Whatever your position on LIV Golf, its arrival has been positive for professional golf in Australia. As the league enters its next phase, this opinion piece argues Australian golf should want LIV to succeed too.
Four of Australia’s brightest amateur talents begin their US college golf journeys this week, spreading across LSU, South Carolina, Notre Dame and Washington.
Golf Australia and the International Golf Federation have announced the Australian All Abilities Open, a landmark new championship and the first elite event played under new IPC classification rules, opening a potential pathway to the Paralympic Games.
All Abilities golf continues to grow in Australia, with 2026 bringing standalone state championships, a new Inclusive Order of Merit and expanded opportunities for players with disability to compete alongside professionals.
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.
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.
Golf Australia and the AICD have launched a national governance education program for club directors, with more than 11,000 volunteer directors set to benefit and some clubs already making the training mandatory.
The 2027 Vic Open will be played from January 21-24 and again form part of both the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and WPGA Tour of Australasia schedules.
Golf Australia is one of 58 sporting organisations that will receive Play Well funding to help create safe, welcoming, inclusive and fun sporting environments.
A 10-strong representation from Hong Kong is just the start of what organisers hope will become the most inclusive golf championship in the world as Special Olympics celebrates 50 years in Australia.
Golf Australia has confirmed Victoria will host the Capital.com Australian Open in 2027, 2029 and 2030, strengthening the tournament’s future on the Melbourne Sandbelt and bringing the championship to Peninsula Kingswood for the first time.
Australian Golf Digest
