Australian summer of tournament golf gets underway at Moonah Links
After a sporadic couple of years, a solid summer of tournament golf in Australia has relaunched today with the start of the Victorian PGA Championship at Moonah Links.
Despite the cancellation of the Australian, the PGA of Australia have put together a jam-packed schedule that includes the blossoming Players’ Series, the Australian PGA Championship, and the inaugural Australian WPGA Championship.
And when you throw in Geoff Ogilvy’s innovative Sandbelt Invitational as well, you’ve got a stack of great golf to get along to watch this summer.
A number of the events will be broadcast on FoxSports/Kayo.
This week’s Victorian PGA Championship tees off on Thursday, December 9 and includes a number of celebrity golfers in the field vying for the Victorian Celebrity Amateur Challenge.
The PGA of Australia explains:
In a format reminiscent of the Pebble Beach Pro-am and Dunhill Links Championship, our tour stars are playing alongside amateurs and they will compete for the Victorian Celebrity Amateur Challenge.
Among the professionals, one group to watch out for this morning is Australian Open champion Peter Lonard playing alongside Deyen Lawson – who played in this year’s The Open Championship at Royal St George’s.
AFL football fans can look out for the likes of Brendan Fevola, Paul Roos and Dale Thomas, while other celebrities in the field include champion jockeys Damien Oliver and Glen Boss, Australian Golf Show co-host Tiffany Cherry and The Block star Keith Schleiger.
Aside from the now unfortunate lack of tournament golf in South Australia, all credit to everyone for getting so many tournaments up and running.
Get along and support Australian professional golf this summer when it arrives near you.
2021/22 Australian Summer of Golf Schedule
9th – 12th December 2021
2021 Victorian PGA Championship
Moonah Links Resort
16th – 19th December 2021
2021 Gippsland Super 6
Warragul Country Club
20th – 23rd December 2021
Sandbelt Invitational
Royal Melbourne, Kingston Heath, Yarra Yarra and Peninsula Kingswood
13th – 16th January 2022
2021 WPGA Championship
Royal Queensland Golf Club
13th – 16th January 2022
2021 Australian PGA Championship
Royal Queensland Golf Club
24th – 25th January 2022
Melbourne WGPA International
Latrobe Golf Club
20th – 23rd January 2022
2021 QLD PGA Championship
Nudgee Golf Club
3rd – 6th February 2022
TPS Victoria, Hosted by Geoff Ogilvy
Rosebud Country Club – North Course
17th – 20th February 2022
TPS Murray River
Cobram Barooga OLD Course
19th – 20th February 2022
TPS Junior Invitational Murray River, Cobram Barooga
Cobram Barooga OLD Course
26th – 27th February 2022
The Athena
Sandringham Links Golf Club
3rd – 6th March 2022
TPS Sydney, Hosted by Braith Anasta
Bonnie Doon Golf Club
10th – 13th March 2022
TPS Hunter Valley – Hosted by Jan Stephenson & Peter O’Malley
Oaks Cypress Lakes Resort
31st March – 3rd April 2022
New Zealand Open
Millbrook Golf Resort
7th – 10th April 2022
NZ PGA Championship
Gulf Harbour Country Club
21st – 24th April 2022
2021 CKB WA PGA Championship supported by TX Civil & Logistics
Kalgoorlie Golf Course
28th April – 1st May 2022
2021 Nexus RISK WA Open
Royal Fremantle Golf Club
5th – 8th May 2022
2021 Tailor-made Building Services NT PGA Championship
Palmerston Golf Course