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Call-out to volunteers for marquee events


Are you interested in volunteering at either of the two marquee events of this summer’s Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia?

The Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and Golf Australia are calling for golf-lovers and enthusiasts to volunteer at the BMW Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane and the ISPS HANDA Australian Open in Melbourne in November-December 2024, as well as tournaments in Perth and regional Victoria.

Volunteers are the heartbeat of these tournaments in Australia.

The PGA Championship will be held at the famous Royal Queensland in Brisbane from 21 to 24 November where Min Woo Lee thrilled the crowds and won the championship last year (pictured above).

The Open is to be held at Kingston Heath and The Victoria Golf Club from 28 November to 1 December, with both courses hosting on the first two days and Kingston Heath hosting on the third and fourth day.

As has been the case in Melbourne in 2022 and Sydney in 2023, the tournament has an inclusive format with men’s, women’s and All Abilities championships played on the same stage at the same time.

Both tournaments are part of the DP World Tour and will boast a field of the best players in the world.

Potential volunteers can also put their hand up for the Victorian PGA Championship at Moonah Links on the Mornington Peninsula, the Gippsland Super 6 and the Webex Players Series event in Perth.

Applications for volunteering at our major events and tournaments are managed through the volunteer management system, Rosterfy.

The process is two-step:

  1. Creating a volunteer profile by clicking here
  2. From your profile ‘Dashboard’, completing the Expression of Interest form for the specific event(s) you would like to volunteer for (example displayed below of the event dashboard).

Up to four Australians are in the slot to make the International team for the Presidents Cup in Canada later this year, with Adam Scott leaping the latest to leap into contention.


Scott has played 10 Presidents Cup since 2003, all without a victory over the USA, but he is now where he needs to be to play at Royal Montreal from September 26-29.

Jason Day (ranked 4) and Scott (6) would be automatic qualifiers based on this week’s Fedex Cup points.
But Min Woo Lee (7) and Cam Davis (9) would both have strong arguments for selection depending upon form over the next month.

Captain Mike Weir will have six discretionary picks to make after the top six qualifiers are known immediately after the BMW Championship at the end of August.

The 25-year-old Lee would be making his Presidents Cup debut, while Davis secured two points on debut at Quail Hollow in 2022.

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama is the current points leader for the International team.

Major winners in 2024, Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele, lead the American standings after Schauffele’s victory at the Open Championship.

The Presidents Cup is a PGA Tour-owned event and all players must be eligible to compete on the US Tour.

PHOTO: Jason Day and Adam Scott have teamed up at the Presidents Cup several times before. Image: Getty

https://www.presidentscup.com/standings


Australian journeyman Bryan Wearne and youngster Cameron Bell have shared the trophy at this year’s PGA Professionals Championship of Victoria at Keysborough Golf Club.

Both players finished with matching scores of 2-under 71, one shot ahead of defending champion Grace Lennon who finished alone in third amongst Victoria’s best Vocational PGA Professionals.

Based at X-Golf Preston, Bell made a fast start, with three birdies in a row starting on the 15th. He gave all three shots back after making the turn however, before he saved the day with two late birdies.

Starting on the 10th, Wearne, from Growling Frog,  was 2-over through nine holes before finding four birdies on his second nine. If not for a solitary bogey on the par-4 sixth hole, the trophy would’ve have been his alone.

While Wearne and Bell took the top prize, the top-15 players at Keysborough have won their way to the $70,000 National PGA Professionals Final at Heritage Golf and Country Club in October.

Full list of qualifiers:

  • Bryan Wearne
  • Cameron Bell
  • Grace Lennon
  • Nathan Kungl
  • Ben Ford
  • Luke Young
  • Bradley McGill
  • Thomas Howarth
  • Rhys Granger
  • Jake Fullerton
  • John Horvath
  • Sienna Voglis
  • Russell Kelly
  • Hayden Webb
  • James McCully

Adam Scott will celebrate his 45th birthday with a 25th consecutive appearance at The Open Championship after finishing in a tie for 10th at Royal Troon.

American Xander Schauffele became the first male player since Brooks Koepka in 2018 to win two major championships in the same year with what he described as the “best round I’ve played”, a bogey-free 6-under 65 earning a two-stroke win to go with his US PGA Championship triumph at Valhalla in May.

Four back at the start of the final round, Scott drew to within two with early birdies at the first and third holes but a bogey at five stalled his hopes of a Sunday charge.

He would lament a poor swing on 10 tee that resulted in a second dropped shot, his even-par 71 enough to clinch a top-10 finish and secure an exemption into the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush from July 17-20, 2025.

Scott has played every Open Championship since his debut at St Andrews in 2000 shortly after turning professional and will enjoy a dual celebration as his 45th birthday falls on the eve of Round 1.

While disappointed that he was unable to mount a charge deep into the final round, Scott reflected on a productive fortnight in Scotland that included a runner-up finish at the Genesis Scottish Open.

“Yesterday gave me a glimmer of hope, but it would have had to be a super- hot front nine,” Scott conceded after the sixth top-10 finish of his Open career.

“I made a bad swing on 10 and paid the price, made a mess of that.

“It’s hard to really sum up. I played fairly well this week. Didn’t do well in the toughest conditions. That’s how it goes.

“There’s still the Presidents Cup to look forward to. Hopefully I’m in a good spot to play my way on to that team now.

“That’s kind of the goal through the FedEx Cup upcoming.”

Fellow Queenslander Jason Day regained much of the ground he lost in Round 3 with a 3-under 68 to finish in a tie for 13th while Kiwis Daniel Hillier (72) and Ryan Fox (67) also finished inside the top 25.

Scott wasn’t the only Australian to end the week inside the top 10.

Sarah Kemp closed with a round of 70 to be tied seventh at the LPGA Tour’s Dana Open in Ohio and Grant Booth matched his best result on the PGA Tour of Americas with a tie for eighth at the Bromont Open in Quebec.

Photo: Stuart Franklin/R&A/R&A via Getty Images

Results

The Open
Royal Troon, Troon, Scotland
1          Xander Schauffele        69-72-69-65—275       €2,846,593.60
T10      Adam Scott                  70-77-66-71—284       €291,576.89
T13      Jason Day                    73-68-76-68—285       €228,339.66
T19      Daniel Hillier (NZ)         76-71-68-72—287       €161,949.75
T25      Ryan Fox (NZ)               73-73-76-67—289       €114,430.00
MC       Kazuma Kobori (NZ)     73-76—149                 €11,340.46
MC       Min Woo Lee                71-80—151                 €9,458.04
MC       Elvis Smylie                  76-75—151                 €9,458.04
MC       Jasper Stubbs (a)          80-72—152                 ———
MC       Michael Hendry (NZ)    74-78—152                 €8,034.74
MC       Cam Smith                   80-74—154                 €8,034.74

PGA TOUR
Barracuda Championship
Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood Cse), Truckee, California
MC       Jason Scrivener            9-0—9
MC       Aaron Baddeley           2-(-1)—1
MC       Tim Wilkinson (NZ)       1-(-4)— -3

LPGA Tour
Dana Open
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio
1          Chanettee Wannasaen 66-65-66-67—264       $US262,500
T7        Sarah Kemp                 68-67-69-70—274       $38,232
T33      Grace Kim                    71-68-73-67—279       $11,160
MC       Hira Naveed                 71-73—144
MC       Robyn Choi                  73-70—143
MC       Sarah Jane Smith         71-72—143
MC       Karrie Webb                 76-73—149
MC       Su Oh                          76-76—152
WD      Stephanie Kyriacou      74-74—148

Ladies European Tour
Dutch Ladies Open
Hilversumsche Golf Club, Netherlands
1          Jana Melichova            70-68-67—205 €45,000
T21      Momoka Kobori (NZ)   68-75-70—213 €3,684
T52      Kelsey Bennett             71-72-75—218 €1,067.14
T64      Whitney Hillier             72-72-78—222 €765
MC       Amy Walsh                   72-75—147

Korn Ferry Tour
Price Cutter Charity Championship
Highland Springs Country Club, Springfield, Missouri
1          Matt McCarty               65-67-65-66—263
T15      Karl Vilips                     67-70-67-66—270
MC       Brett Drewitt                71-68—139
MC       Curtis Luck                   69-70—139
MC       Dimi Papadatos           72-71—143
MC       Rhein Gibson               66-77—143
MC       Steven Bowditch          76-74—150

PGA TOUR Americas
Bromont Open
Golf Chateau-Bromont, Québec
1          Ryan Burnett                67-65-64-62—258       $US40,500
T8        Grant Booth                 66-67-65-67—265
MC       Harry Hillier (NZ)          67-70—137
MC       Charlie Hillier (NZ)        74-70—144

Epson Tour
Twin Bridges Championship
Pinehaven Country Club, Guilderland, New York
1          Lauren Stephenson      66-66-72—204 $US35,625
T17      Amelia Garvey (NZ)      75-70-68—213 $2,925
T26      Maddison Hinson-Tolchard      73-70-71—214 $2,206
MC       Fiona Xu (NZ)               76-75—151

Challenge Tour
Euram Bank Open
GC Adamstal, Ramsau, Austria
1          Frank Kennedy             65-66-65-71—267       €43,200
MC       Blake Windred             68-72—140
MC       Hayden Hopewell        71-70—141
MC       Jeff Guan                      75-69—144


Adam Scott showed early signs of a final flurry but it was American Xander Schauffele who was crowned Champion Golfer of the Year at The Open Championship at Royal Troon.

Scott trailed 54-hole leader Billy Horschel by four strokes entering the final round on the back of a round of 5-under 66 on Saturday.

With early birdies at one and three, Scott threatened to make a charge for the Claret Jug that he craves so deeply but bogey at the par-3 fifth quelled much of his forward momentum.

Scott ultimately closed with an even-par round of 71 to finish tied for 10th, fellow Australian Jason Day closing with a round of 3-under 68 to climb into a share of 13th just one shot back of Scott.

Runner-up at the Genesis Scottish Open, Scott is buoyed by a fortnight in Scotland that he hopes will propel him into the Presidents Cup team and a deep run in the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

“After the 10th it was kind of over,” was Scott’s summation. “In the end I was too far back.

“Yesterday gave me a glimmer of hope but it would have had to be a super-hot front nine.

“It was good solid golf. I made a bad swing on 10 and paid the price, made a mess of that.

“It’s hard to really sum up. I played fairly well this week. Didn’t do well in the toughest conditions.

“That’s how it goes.

“There’s still the Presidents Cup to look forward to, hopefully I’m in a good spot to play my way on to that team now.

“That’s kind of the goal through the FedEx Cup upcoming.”

The next assignment for Day is a gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games.

Lamenting not handling the brutal conditions thrown at him better during Saturday’s third round where he fell from a tie for seventh to outside the top 30, Day will head home for a week before joining Min Woo Lee at Le Golf National.

“Troon is a serious test of golf,” said Day.

“I always love coming and playing The Open Championship. It’s just a thrill.

“I just didn’t putt as well as I’d hoped to yesterday and didn’t score well. I played good but

didn’t score well.

“To be honest, I feel like the game is kind of moving in the right direction.

“There’s a lot of good positive things moving out of this week going into Paris.”

The US PGA champion at Valhalla in May, Schauffele was flawless in a final round of 6-under 65.

Starting Sunday one back of Horschel, Schauffele began patiently, picking off five straight pars as others around him found early birdies.

Back-to-back birdies at six and seven saw him enter the fray but it was his birdie on 11 – the only player in the final round to do so at the hole named ‘The Railway’ – sparked his winning run.

He separated himself from the field with further birdies at 13, 14 and 16, burning the left edge of with a birdie putt on the 72nd hole to win by two from Justin Rose (67) and Horschel (68).

Photo: Luke Walker/R&A/R&A via Getty Images


Zach Maxwell will target a win on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia after bettering a tour-quality field at the $80,000 Optilease Redcliffe Pro-Am.

The Brisbane native and son of PGA Professional Brett Maxwell, Maxwell delivered a stunning start to his second round to take a stranglehold of the two-day tournament at Redcliffe Golf Club.

Established stars converged on Redcliffe for one of the richest tournaments on the adidas PGA Pro-Am Series but Maxwell showed impressive composure to win by one, Nathan Barbieri (65) runner-up for a third time at Redcliffe.

Maxwell began the tournament with a 2-under 69 but played his first five holes in 5-under on Friday, the highlight a hole-in-one at the 134-metre par-3 13th, his fourth hole of the day.

He kept the foot to the floor with a birdie at three and eagle at the par-5 fourth to get to 10-under, enough of a buffer to absorb a bogey at the par-3 seventh and win by one.

“That was really special, especially to have that in a ‘tourny’ round,” said Maxwell.

“I’ve been playing with the Tricolour Concreting guys who have been big supporters of mine for a long time so today was just really special and I’m really grateful.”

HOW THE WINNING ROUND UNFOLDED

Four shots separated Maxwell from Round 1 leader Aaron Pike when Round 2 began but he made quick inroads on the deficit.

He made birdie at his opening hole, the par-5 10th, and then added a second in three holes at the par-4 12th.

The hole-in-one on 13 provided a sudden boost and he backed it up with a third birdie at the short par-4 14th.

Six straight pars through the middle of his round kept Maxwell within reach of the top of the leaderboard before his birdie on three and eagle at four propelled him to the front of the pack.

WHAT THE WINNER SAID

“I have a little rule where when I make a birdie I’m allowed to look at the leaderboard,” said Maxwell.

“It gives some good incentive to keep the ego in check, I guess.

“Coming down the last nine holes, I was looking every hole. That’s the best part about the pro-ams and why it’s such a good pathway onto the tour, you get to create environments and create winning pressure.

“I’ve decided with my team to focus on the Aussie season and to only dabble with Asian Tour Q School.

“Being my first year with full status on the Tour, I’ll be keeping my focus here and also pursuing the Asian Tour Q School in Australia at the end of the year.”

LEADERBOARD RUNDOWN
1          Zachary Maxwell          69-64—133
2          Nathan Barbieri            69-65—134
3          Aaron Pike                   65-70—135
T4        Douglas Klein               72-64—136
T4        Matthew Millar             69-67—136
T4        Gavin Fairfax                66-70—136
T4        Nathan Page                68-68—136

NEXT UP

Pacific Golf Club makes its return to the adidas PGA Pro-Am Series schedule on Monday with the Reside Communities Pacific Pro-Am to be followed by the Howeston Pro-Am on Wednesday.


A hole-in-one 40 years in the making made Anthony Choat’s share of victory at the NewGen Caravans Tin Can Bay Pro-Am one to savour at Tin Can Bay Country Club.

A joint winner at Biloela Golf Club two weeks ago, Choat again had company at the top of the leaderboard as Alex Simpson and Josh Clarke matched his total of 7-under 65.

Surprisingly, all three players were in the morning wave, their clubhouse mark unmatched in the afternoon as Harry Goakes, Dean Jamieson and Aaron Maxwell all posted 6-under 66.

Choat had barely signed his scorecard before video of his first ever hole-in-one hit the socials, the 46-year-old raising his arms to the skies when he found his Titleist at the bottom of the cup at the par-3 13th.

“I was playing with Wade Hooper who is probably a foot taller than me,” Choat said.

“He goes, ‘I think that’s gone in.’ He’s calling it on the tee and I can’t see anything.

“I keep walking, walking, walking, Wade gets his camera out and starts filming.

“As soon as I saw it in, it was a massive release because 40 years of golf and none. I’ve had them flying the hole, bounce off the green, spin back, lip out.

“I reckon I can count 10 that should have gone in so to actually have one go in was just huge.”

HOW THE WINNING ROUND UNFOLDED

The 18th hole was Choat’s first and he began with a birdie.

He added two more at two and three but it was two eagles in the space of four holes that provided the backbone to his score.

The first came with a three at the par-5 10th before the long-awaited ace at 13.

Choat birdied 14 to get to 9-under on his round but made double-bogey on his final hole, the par-4 17th.

Like Choat, Simpson began with a birdie at his opening hole, the par-5 eighth, but it was a stretch of four birdies in the space of five holes late in his round that enabled him to match Choat and Clarke at 7-under.

Clarke took a step back with a bogey at his first hole but accumulated eight birdies from that point, six of which came in his final eight holes to also finish at 7-under.

WHAT THE WINNER SAID

“I didn’t really think a win would come from the morning. It was cold and the ground was wet. There was no wind, but I thought we were losing lots of distance with the wet and cold conditions.

“I actually arrived in Townsville with some form and then it quickly dropped off and I really started to doubt myself. Hanging around with a lot of these young players is really good. They talk about their games a lot and it’s a very open forum.

“Through conversations and positivity of some of the young ones, I’ve felt the need to just keep pushing and pushing and it was the second round at Emerald where I really started to find something and I probably haven’t really looked back since.”

LEADERBOARD RUNDOWN
T1        Alex Simpson               65
T1        Anthony Choat            65
T1        Josh Clarke                   65
T4        Harry Goakes               66
T4        Dean Jamieson            66
T4        Aaron Maxwell             66

NEXT UP

With a proud history and a record $80,000 in prize money, the Optilease Redcliffe Pro-Am tees off on Thursday with a Tour-quality field to do battle across two rounds at Redcliffe Golf Club.


Converted birdie chances and crucial par saves were the cornerstone as Euan Walters claimed a three-stroke win at the Belle Property Mt Coolum Legends Pro-Am at Mt Coolum Golf Club.

Although a Victorian through and through, Walters has always had an affinity with the putting surfaces in Queensland and found the Mt Coolum greens very much to his liking.

Renowned for its tight fairways, Mt Coolum kept most players in check, Walters picking up six birdies in his round of 4-under 68 to win by three.

Recent PGA Legends Tour winners Simon Tooman and Chris Taylor shared second at 1-under 71 with Mike Harwood with four players a further shot back in a tie for fifth.

It is Walters’ second win of the 2024 season and moves him up to seventh on the Order of Merit.

“The hole looked a bit bigger today and I managed to hit it where I was aiming it, so I think it was just my day,” said Walters.

“There were a couple of tee shots that were pretty ordinary but I loved the greens out there.
“They were true – as most Queensland greens are – and I did manage to put well, which was great.”

HOW THE WINNING ROUND UNFOLDED

One-under through four holes, it took a late surge for Walters to separate himself from the field.

He birdied his third hole – the par-5 sixth – but dropped a shot soon after at the par-4 ninth.

A birdie at the par-3 10th got Walters back in red figures and despite a second bogey at 16, birdies at 15, 17, two and three ensured a comfortable margin of victory.

WHAT THE WINNER SAID

“I putted really well all day,” said Walters.

“It wasn’t all plain sailing, but I’d chip it to 10 foot and then hole the putt for par.

“They kept the round going – I did that a couple of times – and then hit it close to the hole a couple of times and holed those.”

LEADERBOARD RUNDOWN
1          Euan Walters                68
T2        Michael Harwood        71
T2        Simon Tooman            71
T2        Chris Taylor                  71
T5        Stephen Woodhead     72
T5        Scott Laycock               72
T5        Marcus Cain                 72
T5        Brad Burns                   72

NEXT UP

The PGA Legends Tour has a short break before resuming with a two-tournament stint in Toowoomba, starting with the Advanced Electrical Toowoomba GC Legends Pro Am at Toowoomba Golf Club on July 25.


Connor McDade didn’t believe 5-under was enough yet his morning score could not be bettered as five players joined him at the top of the leaderboard at the Maryborough Pro-Am.

McDade was out in the morning wave at Maryborough Golf Club and despite starting with a bogey, recovered sufficiently to shoot 65 and give the afternoon players something to chase.

And chase they did.

Brady Watt, James Marchesani, Ben Henkel, Bailey Arnott and James Conran all got to 5-under but none would surpass it, joining McDade with a share of victory.

“It’s a good bunch of guys to share it with,” said McDade after his second adidas PGA Pro-Am Series win.

“I honestly kind of counted myself out of it a little bit. I saw there were maybe five or six guys that were within a shot with nine holes to play.

“I’m not really sure how 5-under held up, but it did, so I’ll take that for sure.”

HOW THE WINNING ROUND UNFOLDED

Six players ended the day at 5-under but they did so in a variety of ways.

After an opening bogey on three, McDade responded with three consecutive birdies from the fifth hole to get his scorecard heading in the right direction.

Along with birdies at his first and final holes the highlight of Watt’s round was an eagle at the par-4 sixth while Marchesani finished eagle-birdie after finding himself 2-over early in his round.

Conran needed four birdies in his final six holes to join the leaderboard logjam, Arnott had four straight birdies in the middle of his round while Henkel was 6-under through nine holes before also finishing at 5-under.

WHAT THE WINNER SAID

“Kind of just proved to myself again that I can compete out here and compete with some of these players that have played a lot of good golf in their career,” who was the joint winner with Arnott and Henkel at the JET Group Clermont Pro-Am.

“The two wins I’ve had, I’ve been over-par through one hole, so I wasn’t too phased by it. I know that there’s birdies out here, so I just kept doing my thing and saw what happened.

“It’s good to share a win with players such as those guys. They’ve done a lot more than I have in a professional sense… but wouldn’t mind winning an event without Bailey and Ben Henkel there.”

LEADERBOARD RUNDOWN
T1        Connor McDade          65
T1        Brady Watt                   65
T1        James Marchesani        65
T1        James Conran              65
T1        Ben Henkel                  65
T1        Bailey Arnott                65
T7        Josh Clarke                   66
T7        Brett Rankin                 66

NEXT UP

Tin Can Bay Country Club hosts the NewGen Caravans Tin Can Bay Pro-Am on Tuesday followed by the $80,000 Optilease Redcliffe Pro-Am starting Thursday.


“The Chase Is On” for the professionals on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia with a busy schedule of tournaments for the first half of the upcoming 2024/25 season released today.

Starting from the PNG Open in August, 10 tournaments will be contested through to the end of the year, highlighted by the two Australian major championships co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour.

The first Australian events on the 2024/25 calendar will be the Western Australia double in October, beginning in Kalgoorlie at the CKB WA PGA Championship presented by TX Civil & Logistics (October 10-13).

It’s then on to the Mandurah Country Club, the new home for the Bowra & O’Dea Nexus Advisernet WA Open which will celebrate its 100th anniversary when it is played on October 17-20.

The ground-breaking Webex Players Series, featuring its format of men and women on the same course, vying for the same title, will have one event prior to the New Year with the McLaren Vale wine region once again the home of Webex Players Series South Australia hosted by Greg Blewett from October 24-27.

Another five Webex events will come in 2025, including the debut of Webex Players Series Perth hosted by Minjee and Min Woo Lee at Royal Fremantle GC in January.

The Tour then heads east to the Queensland PGA Championship played once again at Nudgee Golf Club in Brisbane from October 31 to November 3.

The NSW Open, offering a boosted purse of $800,000, returns to the schedule with the 2024 edition to be hosted for the first time by the Murray Downs Golf Resort on November 14-17 as the lead-in to the majors.

The BMW Australian PGA Championship will make its fourth consecutive appearance at Royal Queensland in Brisbane (November 21-24) while the ISPS HANDA Australian Open at two of Melbourne’s world renowned Sandbelt gems, Kingston Heath GC and Victoria GC, on November 28-December 1.

The schedule also features a date shift for the Victorian PGA Championship and Gippsland Super 6 which will now be played following the Australian Open in December.

“The Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia is gaining in momentum, mirroring what is occurring with the game of golf in all metrics across Australia,” PGA of Australia CEO Gavin Kirkman said.

“When the Chase resumes in August, our next generation of stars will have their sights on the great opportunities and pathways that exist by being one of the leading players on our Tour.

“We experienced a fantastic 2023/24 season highlighted by Kazuma Kobori’s three victories which led him to our Order of Merit title, the return of some established names to the winner’s circle and the emergence of first-time tournament winners.

“The new season is sure to bring more spectacular golf when we kick off in PNG and then travel into five states including the return of NSW Open with a significant prizemoney boost at a new Tour venue we’re excited to visit.”

Building on the success of its tournament broadcast, which has brought the Tour and its new era of stars onto screens across the country and overseas, Fox Sports and Kayo will be home of the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia. The two majors, the PGA and Open, will also be simulcast on Nine and 9Now. The NSW Open will appear on 7plus.

Challenger Chief Executive, Customer Mandy Mannix said: “We’re excited to begin our second year as naming rights sponsor with the PGA Tour of Australasia.

“Over the past year, in partnership with PGA, we’ve elevated professional golf’s profile and supported a beloved sport that brings joy to older Australians.

“As we embark on another thrilling golf season, we wish all players the best of luck, from seasoned professionals to rising stars, ensuring every swing and every round is a hole-in-one.”

The post-Christmas/New Year schedule of Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia events will be announced in coming weeks.
 
2024
August 15-18: PNG Open at Royal Port Moresby Golf Club ($200,000).
October 10-13: CKB WA PGA Championship presented by TX Civil & Logistics at Kalgoorlie Golf Course ($250,000)
October 17-20: Bowra & Odea Nexus Advisernet WA Open at Mandurah Country Club ($175,000 min)
October 24-27: Webex Players Series South Australia hosted by Greg Blewett in McLaren Vale wine region. Course TBC ($200,000)
October 31-November 3: Queensland PGA Championship at Nudgee Golf Club ($250,000)
November 14-17: NSW Open at Murray Downs Golf Resort ($800,000)
November 21-24: BMW Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland Golf Club ($2 million)
November 28-December 1: ISPS HANDA Australian Open at Kingston Heath Golf Club and Victoria Golf Club ($1.7 million)
December 5-8:  Victorian PGA Championship at Moonah Links Resort ($250,000)
December 12-15: Gippsland Super 6 at Warragul Country Club ($200,000)


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