Winning the Vic Open has been on Cameron John’s bucket list for 20 years and he ticked off the target after some late final-round drama in the 2026 event at 13th Beach Golf Links.
Wales’ Lydia Hall secured a fourth WPGA Tour of Australasia title with her steady golf and vast experience in the wind leading to a four-shot victory at the Vic Open at 13th Beach Golf Links.
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.
News that Royal Queensland Golf Club has received government approval to use its returned parcel of land to develop a new short course continues a welcome trend in course architecture.
On a brutal day at 13th Beach, it was always going to be a case of last man (and woman) standing. And it turned out to be Melburnian Su Oh, who began a potential career resurgence with a victory from nowhere in the women’s Vic Open.
Former world No.1 Jiyai Shin will get the chance to complete a rare Summer of Golf double after confirming she will be back at 13th Beach Golf Links for the 2025 Vic Open next month.
Victoria’s Brett Coletta came out on top in a head-to-head duel with Jordan Zunic to claim the biggest victory of his career at the Vic Open. Meanwhile, it was 23-year-old Lau’s first win as a professional after a stellar college career at the University of Michigan.
Despite a two-shot lead at the start of the day, Porter could not match the relentless march of South Korea’s former world No.1 Shin, who caught the Queenslander by the second hole, overtook her and ran away with a five-shot win.
The New Zealander was rock solid with an even-par final round of 72 to finish ahead of Order of Merit leader David Micheluzzi and claim a drought-breaking victory fresh off battling a shoulder injury.
In 2023, 144 men and 84 women will start out in the first round of the Vic Open, with the top 35 men and 35 women and ties making it through to Sunday.
Australian Golf Digest
