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Brisbane has been extended as host city of the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship with confirmation that the PGA Championship will be played at Royal Queensland Golf Club from 21st-24^th November 2024.

The economic impacts are also significant for tourism operators with projections that more than 60,000 fans attended this year’s tournament, injecting around $14 million into the state’s visitor economy.”

The 2023 championship, which concluded yesterday, was the third continuous staging of the tournament at Royal Queensland and fifth overall, the 2024 championship to make it four in succession.

Given the regard for which the golf course is held and Brisbane’s reputation as one of Australia’s favourite tourism and event destinations, PGA of Australia Chief Executive Gavin Kirkman believes the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland is the perfect fit.

Kirkman shared “Royal Queensland Golf Club holds a special place in the history of Australian golf, but also fits perfectly with our focus on being innovative and offering the perfect blend of golf and a fun party atmosphere for fans of all ages.

“Brisbane also has a proud history yet, at the same time, is a vibrant, evolving city building towards the 2032 Olympics.

“The tens of thousands of golf fans who have visited Royal Queensland this week have shown again that the appetite to experience world-class golf entertainment at the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane continues to grow.

“We couldn’t be more pleased that our players and fans will once again return to Brisbane and Royal Queensland in 2024.”

The Australian PGA Championship has an impressive honour roll of past winners, including Cameron Smith (2018-17, 2022), Adam Scott (2019, 2013), and Royal Queensland Golf Club’s own Greg Norman (1984-85).

The Australian PGA Championship is co-sanctioned with the DP World Tour and for the past two years has served as the opening tournament of its season-long Race to Dubai, which will continue in 2024.

Hosting the tournament in Brisbane has been made possible by support and collaboration between the Queensland Government, through Tourism and Events Queensland, and Brisbane City Council, through Brisbane Economic Development Agency.

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