Josele Ballester will return to Australia for a second summer, teeing it up at both the BMW Australian PGA Championship and the Capital.com Australian Open after impressing on debut in 2025.
Australian superstar Cam Smith will return home this summer with unfinished business on his mind, confirmed for the Capital.com Australian Open as he looks to add the Stonehaven Cup to his list of career achievements, as well as the BMW Australian PGA Championship the week prior.
Golf Australia has confirmed Victoria will host the Capital.com Australian Open in 2027, 2029 and 2030, strengthening the tournament’s future on the Melbourne Sandbelt and bringing the championship to Peninsula Kingswood for the first time.
This is the first time the PGA Tour has formally partnered with Golf Australia, with the agreement set to ensure the men’s Australian Open will receive a significant boost in prizemoney from 2027, a distinct window in the global golf calendar and optimise the opportunity to attract the world’s best players.
The agreement represents one of the largest commercial partnerships in Australian golf history, connecting Capital.com with both the country’s premier championship, the club members and GA Handicap holders that underpin the game.
Golf Australia has today taken another important step in securing the long-term future of the Australian Opens, partnering with the South Australian Government to secure the redeveloped North Adelaide Golf Course as a long-term host of the national championships.
The Sydney venue will host the championship in 2026 as part of an agreement between the PGA of Australia and the NSW Government through Destination NSW, bringing the event back to the state for the first time since 1998.
One of Australia’s most celebrated tournament venues, Royal Adelaide Golf Club will welcome the national women’s Open for a fourth occasion, having previously hosted the championship in 1994, 2017 and 2020.
Kelsey Bennett has claimed the most significant win of her young career, with the New South Wales local triumphing at the Australian Women’s Classic on International Women’s Day at Magenta Shores Golf & Country Club.
Travis Smyth made a tap-in birdie at the sixth playoff hole just after sunset to see off fellow Australian Jack Thompson and win the inaugural ISPS Handa Japan-Australasia Championship at Royal Auckland & Grange Golf Club.
Three-time major champion Jan Stephenson expresses her joy over the strength of Australian women’s golf, supporting rising stars like Hannah Reeves ahead of the 2026 Australian Women’s Classic at Magenta Shores.
Week two of the WPGA Tour of Australasia and LET co-sanctioned action arrives at Magenta Shores Golf & Country Club. Key players, including Agathe Laisne and Kelsey Bennett, battle it out on this challenging links-style course.
The victory earns Harris a place in next week’s 2026 Ford Women’s NSW Open, co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour and WPGA Tour of Australasia, where she will line up against world-class professionals.
[Photo: Gary Lisbon] The Quinovic NZ PGA Championship 2026 runs from Thursday 19 February to Sunday 22 February at one of the most respected venues in New Zealand golf, Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club. This is a week where the course is just as important as the players. The Course Paraparaumu Beach is widely regarded as Read more…
The LPGA star has confirmed she will play in Australia’s back-to-back women’s golf ‘majors’ – the 2026 women’s Australian Open and Australian WPGA Championship – in March.
Major champion Hannah Green will be one of the star attractions of the 2026 summer of women’s golf, confirming her return home to compete in both the women’s Australian Open and the Australian WPGA Championship.
The world No.3 comes off a very successful 2025 season, claiming the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and being a member of Australia’s winning team at the International Crown where she was also crowned MVP.
A 17-year title drought on home soil is over for Marc Leishman after he made a clutch birdie on the 72nd hole to claim the Vic PGA by a shot over fellow Victorian Josh Younger on Sunday.
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