The first event on the 2022/2023 schedule saw Victorian David Micheluzzi (pictured) finish over the top of 2020 champion Jarryd Felton to win his maiden tournament on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia.

He would win twice more by season’s end in one of the most dominant summers by a player on the Australasian Tour in many years.

It opened the door to starts on the PGA TOUR, the DP World Tour and both the US PGA Championship and The Open Championship and highlighted to all the direct pathway available to golf’s greatest events.

This year, the trek to the Kalgoorlie Golf Course marks the fourth event of the season as the chase for Order of Merit honours begins to intensify.

Last week’s WA Open winner, Simon Hawkes, has moved past NT PGA champion Daniel Gale into top spot with the season’s other winner to date, PNG Open winner Lachlan Barker, in third.

Kalgoorlie Golf Course has hosted the WA PGA Championship since 2012 with the honour roll of past champions boasting Brett Rumford (2015), Dimi Papadatos (2017) and Jarryd Felton (2020).

Designed by Kalgoorlie-born Graham Marsh, the golf course is one of Australia’s most unique, the desert winds providing a stern test to Tour players while the distinctive red dirt frames the fairways like few other courses in Australia.

The final two rounds of the WA PGA Championship will be broadcast live on Fox Sports through Foxtel and Kayo Sports, with coverage to begin at 5pm on Saturday and 2.30pm Sunday AEDT.

HOW TO FOLLOW
For live scoring and the latest news visit www.pga.org.au. Exclusive content and tournament updates will also be posted regularly on the PGA Tour of Australasia’s social media channels.

Instagram: @pgatouraus

Twitter: @PGAofAustralia

Facebook: @PGAofAustralia, @PGATourAus

Official hashtag: #WAPGA

HOW TO WATCH
Catch the action of the third and final rounds on Saturday and Sunday, broadcast live, on Foxtel (Channel 505) and Kayo Sports.

Round 3: Saturday, 5pm-8pm AEDT
Round 4: Sunday, 2.30pm-7.30pm AEDT

RECENT CHAMPIONS
2022      David Micheluzzi
2021      Jay Mackenzie
2020      Jarryd Felton
2019      Darren Beck
2018      Michael Long
2017      Dimitrios Papadatos
2016      Stephen Dartnall
2015      Brett Rumford

COURSE RECORD
Cameron John (63, 2022 WA PGA Championship)

COURSE DESIGNER
Graham Marsh Golf Course Design (2010)

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Simon Hawkes, WA Open winner
Lachlan Barker, PNG Open winner
Jarryd Felton, 2020 WA PGA champion
Louis Dobbelaar, 2023 NZ PGA champion
Harrison Crowe, 2022 NSW Open champion
Connor McKinney, WA Open runner-up