2023/2024 Australasian PGA Tour Order of Benefit winner Kazuma Kobori.
Following the affirmation of venues for the Australian Open and the signing of a naming rights companion for the PGA Championship, the PGA Tour of Australasia has launched their pre-Christmas event schedule.
“The Chase Is On” as they are saying for the professionals on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia, with 10 tournaments confirmed for the primary half of the upcoming 2024/25 season.
The PNG Open in August is about to be the primary occasion of {the golfing} summer time, the opening occasion of a schedule highlighted by the nationwide Open at Kingston Heath and Victoria Golf Membership and the BMW PGA at Royal Queensland, the 2 Australian main championships co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour.
Following the journey north to Port Moresby, the primary Australian occasions on the 2024/25 calendar would be the Western Australia double in October, starting in Kalgoorlie on the CKB WA PGA Championship introduced by TX Civil & Logistics.
It’s then on to the Mandurah Nation Membership, the brand new house for the Bowra & O’Dea Nexus Advisernet WA Open, on October 17 in celebrating the event’s one hundredth anniversary.
The bottom-breaking Webex Gamers Sequence, that includes its format of women and men on the identical course, vying for a similar title, could have one occasion previous to the New 12 months with the McLaren Vale wine area as soon as once more the house of Webex Gamers Sequence South Australia hosted by Greg Blewett, whereas there might be one other 5 Webex occasions to return in 2025, together with the debut of Webex Gamers Sequence Perth hosted by Minjee and Min Woo Lee at Royal Fremantle GC in January.
The Tour then heads east to the Queensland PGA Championship, to as soon as once more be performed at Nudgee Golf Membership in Brisbane, earlier than the NSW Open, providing a boosted purse of $800,000, returns to the schedule with the 2024 version to be hosted for the primary time by the Murray Downs Golf Resort because the lead-in to the majors.
The BMW Australian PGA Championship will make its fourth consecutive look at Royal Queensland in Brisbane (November 21-24) whereas the ISPS HANDA Australian Open tees off at two of Melbourne’s world famend Sandbelt gems, Kingston Heath and Victoria (November 28-December 1).
The schedule additionally contains a date shift for the Victorian PGA Championship and Gippsland Tremendous 6, now to be performed following the Australian Open in December.
“The Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia is gaining in momentum, mirroring what is going on with the sport of golf in all metrics throughout Australia,” PGA of Australia CEO Gavin Kirkman stated.
“When ‘The Chase’ resumes in August, our subsequent era of stars could have their sights on the nice alternatives and pathways that exist by being one of many main gamers on our Tour.
“We skilled a implausible 2023/24 season highlighted by Kazuma Kobori’s three victories which led him to our Order of Benefit title, the return of some established names to the winner’s circle and the emergence of first-time event winners.
“The brand new season is bound to deliver extra spectacular golf after we kick off in PNG after which journey into 5 states together with the return of NSW Open with a major prizemoney increase at a brand new Tour venue we’re excited to go to.”
Fox Sports activities and Kayo might be house of the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia, with the 2 majors, the PGA and Open, to even be simulcast on 9 and 9Now. The NSW Open will seem on 7plus.
The post-Christmas/New 12 months schedule of Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia occasions has but to be introduced.
– Courtesy Golf Australia
