Starting with next week’s PNG Open at Royal Port Moresby Golf Club, here are seven players under the age of 25 who will hope to use the 2025-2026 season as a launching pad for their professional careers.
The reigning Australian Amateur champion advanced through First Stage of Korn Ferry Tour Q-School last week and has now set his sights on maximising the Future Tour membership that provides direct entry to the PGA Tour of Australasia this season.
Harris would be one of the youngest-ever winners of the national championship, although Kiwi Lydia Ko’s landmark – she won as a 14-year-old in 2011 at Woodlands Golf Club – stands as the record.
It was all about Matt Griffin this week, as the Victorian opened with an incredible 11-under 61 and never looked back on his way to hoisting the trophy at this year’s Heritage Classic.