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A final round of 3-under 69 has earned Victorian Cameron Percy his best finish in a senior major at the Senior PGA Championship at Congressional Country Club.
Co-leader through 36 holes, Percy lost ground with 4-over 76 in Round 3 but responded with 3-under in the final round as Argentine Angel Cabrera won a second straight senior major championship in as many weeks.
One-over through his first four holes on Sunday, Percy was within two strokes of the lead on the back of four birdies in the space of six holes around the turn.
That run of birdies would end with par at the par-4 12th, Percy unable to make any further inroads as he parred his way to the clubhouse and 5-under total.
That was enough to finish outright seventh, his first top-10 finish in any major championship, bettering his previous best of a tie for 11th at the 2024 Kaulig Companies Championship.
Kiwi Steven Alker surpassed Percy for low round of the week with a 6-under 66 to finish tied 14th, Scott Hend (69) and Mark Hensby (72) finishing tied for 19th and 21st respectively.
Percy was one of four Aussies to finish inside the top 10 globally this week with Robyn Choi’s tie for ninth at the Riviera Maya Open her first LPGA Tour top 10 outside Australia.
A tie for seventh at the LET Access Series’ Allegria Stegersbach Ladies Open in Austria is Justice Bosio’s best international result since turning professional while New Zealand’s Momoka Kobori had a hole-in-one on her way to a share of 10th at the Jabra Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour.
Karl Vilips was on track to log the third top-10 finish of his PGA TOUR rookie season at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Texas but dropped shots at both the 15th and 16th holes to finish tied 11th.
Results
PGA TOUR
Charles Schwab Challenge
Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
1 Ben Griffin 66-63-68-71—268 $US1.71m
T11 Karl Vilips 70-66-68-70—274 $203,775
MC Cam Davis 76-71—147
PGA TOUR Champions
Senior PGA Championship
Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland
1 Ángel Cabrera 72-69-70-69—280 $US540,000
7 Cameron Percy 67-71-76-69—283 $99,750
T14 Steven Alker (NZ) 75-73-72-66—286 $51,412
T19 Scott Hend 70-74-74-69—287 $38,490
T21 Mark Hensby 71-74-71-72—288 $30,572.50
T40 Richard Green 71-76-74-72—293 $10,317.50
T40 Brendan Jones 71-74-75-73—293 $10,317.50
T55 Andre Stolz 73-73-78-73—297 $5,216.67
67 Mick Smith 72-73-79-79—303 $3,930
MC Rod Pampling 72-78—150
MC Stuart Appleby 70-81—151
MC David Bransdon 72-79—151
MC Michael Wright 75-78—153
MC Michael Campbell (NZ) 77-81—158
LPGA Tour
MEXICO Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba
El Camaleon Golf Course at Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
1 Chisato Iwai 68-74-68-66—276 $US375,000
T9 Robyn Choi 74-72-69-70—285 $45,995
T16 Karis Davidson 72-74-68-72—286 $32,184
T21 Gabriela Ruffels 71-69-71-76—287 $26,546
T52 Sarah Kemp 73-74-74-73—294 $8,110
MC Hira Naveed 77-72—149
MC Cassie Porter 75-74—149
MC Sarah Jane Smith 84-74—158
MC Su Oh 78-80—158
DP World Tour
Soudal Open
Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium
1 Kristoffer Reitan 71-66-72-62—271 €412,807.64
Won on second hole of sudden-death playoff
T25 Kazuma Kobori (NZ) 67-71-71-70—279 €23,432.90
T37 Jason Scrivener 69-68-73-71—281 €16,026.65
MC David MIcheluzzi 70-73—143
MC Daniel Hillier (NZ) 73-72—145
MC Daniel Gale 73-75—148
Asian Tour/Korean PGA Tour
Kolon Korea Open presented by ELORD
La Vie Est Belle (Dunes Cse), Korea
1 Sadom Kaewkanjana 69-69-69-70—277 $US362,844.70
T15 Kevin Yuan 74-69-69-74—286 $9,644.41
T21 Jed Morgan 67-72-74-74—287 $7,830.19
T42 Maverick Antcliff 75-69-73-77—294 $4,571.84
57 Ryan Peake 71-75-75-79—300 $3,657.47
MC Travis Smyth 73-78—151
MC Aaron Wilkin 78-74—152
MC Danny Lee (NZ) 83-72—155
MC Junseok Lee 85-79—164
Ladies European Tour
Jabra Ladies Open
Evian Resort Golf Club, France
1 Sara Kouskova 66-70-67—203 €45,000
T10 Momoka Kobori (NZ) 70-68-71—209 €6,600
T34 Maddison Hinson-Tolchard 73-73-69—215 €2,526
T39 Kelsey Bennett 66-73-77—216 €2,115
MC Kirsten Rudgeley 75-73—148
MC Wenyung Keh (NZ) 70-81—151
Korn Ferry Tour
Visit Knoxville Open
Holston Hills Country Club, Knoxville, Tennessee
1 Pontus Nyholm 65-66-68-66—265 $US180,000
Won at first hole of sudden-death playoff
T35 Harry Hillier (NZ) 72-68-69-67—276 $5,650
63 Rhein Gibson 68-68-71-74—281 $4,040
MC Harrison Endycott 69-73—142
HotelPlanner Tour
Danish Golf Challenge
Bogense Golf Club, Bogense, Denmark
1 Jonathan Goth-Rasmussen 66-70-66-67—269 €48,000
T64 Sam Jones (NZ) 75-67-72-75—289 €750
74 Hayden Hopewell 72-68-79-75—294 €510
PGA Tour Americas
Inter Rapidisimo Golf Championship
Club El Rincón de Cajicá, Bogotá, Colombia
Reduced to 36 holes due to rain
1 Davis Lamb 61-68—129
T54 Charlie Hillier (NZ) 71-71—142
T94 Grant Booth 74-72—146
LET Access Series
Allegria Stegersbach Ladies Open
Sudburgenland of the Allegria Golf Resort, Austria
1 Gemma Clews 71-66-70—207 €8,000
T7 Justice Bosio 74-69-68—211 €1,500
T14 Kristalle Blum 74-69-70—213 €875
T26 Stephanie Bunque 74-69-74—217 €656
Victorian Cameron Percy will need to call upon his Round 1 heroics to drag himself back into contention at the Senior PGA Championship at Congressional Country Club.
Needing to hit a provisional ball off the tee on his way to an opening bogey in Round 3 was the worst possible start for Percy, who would drop further shots at two and three to lose the share of the lead with which he began the day.
Troubled by a back injury that was exacerbated in Round 2, the 51-year-old righted the ship with birdies at four and seven yet turned 3-over after back-to-back bogeys at eight and nine.
The response was again swift with birdies at the par-3 10th and par-5 11th but further dropped shots at 12, 13 and the par-4 18th would see Percy post 4-over 76 and fall into a tie for 12th at 2-under par.
A congested leaderboard will see Percy start the final round just three strokes back of the lead, major champions Retief Goosen (68) and Angel Cabrera (70) tied with Jason Caron (71) and Phillip Archer (71) at 5-under par.
Percy’s 67 in Round 1 remains the low round of the tournament and gives the 2005 Victorian PGA champion hope of a maiden PGA TOUR Champions win in one of the year’s five senior majors.
Mark Hensby’s 1-under 71 was the best of the Australasian contingent on day three, elevating the New South Welshman into a tie for 19th and within five strokes of the lead.
Australasian scores
T12 Cameron Percy 67-71-76—214
T19 Mark Hensby 71-74-71—216
T27 Scott Hend 70-74-74—218
T38 Steven Alker (NZ) 75-73-72—220
T38 Brendan Jones 71-74-75—220
T47 Richard Green 71-76-74—221
T58 Andre Stolz 73-73-78—224
T58 Mick Smith 72-73-79—224
MC Rod Pampling 72-78—150
MC Stuart Appleby 70-81—151
MC David Bransdon 72-79—151
MC Michael Wright 75-78—153
MC Michael Campbell (NZ) 77-81—158
Photo: Courtesy PGA of America
He admittedly left a few cards on the table yet Victorian Cameron Percy did enough in Round 2 to retain a share of the lead at the Senior PGA Championship in Maryland.
The combination of Congressional Country Club’s demanding test and gusty winds kept scores largely in check on day two, just six players breaking 70.
Two of those were Fijian Vijay Singh and Korea’s YE Yang, the pair of major champions joining Percy in the 36-hole lead at 6-under par with rounds of 4-under 68.
Two-under through nine holes on Friday, Percy dropped shots at 10 and 15 before making birdie on 18 for a round of 1-under 71 to keep a hold on top spot.
He could have maintained the solo lead but let birdie chances slip at par 5s either side of the turn.
“I missed out on birdieing nine and 11 which would have given me a nice little buffer there,” Percy conceded.
“I didn’t get up-and-down on nine. Ten, I hit a terrible shot and didn’t get up-and-down and then I three-putted 11, which was a really tough pin.
“Then I had a good chance on 12 and it spun off.
“I could have put a bit of a gap on them, but I didn’t. But that’s golf.”
Tied for 21st a year ago, the 51-year-old had a limited preparation this week due to injury.
Percy hopes to use the benefit of a late-early draw to give his body the best chance of holding up over the weekend.
“I was pretty happy with the draw when I saw it,” said Percy, who tweaked his back when he slipped on a rock on Sunday.
“I’ll go to the physio and he can put me together.
“I hit a 5-iron into 16, and I hit it on the 14th green and tweaked something.
“I’ll have to go to the physios and see what they can do for that.”
Percy was one of seven Australians along with Kiwi Steven Alker to finish two rounds inside the cut-line of 5-over.
Perhaps most notably was the performance of Wiscon-based PGA Professional Mick Smith.
Hailing from Sydney and making the cut at the Senior PGA for the second consecutive year, Smith has shot rounds of 72-73 to be 1-over and tied for 31st alongside fellow Aussies Mark Hensby and Brendan Jones.
Australasian scores
T1 Cameron Percy 67-71—138
T22 Scott Hend 70-74—144
T31 Mark Hensby 71-74—145
T31 Mick Smith 72-73—145
T31 Brendan Jones 71-74—145
T42 Andre Stolz 73-73—146
T49 Richard Green 71-76—147
T61 Steven Alker (NZ) 75-73—148
MC Rod Pampling 72-78—150
MC Stuart Appleby 70-81—151
MC David Bransdon 72-79—151
MC Michael Wright 75-78—153
MC Michael Campbell (NZ) 77-81—158
Photo: Courtesy PGA of America
Without the benefit of a full practice round as he rested a back issue, Australia’s Cameron Percy has grabbed the first-round lead at the US Senior PGA Championship at Congressional Country Club.
A 5-under-par 67 in Maryland gave Percy a one-shot margin over South Africa’s Keith Horne as he attempts to win his first over-50s major.
Percy revealed post-round that his physiotherapist had advised him to rest pre-tournament, restricting his preparation to a full course walk around Congressional with his caddie, and playing nine holes in the rain on Wednesday.
“On Sunday, it was so wet and I slipped on a rock and made a mess of myself,” the Victorian said.
“I’ve been in the physio Monday, Tuesday for a good hour, hour-and-a-half and then yesterday for another hour. I’m pretty sore right now.
“I didn’t have a practice round, so I was still trying to work out where to go on the course and that, so it was pretty tricky.
“In the weather we had today, I’m pretty happy with a 5-under. It was nasty out there for a while.”
Percy’s bogey-free round was highlighted by an eagle at the par-5 sixth, his 15th hole of the day, where his 4-iron approach finished inside a metre from the cup.
He then moved past Horne into the outright lead with a birdie at the par-4 eighth.
Percy admitted post-round it was the remarkable start by his playing partner, Denmark’s Soren Keldsen, that had helped him to his lead.
“I was really just trying to keep up with Soren. He started incredible,” Percy said.
“He started eagle-birdie-birdie, and could have birdied a few more holes.
“He sort of dragged me along to start with. He was playing so nicely, it definitely helped.”
The next best Australians are Stuart Appleby and Scott Hend, who are in a big group tied for seventh at 2-under-par.
Appleby, who had five birdies in his round, was 3-under before he dropped a shot at the closing hole, while Hend picked up four birdies mixed in with two bogeys on the back nine.
The Senior PGA Championship will be broadcast live on Fox Sports and Kayo, starting at 3am on Friday and Saturday and 5am Sunday and Monday.
Australasian scores
1 Cameron Percy 67
T7 Stuart Appleby 70
T7 Scott Hend 70
T24 Brendan Jones 71
T24 Richard Green 71
T24 Mark Hensby 71
T35 David Bransdon 72
T35 Rod Pampling 72
T35 Mick Smith 72
T48 Andre Stolz 73
T71 Michael Wright 75
T71 Steven Alker 75
T107 Michael Campbell 77
Photo: PGA of America
The 2025 Webex All Abilities Scholarship recipients have been announced, with four new scholars receiving funding to pursue their golf dreams.
Tom Ryan (full scholarship), Kane Leonard, George Vassiliadis and Lachlan Smith (development scholarships) are the four new golfers in this year’s intake, joining returning scholars Cameron Pollard, Natascha Tennent, Steven Alderson and Noah Schammer, who all continue to perform on both the national and international stage.
Full scholars receive funding to the value of $6000 each and the development scholars will receive a scholarship worth $3000 each.
In addition to funding for coaching and tournament support, scholarship holders will receive clothing and equipment support courtesy of Australian Golf partners adidas and Callaway, as well as technology support to continue to elevate their performances.
“With thanks to Webex it’s great to see some new players elevate their games and receive a scholarship,” said PGA of Australia Senior Manager – Coaching Programs, Nick Bielawski.
“The panel believes there is a good mix of current performers and future stars. The next 6-12 months will be exciting to see how they all develop.”
Ryan, who had a big summer of golf at home including winning the Webex Players Series All Abilities Murray River and Riversdale Cup, said the scholarship would help him fulfill his dream of playing internationally.
“It means a lot that we have the opportunity to access some of this funding thanks to Webex and the PGA of Australia,” Ryan, from the Eastwood Golf Club in Melbourne, said.
“It helps me develop my game onto the next stage. The goal is obviously to try and win the Australian All Abilities Championship, or win any major within the next 18 months, so this will help a long way to get to that point.
“I had one win, two second places and a third this past summer, so if I can try and translate that into a couple more wins, I’d be even more happy.”
Currently undertaking the PGA Membership Pathway Program at Sandy Links, Ryan is a busy man establishing his career in golf. The scholarship will also allow him to keep on top of his studies while competing at the same time.
Full list of 2025 scholars
Full Scholarship: Cameron Pollard, Natascha Tennent, Tom Ryan, Steven Alderson, Noah Schammer
Development Scholarship: Kane Leonard, George Vassiliadis, Lachlan Smith
Brisbane’s Michael Wright intends to lean on his relative youth to tame what shapes as a brutal test at the famed Congressional Country Club for this week’s Senior PGA Championship.
Wright is one of 11 Australians and two Kiwis in the field for the second senior major championship in as many weeks, Wright buoyed by shooting 11-under across the weekend to finish eighth at the Regions Tradition.
But while he went 66-67 the final two rounds in Alabama, Wright expects that the 7,152 yardage and lack of a first cut of rough will make any score under par for four rounds a competitive one.
Now in his second year on the PGA TOUR Champions, Wright believes that his length will be a particularly effective weapon this week.
“Someone told me it was playing 7,200 yards which is very strong when you’ve got the wind as well,” said the 51-year-old, who will have son Noah on the bag.
“There are some par 4s that are 480 yards and you play those into the wind and you are hitting some pretty strong clubs in.
“The second hole is brutal. It’s an uphill par 3, really hard to stop it on the green, but it’s not a standout because they’re all freaking tough.
“That’ll play into my hands a little bit. I feel young on this tour and I can hit it pretty long. Even if you put me on against the young guys, I don’t feel out of place.
“It’ll be a big advantage having a little bit of length there.”
A first-time visitor to the Masters last month, Wright was in awe of the grandeur of Congressional when he arrived on Monday.
Host to the US Open in 1964 (Ken Venturi), 1997 (Ernie Els) and 2011 (Rory McIlroy), Congressional has been consistently ranked among the top 100 golf courses in America, and Wright is understanding why.
“Walking in for the first time early this week, I’ve never seen anything like it, and I’ve been to quite a few golf courses now,” said Wright, who won Webex Players Series Victoria on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia in January.
“I was talking with Rob Labritz, who has played nine PGA Championships and hundreds of golf tournaments around the world, and he said he’s never seen anything as in good a condition as this.
“That’s saying something. I mean, I haven’t either. I went to Augusta a month ago and… it’s not Augusta, but oh man, it’s so nice. It’s just like nothing I’ve seen before.
“It’ll be a good challenge. And you have to think your way around it.
“A bit like Carnoustie in the Senior Open last year. That was a very mentally draining week because you have got to think about every shot.
“There’ll be a little bit of that going on this week.”
The strong Aussie presence in Maryland is replicated globally this week.
There are eight Australians playing the inaugural MEXICO Riviera Maya Open on the LPGA Tour, seven Aussies are playing the Kolon Korea Open co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Korean PGA Tour and there are five Australasians in the field on both the DP World Tour and Ladies European Tour.
Photo: Courtesy PGA of America
Round 1 tee times AEST
PGA TOUR
Charles Schwab Challenge
Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
3:56am Cam Davis
3:56am* Karl Vilips
Past champion: Davis Riley
Past Aussie winners: Bruce Crampton (1965), Bruce Devlin (1966), Ian Baker-Finch (1989), Adam Scott (2014)
Prize money: $US9.5m
TV times: Live 3:40am-9am Friday, Saturday; Live 3am-8am Sunday, Monday on Fox Sports 503 and Kayo.
PGA TOUR Champions
Senior PGA Championship
Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland
9:27pm* Andre Stolz
9:38pm* Michael Campbell (NZ)
9:44pm Michael Wright
9:55pm Brendan Jones
11:01pm Richard Green
2:25am Mark Hensby
2:31am* Mick Smith
3:09am Stuart Appleby
3:20am Scott Hend
3:26am* Steven Alker (NZ)
4:21am* Rod Pampling
4:32am* Cameron Percy
4:37am David Bransdon
Past champion: Richard Bland
Past Aussie winners: Peter Thomson (1984)
Prize money: $US3.5m
TV times: Live 3am-6am Friday on Fox Sports 505; Live 3:15am-6am Saturday on Fox Sports 506; Live 5am-8am Sunday, Monday on Fox Sports 505 and Kayo.
LPGA Tour
MEXICO Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba
El Camaleon Golf Course at Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
11:33pm Hira Naveed
4:22am* Sarah Kemp
4:44am Robyn Choi
4:55am Cassie Porter
5:06am* Gabriela Ruffels
5:28am Su Oh
5:39am* Sarah Jane Smith
6:01am Karis Davidson
Past champion: Inaugural event
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US2.5m
TV times: Live 1am-4am Friday on Fox Sports 506; Live 2am-4am Saturday on Fox Sports 505; Live 5am-8am Sunday on Fox Sports 507; Live 2am-5am Monday on Fox Sports 505 and Kayo.
DP World Tour
Soudal Open
Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium
3:50pm Kazuma Kobori (NZ)
3:50pm* Daniel Hillier (NZ)
4:40pm Daniel Gale
5:20pm* David Micheluzzi
9:10pm* Jason Scrivener
Past champion: Nacho Elvira
Past Aussie winners: Noel Ratcliffe (1978)
Prize money: $US2.75m
TV times: Live 9pm-2am Thursday, Friday; Live 9:30pm-2am Saturday; Live 9pm-2am Sunday on Fox Sports 505 and Kayo.
Asian Tour/Korean PGA Tour
Kolon Korea Open presented by ELORD
La Vie Est Belle (Dunes Cse), Korea
7:41am* Ryan Peake
9:20am Maverick Antcliff
12:30pm Kevin Yuan
12:41pm Danny Lee (NZ)
12:41pm* Aaron Wilkin
1:03pm Junseok Lee
1:14pm* Jed Morgan
1:25pm Travis Smyth
Past champion: Min-kyu Kim
Past Aussie winners: Junseok Lee (2021)
Prize money: KRW1.4b
TV times: Live 2pm-6pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday on Fox Sports 503; Live 2pm-6pm Sunday on Fox Sports 507 and Kayo.
Ladies European Tour
Jabra Ladies Open
Evian Resort Golf Club, France
4:33pm Wenyung Keh (NZ)
4:55pm* Momoka Kobori (NZ)
5:17pm* Kelsey Bennett
9:35pm Kirsten Rudgeley
10:30pm Maddison Hinson-Tolchard
Past champion: Morgane Metraux
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: €300,000
Korn Ferry Tour
Visit Knoxville Open
Holston Hills Country Club, Knoxville, Tennessee
8:45pm* Rhein Gibson
10pm* Harrison Endycott
3:40am Harry Hillier (NZ)
Past champion: Harry Higgs
Past Aussie winners: Kim Felton (2005), Jarrod Lyle (2008)
Prize money: $US1m
HotelPlanner Tour
Danish Golf Challenge
Bogense Golf Club, Bogense, Denmark
4:20pm Sam Jones (NZ)
4:20pm* Hayden Hopewell
Past champion: Andreas Halvorsen
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: €300,000
PGA Tour Americas
Inter Rapidisimo Golf Championship
Club El Rincón de Cajicá, Bogotá, Colombia
10:35pm* Charlie Hillier (NZ)
2:25am* Grant Booth
Past champion: Harry Hillier
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US225,000
LET Access Series
Allegria Stegersbach Ladies Open
Sudburgenland of the Allegria Golf Resort, Austria
4:41pm* Justice Bosio
4:33pm Kristalle Blum
9:45pm Stephanie Bunque
Past champion: Inaugural event
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: €50,000
Close to six million Australians volunteer their time within local communities across the country, helping to create stronger and healthier environments, and this National Volunteer Week we celebrate those who donate their time to golf.
Volunteers are the lifeblood of Australian Golf, with around 30,000 donating their time and skills to ensure that our sport can be enjoyed by the 3.8 million Australians who played golf in the past year.
More than 1600 volunteers helped deliver successful Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and WPGA Tour of Australasia seasons this summer.
There were also more than 50 volunteers who assisted at professional and elite amateur events as Tournament Support Officials, helping with refereeing, registration, course set-up, and more.
With more than 30 professional events this past summer, volunteers were required across the country, and they answered the call at every stop.
Volunteers are the backbone of Australian Golf and the success and growth of our sport would not be possible without them.
Golf Australia, the PGA of Australia and the WPGA Tour of Australasia would like to say, “Three Cheers For Volunteers!”
2024 PGA Victoria High Performance Coach of the Year, Brandon Rave, details the ground work undertaken to make two-time Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia winner Brett Coletta a complete player.
When Brett and I started working together three years ago, he found it difficult to hit a draw due to his short backswing and restriction in his hips.
Brett was very successful hitting predominantly a fade but knew to take that next step he needed to be able to work the ball both ways when applicable.
To unlock Brett’s hips, we used force plates to examine how he was using the ground and what impact that had on his body position to hit certain shots.
During Brett’s backswing, we worked diligently on pushing into his right foot to ultimately create ground force reaction, pushing his right hip back. This dramatically lengthened his backswing range.
Slightly before he gets to the top of the swing, Brett redirects pressure towards the ball off the left foot and this facilitates explosiveness and range through his pelvis.
Don’t think ‘turn’ into the backswing. Instead, push into the right foot to facilitate range and then push forward into the ball of your left foot just prior to the top of your swing.
From there you can hit whatever shot you need.
Based at Metropolitan Golf Club, Brandon Rave was the 2023 and 2024 PGA Victoria Coach of the Year – High Performance. Players Brandon works with include Brett Coletta, James Marchesani, Nathan Page and No.1-ranked disabled golfer, Kipp Popert.
The PGA Legends Tour is proud to announce Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Australia as its official charity partner
Since opening its first House in Australia in 1981, RMHC has provided vital support to families with ill or injured children.
In 2024 alone, RMHC supported more than 69,000 families across the country with accommodation and other essential services that ease the burden during some of life’s most difficult moments.
This partnership will see funds raised at PGA Legends Tour events go directly towards supporting families staying at Ronald McDonald Houses nationwide. Many of these families are in towns and cities featured on the PGA Legends Tour schedule, strengthening the local impact of this initiative.
The PGA Legends Tour players will donate a percentage of total prizemoney to RMHC and encourage its host venues to promote the charity and take donations on the day of events.
PGA Legends Tour co-ordinator Andy Rogers said the Tour and its members were delighted to welcome RMHC as its charity partner.
“It’s a privilege to team up with partner with RMHC Australia, a charity that plays a crucial role in the lives of so many Australian families,” he said.
“Our members are passionate about giving back, and this partnership allows us to make a real difference to families going through unimaginable challenges.
“As we travel the country, we constantly hear first-hand how RMHC has helped families stay together and close to their child’s healthcare needs. It’s a meaningful connection for us, and we’re proud to support their work through our events”
Barbara Ryan, CEO of RMHC Australia, welcomed the partnership and praised the PGA Legends Tour’s commitment
“We are thrilled to partner with the PGA Legends Tour,” she said. “Their support will directly help us continue to provide essential support to families during their most challenging times.
“Together, we can ensure that families can stay close to their children and focused on what matters most – their health and recovery.”
This partnership reflects a shared mission to improve health outcomes and support families across Australia, uniting sport and charity for a cause that touches thousands of lives each year.
Back-to-back weeks of senior major championships will see 12 Aussies and two Kiwis tee it up in the 2025 Senior PGA Championship at famed Congressional Country Club.
Host to the US Open in 1964, 1997 and 2011, Congressional was chosen by the PGA of America to host eight championships across two decades, the first being the 2022 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship won by In Gee Chun.
A week after Michael Wright’s eighth-place finish led the Aussie contingent at the Regions Tradition, Brendan Jones, Scott Hend, Andre Stolz and Wisconsin-based PGA Professional Mick Smith, who qualified for a second consecutive Senior PGA Championship by finishing tied for 13th at the 2024 Senior PGA Professional Championship.
A 15-time winner on the Japan Golf Tour and a PGA TOUR Champions rookie in 2025, this week represents a senior major championship debut for Jones.
He has made five starts on the Champions Tour this season to date, his best finish a tie for 19th at the Hoag Classic.
Battling injury and illness playing on the Asian Tour last year, Jones saw an opportunity to join the seniors circuit in the US that he hadn’t seriously contemplated previously.
“I was injured, I was sick, and then you get to 50 and go, well, this is too hard, going to some of these countries that I’m going to,” conceded Jones, who earned his Champions Tour card at Qualifying School late last year.
“The Japan Seniors is always a fallback for me, but I just thought now’s the time to do something that I probably didn’t see myself doing.
“It’s exciting again. Getting beat up by those young kids on tour, it’s not a lot of fun when you’ve been one of those guys beating up on the young kids.
“Back when I was playing my best golf, every tournament that I turned up to, I felt that I was going to be competitive and I just haven’t had that feeling the last year or so.
“I’m going to be playing with the guys that I watched on TV growing up, which is going to be pretty cool.”
As the reigning PGA Legends Tour Order of Merit winner, Andre Stolz
Details
Senior PGA Championship
Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland
Past champion: Richard Bland
Past Aussie winners: Peter Thomson (1984)
Prize money: $US3.5m
TV times: Live 3am-6am Friday on Fox Sports 505; Live 3:15am-6am Saturday on Fox Sports 506; Live 5am-8am Sunday, Monday on Fox Sports 505 and Kayo.
Australasians in the field
Steven Alker (NZ)
Previous appearances: 2 (2022-2023)
Best finish: 1st (2022)
Last start: T5 in 2023
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 9
Best finish in a senior major: Won, 2022 Senior PGA
Robert Allenby
Previous appearances: 1 (2022)
Best finish: MC (2022)
Last start: MC in 2022
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 0
Best finish in a senior major: 62nd, 2022 Regions Tradition
Stuart Appleby
Previous appearances: 3 (2022-2024)
Best finish: T14 (2024)
Last start: T14 in 2024
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 0
Best finish in a senior major: T3, 2022 Regions Tradition
David Bransdon
Previous appearances: 1 (2024)
Best finish: MC (2024)
Last start: MC in 2024
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 0
Best finish in a senior major: T38, 2025 Regions Tradition
Michael Campbell (NZ)
Previous appearances: 3 (2019, 2022-2023)
Best finish: T55 (2022)
Last start: MC in 2023
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 0
Best finish in a senior major: T41, 2023 Senior Open
Richard Green
Previous appearances: 3 (2022-2024)
Best finish: 2nd (2024)
Last start: 2nd in 2024
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 0
Best finish in a senior major: 2nd, 2024 Senior PGA and 2024 Senior Open
Scott Hend
Previous appearances: 1 (2024)
Best finish: T4 (2024)
Last start: T4 in 2024
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 0
Best finish in a senior major: T4, 2024 Senior PGA
Mark Hensby
Previous appearances: 3 (2022-2024)
Best finish: T8 (2022)
Last start: T67 in 2024
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 1
Best finish in a senior major: 3rd, 2022 US Senior Open
Brendan Jones
Previous appearances: 0
Best finish: N/A
Last start: N/A
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 0
Best finish in a senior major: First start
Rod Pampling
Previous appearances: 4 (2021-2024)
Best finish: T20 (2021)
Last start: MC in 2024
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 2
Best finish in a senior major: T3, 2022 Regions Tradition
Cameron Percy
Previous appearances: 1 (2024)
Best finish: T21 (2024)
Last start: T21 in 2024
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 0
Best finish in a senior major: T11, 2024 Kaulig Companies Championship
Mick Smith
Previous appearances: 1 (2024)
Best finish: T75 (2024)
Last start: T75 in 2024
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 0
Best finish in a senior major: T75, 2024 Senior PGA
Andre Stolz
Previous appearances: 1 (2023)
Best finish: MC (2023)
Last start: MC in 2023
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 0
Best finish in a senior major: MC, 2023 Senior PGA
Michael Wright
Previous appearances: 1 (2024)
Best finish: T17 (2024)
Last start: T17 in 2024
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 0
Best finish in a senior major: T7, 2024 Kaulig Companies Championship
