The crystal blue waters of the Coral Coast which parallel the fairways of Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course feel like a world away for Fijian Golf Professional Sam Lee who tees it up in the Aussie Outback this week.

Lee has travelled to Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, a town famous for gold mining in hopes of striking golfing gold.

He is teeing it up in the TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship, a tournament on the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia worth AU$125,000.

Unlike the views of the ocean that Lee is used to at his home course of Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course, host of the Fiji International presented by Fiji Airways, the Kalgoorlie Golf Course offers views of the red dirt and kangaroos.

It is a unique golf course with the lush green fairways popping up like a mirage from the red dirt surrounds.

“In Fiji I only have access to play Denarau and Natadola so it’s great to play different courses,” said Lee.

“Coming to Kalgoorlie the track is mint. You don’t get to see a desert course like this in Fiji.

“It is also pretty fun being in Australia and seeing kangaroos on the golf course.”

Coming into the TX Civil and Logistics WA PGA Championship, Lee is rounding into form nicely after a few months practicing at home.

He recently teed it up in Papua New Guinea at the Morobe Open on the Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series where he finished tied 33^rd before teeing it up in Port Moresby for the SP Papua New Guinea Open where he finished tied 15^th in the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia event.

Looking to adjust to the Australian golf courses, Lee headed straight to Perth to play in more Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series events, highlighted by a tied 17^th finish at the ADH Club Car Pro-Am.

“I hadn’t played any tournament golf since the ISPS HANDA New Zealand Open so I was a bit rusty. I had practiced a lot but playing a four round tournament is different,” added Lee.

“The first week in Lae wasn’t very good but I hung on and tried to figure out what was wrong with my game. I played better in Port Moresby.

“Then I came straight to Perth from Papua New Guinea and played in some pro-ams. The greens are really quick over here so I needed to adjust.”

Completing his preparations today in the official tournament pro-am, Lee is now feeling confident ahead of the first round of the TX Civil and Logistics WA PGA Championship.

He tees off on Thursday morning at 11.05am playing in a marquee group alongside 2017 Victorian PGA champion Damien Jordan and PGA TOUR-China player Deyen Lawson.

“I am really looking forward to the first round. I feel like my game is in good shape and that I have prepared well,” added Lee.

“Damien (Jordan) and Deyen (Lawson) are both very good players and nice guys so I am looking forward to playing with them.”

The TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship tees off on Thursday 10 May with the winner decided on Sunday 13 May.

Being played for $125,000 and Official World Golf Ranking points the winner will also be fully exempt onto the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia until the end of the 2019 season.

The final two rounds of the TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship will be live streamed on PGA TV from 12pm AWST on Saturday 12 May and 10am AWST on Sunday 13 May.