The Australian PGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola is headed to a new home in 2013, sending a fond farewell to the Sunshine Coast, which has hosted the tournament for the last 11 years.

Daniel Popovic says his father Radi's battle with terminal bone cancer put golf firmly in perspective as he attempted to seal his life-changing victory at the Australian PGA Championship on Sunday.

The disappointment of his late collapse at the Australian PGA Championship aside, Rod Pampling will head back to America in 2013 buoyed by his form over the past fortnight on home soil.