The PGA of Australia has announced a record five-year extension with Challenger as title partner of the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia, securing the Tour’s biggest commercial partnership through the 2030-31 season.
The Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia has unveiled its 2026-27 schedule, highlighted by the 100th Queensland PGA Championship, a new home for the BMW Australian PGA Championship at The Lakes and two exciting new tournament venues.
Cameron John’s tie for 28th at Royal Birkdale has lit a fire under Ben Eccles, who’s now targeting a spot in the 2027 Open Championship at St Andrews via the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia pathway.
Travis Smyth says he still has plenty to prove on golf’s biggest stage as he returns to the Open Championship off the back of a breakthrough season, including wins in Japan and a call-up to LIV Golf Korea.
The Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia returns to Victoria for the Heritage Classic at Heritage Golf and Country Club, where Order of Merit leader Travis Smyth looks to strengthen his grip on the season title.
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.
Professional golf will make a major return to New Zealand’s largest city in March 2026 with the launch of the ISPS HANDA Japan-Australasia Championship, a landmark new event set for March 5-8 at the prestigious Royal Auckland and Grange Golf Club.
Lucas Herbert says he gets goosebumps at the thought of trying to win an Australian Open at Royal Melbourne and snare its newly-created invitation to the Masters at Augusta National.
Ahead of superstar Rory McIlroy headlining the 2025 Australian Open at Royal Melbourne, organisers have announced a rebrand in a bid to take the 121-year-old championship into a new era.
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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.
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