Melbourne will play host to two of the world’s most prestigious professional golf tournaments when it hosts The Presidents Cup in 2019 and the World Cup of Golf next year.

PGA CEO Brian Thorburn, along with the Honourable John Eren, Victorian Minister
for Tourism and Major Events joined PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem in Songdo
IBD, Incheon City, Korea today to announce that Melbourne had won the right to
host the tournaments.

"Professional golf in Australia continues to produce players who perform best
at the highest levels of competition," Brian Thorburn said.

"The return of The Presidents Cup and World Cup of Golf to Australia is a
symbol of the continued growth of golf in Australia and a testament to the
quality and success of our players competing around the world."

"We’re delighted to partner with the US PGA Tour and the Victorian Government
to support these two great events in our country, and we look forward to
collaboratively working with them both to make the World Cup in 2016 and The
Presidents Cup in 2019 extremely successful."

The partnership marks a return of The Presidents Cup to Australia for the third
time in its 25-year history and fifth time in the 58-year history of the World
Cup of Golf.

The venue for both events, which will be played in mid-to-late November 2016
and November 2019 on one of Melbourne’s premier Sandbelt Golf Courses, will be
announced at a later date.

The Presidents Cup was previously held at in Melbourne in 1998 and 2011 at The
Royal Melbourne Golf Club (both Day and Scott were members of the 2011
International Team). No other international venue has hosted a Presidents Cup
more than once.

"We are elated to partner with the state of Victoria and bring The Presidents
Cup and World Cup of Golf back to Australia," said Tim Finchem.

"Australia is home to some of the best golfers on the PGA TOUR – not to mention
some of the world’s most passionate fans – and we know Victoria will stage
wonderful events for the competitors, as well as fans visiting and watching
around the globe."

"The success of the recent 2011 Presidents Cup and 2013 World Cup of Golf has
reinforced Victoria’s stature as a global golf destination and make the area a
perfect choice to welcome these esteemed competitions back within the next four
years."

Honourable John Eren said, "My Government has made no secret that we are
passionately – even aggressively – determined to grow our already impressive
portfolio of major events, and so we are delighted with today’s
announcement that we will be adding two more prestigious and globally
recognised events to our calendar."

"We believe that is a huge honour for our country, our State and our capital
city Melbourne, and we sincerely thank the PGA for the opportunity to do so."

Jason Day and Adam Scott expressed their delight with the announcement today
while competing at the President’s Cup in Korea this week.

"I’m very, very happy that we’re returning to Melbourne, where I won the World
Cup," said Jason Day.

"Whether we play at Royal Melbourne or some other golf course, I just like
playing that sort of golf, and being back in front of the home crowd will be
fantastic. And for up and coming players from Australia, they have something to
shoot for – that goal of getting on that Presidents Cup team and playing in
their home country."

"It’s exciting news, anytime Australia gets big events" said Scott, a
seven-time Presidents Cup participant.

"Obviously with the World Cup going back and Jason and I having won it the last
time it was played in Melbourne, I look forward to hopefully playing again and
the same for The Presidents Cup."

"These events coming back will keep inspiring another generation of Australian
players, and for all the fans in the country to get the chance to see the best
players from around the world is really thrilling. Melbourne is a great city
for hosting events of this magnitude."

As a premier destination for golf enthusiasts in Australia and around the
globe, Victoria is well positioned to stage another exhilarating chapter in the
World Cup of Golf and The Presidents Cup history.  The inclusion of these
high-ranking global tournaments in the Victorian events calendar promises up to
$66 million in additional economic impact to the State, thanks to an estimated
25,500 visitors and up to 408 new jobs being created.

Melbourne hosted the World Cup of Golf in 1959, 1972, 1998 and 2013. 
Jason Day and Adam Scott teamed up to win the 2013 edition at The Royal
Melbourne Golf Club.  In 2013, the event was a 72-hole stroke play tournament
that awarded Official World Golf Ranking points for the first time.  Jason
Day shot a final-round 70 to win the individual tournament, and he paired with
Adam Scott to claim the team prize.

Melbourne also holds the distinction as the site of the International Team’s
only outright Presidents Cup victory in 1998, which saw Peter Thomson’s
International team defeat Jack Nicklaus’ U.S. Team 20.5 to 11.5.  In 2011,
Fred Couples led the U.S. Team to a 19-15 win over Greg Norman and the
Internationals.