Three-time champion Cameron Smith will tee up on the Australian PGA Championship after confirming his place within the area for the primary of the summer season’s two flagship golf tournaments.
The favored Queenslander joins defending champion Min Woo Lee and fellow main championship winner Jason Day as characteristic gamers for this 12 months’s occasion at Royal Queensland Golf Membership from November 21-24.
In a particular deal with for golf followers, Smith will even play within the Queensland PGA Championship — the fifth occasion on the 2024-25 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia — at Nudgee Golf Membership beginning on October 31.
Smith’s spectacular Australian PGA Championship report options back-to-back victories in 2017-18, earlier than he received once more in 2022.
One other Joe Kirkwood Cup would see the 2022 British Open champion be a part of Robert Allenby and Norman Von Nida as a four-time PGA winner, trailing solely Kel Nagle (six wins) and Billy Dunk (5).
The 31-year-old continues to be an enormous supporter of Australian golf and the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia, and his presence at Royal Queensland is bound to once more draw huge crowds to his hometown championship.
“Coming dwelling to Queensland is a spotlight of my 12 months. It is all the time particular to be again taking part in in entrance of my household, mates and all of the golf followers and hopefully being up close to the lead,” Smith stated.
“This 12 months, I will be taking part in in each the BMW Australian PGA Championship and the Queensland PGA Championship, which goes to be one thing totally different for me, however I am actually wanting ahead to each weeks again dwelling.
“After all I might like to win each, however it’ll be troublesome with the fields that can be on the two tournaments.
“I believe taking part in at Nudgee can be good preparation for Royal Queensland and hopefully could have me at my greatest to try to take again the Joe Kirkwood Cup.”
PGA of Australia CEO Gavin Kirkman stated securing Smith was an enormous enhance for each occasions.
“All of us love seeing Cam taking part in golf again in Australia and I am certain he’ll be decided to placed on an important present in entrance of his dwelling crowd this 12 months at each Royal Queensland and Nudgee,” Kirkman stated.
“Cam actually appeals to all ages of golf followers. He is a giant purpose why so many children are taking over the sport and are in our galleries at Royal Queensland every year.”
As a younger skilled, Smith was runner-up within the 2015 Queensland PGA Championship after ending as main newbie within the 2011 occasion. His 2024 highlights have included two LIV Golf group wins with Ripper GC and a tie for sixth on the Masters.
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