It’s the start of the new season on the DP World Tour and a strong field has assembled for the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland Golf Club.
The historic championship dates back to 1929, with the winner this week set to hold the iconic Kirkwood Cup, which has been won by the likes of Seve Ballesteros, Ian Baker-Finch, Greg Norman, Adam Scott and Cameron Smith through the years.
Abraham Ancer
Ancer has shown strong form in Australia
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Ancer is reportedly making a switch to Niemann’s Torque GC team for 2026, although currently unconfirmed, and the Mexican is one of the star names in the field this week.
The former World No.11 is an Australian Open champion and also excelled at the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne. He’s seeking his first victory since LIV Golf Hong Kong in March 2024.
Jose Luis Ballester
Ballester won his maiden professional title at last week’s Saudi International
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Ballester is one of the hottest properties in the game after joining the league following a successful amateur career at Arizona State University, where he won the 2024 US Amateur Championship.
He has just won his first professional title at last week’s Saudi International so is arguably the most in-form player heading into the tournament.
Matt Jones
Jones is a two-time Australian Open champion
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Two-time PGA Tour winner Matt Jones is one of Cameron Smith’s Ripper GC quartet, with three of the all-Aussie team playing this week.
Jones won the Australian Open in 2015 and 2019 but is yet to lift this trophy.
The man from Sydney finished 40th in the LIV Golf League this year, with a best finish of T4 in Spain.
Marc Leishman
Leishman prevailed in Miami earlier this year
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Marc Leishman is another of the Ripper GC side in the field this week, and he arrives off the back of a strong season where he won his maiden LIV Golf title in Miami.
The Warrnambool man has never won on the PGA Tour of Australasia, surprisingly, but…
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