Tournament Program

What's On

Sunday 19th November Road to the PGA Championship Final
9.00 Shotgun start
Monday 20th November Practice Round
Tuesday 21st November Practice Round
PGA Awards, featuring the Greg Norman Medal
Brisbane City Hall
Wednesday 22nd November Tournament Pro-Am
7.00am and 1.00pm Shotgun starts
Thursday 23rd November Tournament Round 1
6.00am – 1.00pm tee times. Gates open at 5.30am
Friday 24th November Tournament Round 2
6.00am – 1.00pm tee times. Gates open at 5.30am
Yellow Day #DoingItForJarrod
Saturday 25th November Tournament Round 3
Tee times dependent on field, approximately 6.00am
Kids Day
BMW Hole in One
Sunday 26th November Final Round
BMW Hole in One
Presentation – 18th Green
Monday 27th November Play the Course the Pros Played

PGA Awards Night – Tuesday 21st November

Australia’s Leading Professional Golfer of the Year will be awarded the Greg Norman Medal at the 2023 PGA Awards, with the PGA of Australia’s annual gala dinner set to be held during the week of the 2023 Fortinet Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane.

This annual gala dinner honours the outstanding achievements by Australian PGA Professionals over the past 12 months and celebrates the significant contribution PGA Professionals make to golf in Australia with awards covering club professional of the year, coach of the year across multiple categories, Australasian Tour player of the year for men, women and legends, along with the national management professional of the year and associate of the year. The evening then culminates in the awarding of the Greg Norman Medal, presented to Australia’s best male or female Tour Professional on the international stage.

Yellow Day – Friday 24th November

Yellow Day is in support of the event’s official charity, Challenge, and in honour of Australian PGA Professional Jarrod Lyle who passed away in 2018. Yellow Day forms part of a year-long campaign #DoingItForJarrod which raises funds and awareness for Challenge, a charity organisation supporting kids with cancer.

There is a way for everyone to support this important cause and help raise funds and awareness for kids with cancer.

Road to the PGA Championship – July to November

The Road to the PGA Championship is a simple grass roots – club engagement concept, developed to link the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship primarily with localized golf club members in Queensland and northern New South Wales, however any club throughout Australia is invited to host an event.

ndividuals who enter the Road to the PGA will receive the cheapest event ticket to the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship, but also a chance to play the tournament course before the professionals do. The final will be played on the Sunday prior to tournament week, with the winner receiving 2 tickets to the Fortinet Kirkwood Club on Thursday.

Callaway Kids Course – Thursday 23rd – Sunday 26th November

Tee it up on the 5-hole mini golf course designed to provide kids of all ages and abilities the opportunity to feel like a pro! Thursday and Friday will host a mix of schools and the public, with the weekend set aside for families, friends and the next generation of golfers. The Callaway Kids Course is located near the event entrance, it can’t be missed!

Soniq $2m Hole and Beat the Pro competition – Saturday 25th November

Watch amateur golfers and celebrities try their luck in winning $2m for a hole in one on the par 3 4th hole. 20 golfers will tee it up, with the unbelievable possibility of winning $2million! Competitors also have the opportunity to win a prize when beating the pro in a nearest the pin competition.

Kids Day – Saturday 25th November

See all the action of the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship with a day of fun at Kids Day.
There will be a huge variety of entertaining activities to enjoy including meet and greet with the Pros, inflatable golf hitting bays, jumping castle, face painting, roving entertainers and more. Mums, dads, grandparents and all the family can also tee it up in the Callaway Kids Course family competition!

Parents: pre-register your child to receive a FREE general admission ticket plus a kids VIP showbag. Limit of one adult GA ticket per child, maximum of two tickets per family. Limited numbers available. Pre-registrations close Monday 20th November.
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