The start in the DP World Tour event for Matthew Griffin, Jak Carter, Brett Coletta, Cameron John (pictured) and Daniel Gale is a direct result of their finish on the 2023/2024 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit.

A fortnight out from the completion of the 2024/2025 season at The National Golf Club, it is a timely reminder of what is on offer.

It was John’s victory at The National 12 months ago that saw him climb to seventh on the final Order of Merit and has paved the way to play the Alfred Dunhill Links in Scotland and now this week in Singapore.

Sixth on last year’s Order of Merit, Carter also played the Dunhill Links and could advance his playing career immeasurably with a strong result this week.

The two most recent Order of Merit winners, David Micheluzzi and Kazuma Kobori, are also teeing it up at Laguna National along with West Australian Jason Scrivener and Kiwi Daniel Hillier.

The Australian influence is strong, too, at the Asian Tour’s International Series Macau.

Ripper GC spearhead Lucas Herbert returns after finishing third in this event 12 months ago and is one of 13 Aussies in the field.

Adam Scott will lead the charge at the PGA TOUR’s Valspar Championship in Florida and there are nine Aussies playing the Hoag Classic on the PGA TOUR Champions.

Round 1 tee times AEDT

PGA TOUR
Valspar Championship
Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Cse), Palm Harbor, Florida
9:57pm            Ryan Fox (NZ)
10:13pm*         Adam Scott
3:01am            Aaron Baddeley
3:23am            Karl Vilips
3:56am            Cam Davis

Recent champion: Peter Malnati
Past Aussie winners: John Senden (2014)
Prize money: $US8.7m
TV times: Live 10:30pm-9am Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on Fox Sports 503.

DP World Tour
Porsche Singapore Classic
Laguna National Golf Resort Club, Singapore, Singapore
10:50am          David Micheluzzi
10:55am*         Daniel Hillier (NZ)
11am               Matthew Griffin
11:30am          Kazuma Kobori (NZ)
11:55am*         Brett Coletta
12pm               Jak Carter
3:10pm            Jason Scrivener
3:35pm*          Cameron John
4:25pm*          Daniel Gale

Recent champion: Jesper Svensson
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US2.5m
TV times: Live 4pm-8pm Thursday, Friday on Fox Sports 503; Live 1:30pm-6pm Saturday on Fox Sports 505; Live 1pm-6pm Sunday on Fox Sports 507.

Asian Tour
International Series Macau presented by Wynn
Macau Golf and Country Club, Macau
9:50am*           Nick Voke (NZ), Denzel Ieremia (NZ)
10:10am*         Matt Jones
10:45am          Maverick Antcliff
10:50am*         Travis Smyth
11:15am          Jed Morgan
11:20am*         Jack Thompson
11:25am          Aaron Wilkin
11:35am          Brett Rankin
2:35pm*          Kevin Yuan
2:55pm*          Todd Sinnott
3:30pm            Lucas Herbert
3:35pm*          Scott Hend
4pm                 Wade Ormsby
4:15pm*          Lawry Flynn

Recent champion: John Catlin
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US2m
TV times: Live 4:30pm-8:30pm Thursday, Friday; Live 4pm-7pm Saturday on Fox Sports 507.

PGA TOUR Champions
Hoag Classic
Newport Beach CC, Newport Beach, California
Australasians in the field: Steven Alker (NZ), Steve Allan, Stuart Appleby, David Bransdon, Greg Chalmers, Richard Green, Mark Hensby, Brendan Jones, Rod Pampling, Cameron Percy.

Recent champion: Padraig Harrington
Past Aussie winners: Rodger Davis (2003)
Prize money: $US2m
TV times: Live 9am-11am Saturday on Fox Sports 503; Live 7am-10am Sunday, Monday on Fox Sports 507.

HotelPlanner Tour
Delhi Challenge
Classic Golf & Country Club, Gurugram, Haryana, India
12:40pm*         Haydn Barron
1:50pm            Sam Jones (NZ)
6:05pm            Danny List
7:05pm*          Hayden Hopewell

Recent champion: John Parry
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US300,000