The event for golf’s biggest hitters will be held in Melbourne at the Home of Australian Golf – Sandy Golf Links, with the winner and runner-up receiving tickets to the World Long Drive Final in Atlanta from October 18-22.
Ten Australians have accepted their invitations to compete in the 2023 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Royal Melbourne Golf Club next month, opening the door to earn a place in the Masters Tournament and the 152nd Open Championship next year.
The almost-22-year-old declared his desire to turn professional today, capitalising on the PGA Tour of Australasia exemption he received for winning the 2022 NSW Open at Concord Golf Club.
Australia’s best professional golfers and elite amateur stars are set to test their games in a way very few have ever done, with Golf NSW thrilled to announce the inaugural World Sand Greens Championships for men and women in 2024.
The attitude that earned Daniel Gale a PGA Tour start just four weeks ago has delivered a drought-breaking victory at the 2023 Tailor-Made Building Services NT PGA Championship.
Seven-time major winner Karrie Webb’s influence on the next generation of Australian golfers is set to grow with the launch of a new coaching scholarship thanks to a partnership with Nippon Shaft.
The number of beginners to golf who are registering for the Get Into Golf program continues to surge across Australia, with women trying the game for the first time leading the way.
Lee will join DP World Tour and PGA Tour winner Lucas Herbert and LPGA Tour star Stephanie Kyriacou at this year’s Australian Open, which will again feature the joint tournament format with the men’s and women’s Opens, as well as the Australian All Abilities Championship, being contested on the same golf courses at the same time.
The PGA Tour of Australasia continues to grow its schedule, showcasing the country’s best professionals in events being staged across six states and territories in August, October, November and December.
The Beach and Creek courses at the superb seaside facility near the town of Barwon Heads will host men and women competing for equal prizemoney on the same courses at the same time, with $420,000 on offer for each event.
South Australia will play host to its first professional mixed golf tournament in October with TPS South Australia coming to Willunga Golf Club in the famous McLaren Vale wine region.
West Australian Minjee Lee will need to break her own major championship record to complete a successful defence of her US Women’s Open crown at Pebble Beach Golf Links.
The 2023 event will feature the continuation of the joint tournament format that will allow fans to see some of the best men and women golfers playing for different titles on the same course at the same time.
Golf Australia’s 2021-2022 Participation Report has revealed that more than 2.7 million Australians play golf, with each state and territory experiencing another year of significant club membership growth.
Emerging superstar Min Woo Lee is the first player signed on for the $2 million Fortinet Australian PGA Championship to be played at Royal Queensland Golf Club in Brisbane from November 23-26.
New South Wales claimed a first win in the event since it became a combined format and first victories at all since the 2019 women’s team at Royal Hobart and the 2016 men that triumphed at Brisbane Golf Club.
The PGA of America has sent out an invitation for Micheluzzi to compete next week. He is already in the US and preparing to compete in his first PGA Tour event, the Byron Nelson tournament in Texas, this week on an invitation.
Golf Australia has partnered with Youth on Course to provide the opportunity for TeeMates members to play golf for $5 at a selection of courses across the country.
Australian Golf Digest
