Golf Australia confirmed today that both the siblings from Perth will tee it up in the historic first mixed-gender Open at Victoria Golf Club and Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne from December 1-4.
Starting with this week’s WA PGA Championship at the iconic Kalgoorlie Golf Course, there are 16 scheduled tournaments throughout Australia and New Zealand over the next six months.
Scott’s confirmation that he will return for both the Australian PGA Championship and Australian Open sets up an enthralling showdown with generation next.
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.
Cathedral Invitational chairman and course owner David Evans has long held the vision of developing a private members course in Australia with the capacity to host major golf events.
The victory secures his job for two years and, he admitted later, might coax him out of the old van he tends to sleep in when he plays on the eastern seaboard.
To be fair, given the quality of golf courses available at The National Golf Club on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, there was no such thing as a poor choice.
Newcastle’s Blake Windred sees the 2022 version of himself as far more accomplished than the one who led last year’s New South Wales Open before letting too many chances slip by over the weekend.
An enthralling final day saw the lead change hands on a number of occasions but it was always Pike and New Zealand’s Momoka Kobori in the top two positions, ultimately finishing tied at eight-under and three clear of the rest of the field.
Australian Golf Digest
