A blockbuster Australian Open at the iconic Royal Melbourne has left golf fans craving more national championships on the Sandbelt, after record crowds and global interest in the TV broadcast sent the national championship back to its glory days.
Golf Australia and the International Golf Federation have announced that the Australian All Abilities Championship will become the first IGF counting event played under the IGF’s new Classification Rules and Sport Classes, marking a major milestone in golf’s pathway towards inclusion in the Brisbane 2032 Paralympic Games.
On the eve of the 2025 Crown Australian Open, Golf Australia has today confirmed that the 2026 event will be held from Thursday, December 3 to Sunday, December 6 at Kingston Heath Golf Club.
With participation up 5.2 percent and social memberships growing more than four times faster than traditional club memberships, Golf Australia today announced the launch of Golf Australia Club, a flexible handicap subscription designed to support the growing number of regular golfers who are not yet part of a club.
A resurgent season highlighted by a third major championship has earned West Australian Minjee Lee a record fourth Greg Norman Medal at Tuesday night’s PGA Awards in Brisbane.
A return to one of the great golf courses in the world and a new tournament host are among the highlights of the second half of the 2025/26 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia season announced today.
With the start of the 2025 Crown Australian Open just 13 days away, the field is taking its final form with a late dash of international flavour added this week from the DP World Tour.
Victorian golf fans will have an extra reason to smile this summer with six-time PGA TOUR winner Marc Leishman to tee it up at the 2025 Vic PGA Championship – and he’ll be joined by a very special playing partner.
The WPGA Tour of Australasia schedule for 2026 starts in January with the first half of the season revealed today, with a cross country calendar covering five states and offering nearly $5 million in prizemoney and four consecutive weeks of Ladies European Tour co-sanctioned action.
The 2026 tournament will be played from January 15-18, giving school holidaymakers the chance to watch Australia’s best players in action, and will be part of both the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and WPGA Tour of Australasia.
One of the breakout stars of world golf in 2025, England’s Marco Penge, will tee it up in the BMW Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland Golf Club on November 27-30.
A winner of 20 professional events worldwide, including two on the PGA Tour and seven on LIV Golf, Niemann will be looking to complete the Australian majors double after claiming the Australian Open in 2023.
Fresh off a winning season on the PGA Tour in the United States, rising Australian golfer Karl Vilips will compete in this year’s men’s Australian Open at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club in December.
After a DP World Tour adventure that has lifted his confidence that he can compete on the world stage, Daniel Gale is back in Australia for his first Challenger PGA Tour of Australia tournament of the new season.
When asked which country is the team to beat at this week’s World Amateur Team Championships (Eisenhower Trophy), Declan O’Donovan confidently answered with “us”.
Former champion Joaquin Niemann heads a list of four internationally acclaimed players who have been confirmed as starters in the men’s Australian Open at Royal Melbourne Golf Club from December 4-7.
Mexico’s Abraham Ancer will return to Australia in 2025, with the former winner on our shores set to tee it up at the BMW Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane and men’s Australian Open in Melbourne.
The updates taking effect from October 2, enabled by Golf Australia’s new digital platform and advanced scoring technology, will deliver fairer, more consistent and globally aligned handicaps for all Australian golfers.
Cameron Davis will end 2025 at home when the Sydneysider tees it up at the BMW Australian PGA Championship in Queensland and men’s Australian Open in Victoria later this year.
For the third straight year, the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia season kicks off on foreign soil with the 2025 PNG Open at Royal Port Moresby Golf Club.
The very best of New Zealand men’s golf are en route to the BMW Australian PGA Championship with two-time PGA Tour winner Ryan Fox to lead a resurgent Kiwi assault at Royal Queensland Golf Club.
Australian Golf Digest
