Golfers across Australia are being encouraged to thank their local PGA Professional this Friday, part of a world-first initiative recognising the coaches, club managers and mentors behind the game.
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.
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.
PGA chair Ian Baker-Finch proudly announced the induction of the new life members at the PGA of Australia Annual General Meeting, in recognition of their extraordinary contribution to golf and the PGA profession.
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.
Two of Australian golf’s most respected administrators have been recognised in the Australia Day 2026 Honours List, with Alexander “Sandy” Dawson and Andrew “Langers” Langford-Jones awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for their service to the sport.
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 joint initiative by the PGA of Australia and Golf Australia, GOLF.com.au brings together seven legacy websites including golf.org.au, pga.org.au and wpga.org.au, into a centralised, modern and mobile-friendly platform, delivering a unified digital experience for the first time in the sport’s history.
The WPGA Championship will be a highlight of a swing of co-sanctioned events between the WPGA Tour of Australasia and the Ladies European Tour, which also includes the 2026 Women’s Australian Open to be held the week before in Adelaide.
This year’s championship, co-sanctioned by the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and DP World Tour, will again be hosted by Royal Queensland Golf Club from November 27-30.
As the seriousness of the threat of Cyclone Alfred hit home for the players at the cancelled Australian WPGA Championship, a logical question for professional golfers served to remind again how the golf industry and community comes together in support.
PGA of Australia chief executive Gavin Kirkman on the state of tournament golf, answering to nearly 3,000 members and the ever-changing role of a PGA professional.
Australian Golf Digest
