Royal Queensland

The Preview: Fortinet Australian WPGA Championship

The Preview: Fortinet Australian WPGA Championship

This week at Royal Queensland marks a first for Australian golf, with the inaugural WPGA Championship and the first ever winner of the Karrie Webb Cup unveiled on Monday. 12 Jan 2022
The Preview: Fortinet Australian PGA Championship

The Preview: Fortinet Australian PGA Championship

Major tournament golf returns for the first time to our shores since the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic this week. The Australian PGA set to take place at Royal Queensland Golf Club. 12 Jan 2022
Opinion: The best walk in tournament golf

Opinion: The best walk in tournament golf

Sure, Sunday has the excitement of deciding the winner and the three other tournament days proper have their charm. 11 Jan 2022
Aussie PGA & WPGA: Practice Day Two

Aussie PGA & WPGA: Practice Day Two

Preparations continued at Royal Queensland on Tuesday ahead of the Fortinet Australian PGA and WPGA Championships which get underway on Thursday. Take a look at the best images from on the ground. 11 Jan 2022
Kemp has eyes on Karrie’s Cup

Kemp has eyes on Karrie’s Cup

Sarah Kemp’s form surge in 2021 gives her a strong shot at the trophy named in honour of friend Karrie Webb at the WPGA Championship at Royal Queensland this week. 11 Jan 2022
‘Quirky’ Royal Queensland to test Min Woo’s patience

‘Quirky’ Royal Queensland to test Min Woo’s patience

Min Woo Lee is the star of the show on the men’s side of the jointly staged Fortinet Australian PGA and WPGA Championships this week at Royal Queensland. 11 Jan 2022
Aussie PGA & WPGA: Practice Day One

Aussie PGA & WPGA: Practice Day One

Despite the tournaments being three days away, there was plenty of action at Royal Queensland ahead of the Fortinet PGA and WPGA Championships. Here are the best images from Monday in Brisbane. 10 Jan 2022
Elvis’ not so secret Aussie PGA weapon

Elvis’ not so secret Aussie PGA weapon

Queenslander Elvis Smylie was one of the breakout stars of the truncated Australian summer of golf in 2020/21. A slightly disappointing but important trip to Europe and back injury later, he is ready to mount a challenge for the Australian PGA Championship. 10 Jan 2022
Coca-Cola continues long term partnership with PGA of Australia

Coca-Cola continues long term partnership with PGA of Australia

The PGA of Australia is pleased to announce a new five-year partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) that will also include the official hydration partnership of both the WPGA Tour of Australasia and ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia. 5 Jan 2022
Hannah out of Australian WPGA Championship

Hannah out of Australian WPGA Championship

Australia’s No.2-ranked women’s golfer Hannah Green has been forced to withdraw from the Fortinet Australian WPGA Championship to be staged at Royal Queensland Golf Club from January 13-16. 5 Jan 2022
Fortinet partners Aussie PGA and Tour

Fortinet partners Aussie PGA and Tour

The Professional Golfers Association of Australia (PGA) today announced a new multi-year partnership with Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions. 21 Dec 2021
Hannah looks to Karrie for major inspiration

Hannah looks to Karrie for major inspiration

West Australian Hannah Green wants to channel the killer instinct of her legendary compatriot Karrie Webb in her quest to win another major title. 2 Dec 2021
PGA Tour of Australasia set for back-to-back weeks in QLD

PGA Tour of Australasia set for back-to-back weeks in QLD

The recently re-designed Nudgee Golf Club will appear on the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia schedule for the first time in the club’s history as the new home of the Queensland PGA Championship. 1 Oct 2021
Australian Open and PGA postponed until 2022

Australian Open and PGA postponed until 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic, the need to ensure public safety and concerns over quarantine requirements have forced the postponement of the nation’s most prestigious golf tournaments, the Australian Open and the Australian PGA Championship, until early-2022 3 Sep 2021
Australian summer of golf cancelled

Australian summer of golf cancelled

It is with regret that the Australian golf industry announces this summer’s premier events – the Australian PGA Championship, Australian Open and Women’s Australian Open – have been cancelled. 16 Oct 2020
Exclusive: Aussie PGA Championship announcement imminent

Exclusive: Aussie PGA Championship announcement imminent

It would have been easy to assume that following on from Golf Australia’s decision to postpone the Australian Open until 2021, the Australian PGA would follow suit with its biggest event. 26 Aug 2020
Ranking: Queensland's Best Courses

Ranking: Queensland's Best Courses

With lockdown restrictions starting to ease, it's a good time to celebrate this country's best places to play the game. 13 May 2020
Brisbane to host 2020 Australian PGA Championship

Brisbane to host 2020 Australian PGA Championship

The Australian PGA Championship will return to Brisbane in 2020 to celebrate Royal Queensland Golf Club’s centenary year. 9 Jan 2020
Course Design: Short Fours

Course Design: Short Fours

Golf Australia Architecture Editor Mike Clayton dissects the qualities of what makes a great short par-4 and reveals some of the best in the game can be found here in Australia. 4 Jul 2019
Course design: The joy of 3s

Course design: The joy of 3s

One-shot holes are golf’s great leveller, where professionals and high handicappers can find success. What are some of the greatest par-3s in the nation? Golf Australia Architecture Editor Mike Clayton casts his eye across the best and what makes them better than others. 18 Jun 2019
Royal Sydney gets 2016 Emirates Australian Open

Royal Sydney gets 2016 Emirates Australian Open

The 2016 Australian Open will be played at Royal Sydney, while Golf Australia is also looking at other venues outside NSW as part of an eight-year plan. 29 Nov 2015