handa Australian Open New South Wales 1,700,000 Joaquín Niemann (n/a) 14.80 EUR 14 Jan Heritage Classic Victoria 200,000 Matthew Griffin (4) 1.89 21 Jan Webex Players Series Murray River Victoria 250,000 Kazuma Kobori (2) 1.47 WANZ Mixed event 28 Jan Webex Players Series Victoria Victoria 250,000 Kazuma Kobori (3) 2.48 WANZ Mixed event 4 Feb Vic Open Victoria 420,000 Brett Coletta (3) 3.07 11 Feb Webex Players Series Sydney New South Wales 250,000 Kazuma Kobori (4) 2.11 WANZ Mixed event 18 Feb Webex Players Series Hunter Valley New South Wales 250,000 Daniel Gale (3) 1.67 WANZ Mixed event 3 Mar New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$2,000,000 Takahiro Hataji (n/a) 6.63 ASA 17 Mar The National Tournament Victoria 200,000 Cameron John (1) 2.32
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes6 DecCathedral InvitationalVictoria300,000 Adam Scottn/aLimited-field event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top three players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2025 European Tour (DP World Tour).
Position Player Points Status earned1 Kazuma Kobori 841 Promoted to European Tour2 Daniel Gale 6473 Brett Coletta 6044 Matthew Griffin 506 5 David Micheluzzi 384
Awards AwardWinner Player of the Year Kazuma Kobori Rookie of the Year Kazuma Kobori
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