Brisbane’s Royal Queensland Golf Club secures PGA Championship until 2025

The BMW Australian PGA Championship has announced Brisbane will continue as its host city until at least 2025, with the tournament to be hosted at the Royal Queensland Golf Club, the current home of the PGA and 2032 Olympic Golf venue.

The 2025 edition of the BMW Australian PGA Championship will be the 25th in a row to be staged in Queensland and the fifth consecutive year at Royal Queensland.

PGA of Australia Chief Executive Gavin Kirkman noted “Our partnership with the Queensland Government, through Tourism and Events Queensland, and Brisbane City Council, through Brisbane Economic Development Agency. has helped to take our championship to new levels – and there’s much more to come over the next two years.

“Royal Queensland has also been a key factor in the growth of the BMW Australian PGA Championship which is now well established as a highlight of Brisbane and Australia’s sporting calendar.

“The club and its members have been very welcoming hosts, and the golf course has enhanced its status as one of Australia’s best, creating some memorable moments and providing a worthy challenge to the elite players in our game.”

In 2023, more than 61,000 people attended to watch Min Woo Lee take home the Joe Kirkwood Cup for the first time and more than $17 million was injected into Queensland’s visitor economy.  

This year’s championship will again feature a stellar field, with Min Woo Lee returning to defend his title from 21st-24th November at Royal Queensland.  

The PGA’s Party Hole, which has been a feature of the tournament in its time at Royal Queensland, will return again in 2024. More than 12,000 fans are expected to enjoy the offering on this hole alone, with hospitality suites, grandstands and family areas surrounding the par-three, providing a fun experience for all fans during the tournament.

Kids Day, Meet the Pros and the Callaway Kids Course are just a selection of the other activities that will be on offer across the week.

Royal Queensland General Manager Sean Dobson added "Royal Queensland Golf Club is proud to continue our partnership with the Australian PGA. The development of this key relationship has placed Brisbane, Queensland and Golf in Australia at the forefront of the map internationally via a telecast that reaches over 250 million people.   

“Royal Queensland Golf Club with the assistance of the Australian PGA has through key tournament learnings and ongoing conversations with the PGA and its partners enhanced its position nationally and internationally.

“A key outcome as the club prepares to be host venue for the 2032 Olympics has been the opportunity to leverage all these learnings to start the delivery of significant infrastructure improvements to Members."

The BMW Australian PGA Championship is co-sanctioned with the DP World Tour and will again serve as the opening tournament of its season-long Race to Dubai.

Ben Cowen, the DP World Tour’s Chief Tournament and Operations Officer advised “Our members have enjoyed playing at Royal Queensland over the past few years and I’m sure they will look forward to returning to Brisbane once again in 2025. Our thanks go to the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council for their continued support of the event.

“The Australian PGA Championship has served as an excellent launchpad for our Race to Dubai in recent years, and the addition of BMW as title sponsor only elevates the event further.”