Queensland PGA Championship
LocationNudgee, Queensland, Australia
Establishment1926
CourseNudgee Golf Club
(Kurrai Course)
Par72
Yardage7,046 yards (6,443 m)
TourPGA Tour of Australasia
Von Nida Tour
Australasian Development Tour
FormatStroke play
PurseA$250,000
Month playedOctober/November
Aggregate254 Brad Kennedy (2013)
To-par−29 Kurt Barnes (2004)
Score9 and 8 Eddie Anderson (1939)
Current championCameron John
Coordinates27.372°S 153.099°E

The Queensland PGA Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia.[1] The tournament is currently held at Nudgee Golf Club in Nudgee.

History

The event was founded as the Queensland Professional Championship in 1926. The inaugural championship was played at Brisbane Golf Club in late November with 12 professionals competing. There was a 36-hole stroke-play stage with the leading 4 qualifying for the match-play. The 36-hole semi-finals were played the following day with the 36-hole final on the third day.[2] Arthur Spence, the Royal Queensland professional, beat Jack Quarton, the Toowoomba professional, in the final.[3] In 1927 the number of qualifiers was increased to 8, with the quarter and semi-finals played over 18 holes on the second day.[4] From 1930 the event was extended to four days, with all matches over 36 holes.[5]

Charlie Brown was the most successful golfer before World War II, winning three times in succession from 1930 to 1932.[6] He appeared in 7 finals in a row and 9 finals in all. Ossie Walker was another three-time winner, in 1934, 1936 and 1938.[7] After the war, Reg Want dominated, winning 7 times in 9 years to 1954. He didn't play in one of the other two, losing the other at the quarter-final stage.[8] He won for an eighth time in 1962. Darrell Welch won four times in five years between 1956 and 1960. Since Want's eighth win in 1962, no player has won the event more than twice.

The championship has been a PGA Tour of Australasia event since 2009 and has been held at City Golf Club in Toowoomba during that period.

No tournament was played in 2021, but the tournament returned in 2022 with a change of venue to Nudgee Golf Club in Nudgee.[9]

Notable former winners of the event include major champions David Graham, Greg Norman and Ian Baker-Finch. In addition, 2015 PGA champion Jason Day narrowly lost out in a playoff in the 2005 event when it was part of the Von Nida Tour.[10]

Winners

YearTour[a]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
Queensland PGA Championship
2025ANZCameron John271−172 strokesBilly Dowling (a)Nudgee
2024ANZPhoenix Campbell (2)277−11PlayoffJak CarterNudgee
2023ANZPhoenix Campbell (a)279−91 strokeHarrison Crowe
Lawry Flynn
Deyen Lawson
David Micheluzzi
Jack Pountney
Blake Proverbs
Nick Voke		Nudgee
QLD PGA Championship
2022
(Nov)		ANZAaron Wilkin284−4PlayoffJustin WarrenNudgee[11]
Queensland PGA Championship
2022
(Jan)		ANZAnthony Quayle276−122 strokesDaniel GaleNudgee[12]
2021: No tournament
Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship
2020ANZMichael Sim268−12PlayoffScott ArnoldCity[13]
2019ANZDaniel Nisbet256−246 strokesHarrison Endycott
Deyen Lawson		City[14]
2018ANZDaniel Fox262−181 strokeSteven Jeffress
Matthew Millar		City[15]
2017ANZDaniel Pearce261−19PlayoffMatthew MillarCity[16]
2016ANZDavid Klein265−15PlayoffTim HartCity[17]
2015ANZRyan Fox263−171 strokeMatthew Millar
Cameron Smith		City[18]
2014ANZAnthony Summers256−243 strokesRyan FoxCity[19]
2013ANZBrad Kennedy254−182 strokesMichael HendryCity[20]
2012ANZAndrew Tschudin199[b]−111 strokeAndrew Martin
Brody Ninyette		City[21]
Cellarbrations Queensland PGA Championship
2011ANZGareth Paddison262−182 strokesTerry Pilkadaris
Kieran Pratt		City[22]
Queensland PGA Championship
2010Peter Seniorincorporated into the Australian PGA Championship[23]
Cellarbrations Queensland PGA Championship
2009ANZSteven Bowditch260−206 strokesClint RiceCity[24]
Queensland PGA Championship
2008VNTDarren Beckincorporated into the Callaway Hi-Lite Pro-Am[25]
Greater Building Society Queensland PGA Championship
2007VNTAndrew Bonhomme261−232 strokesDarren Beck
Michael Curtain		Emerald Lakes[26][27]
Greater Building Society QLD PGA Championship
2006VNTCameron Percy264−202 strokesMichael Brennan
Aaron Townsend		Emerald Lakes[28]
2005VNTScott Gardiner261−23PlayoffJason Day (a)Emerald Lakes[10]
Toyota Queensland PGA Championship
2004VNTKurt Barnes259−291 strokeGary SimpsonEmerald Lakes[29]
Queensland PGA Championship
2003VNTDavid Diaz266−22PlayoffAaron TownsendEmerald Lakes[30]
2002ANZAndre Stolz266−222 strokesPaul SheehanGold Coast[31]
2001ANZDTAnthony Painter268−205 strokesScott GardinerGold Coast[32]
2000Nathan Green
1999FTJon Riley267−21PlayoffCraig JonesGold Coast[33][34]
1998FTLucas Parsons (2)273−153 strokesTerry PriceGold Coast[35]
1997FTLucas Parsons276−12PlayoffBrad Andrews
John Senden		Gold Coast[36][34]
1996FTDavid Ecob210−61 strokeElliot Boult
Darren Cole
Anthony Summers		Gold Coast[37]
1995FTTod Power281−72 strokesTony Carolan
Matthew King
Lucien Tinkler		Gold Coast[37]
1994ANZ, FTRobert Stephens273−154 strokesLucien TinklerMcLeod[38]
1993FTChris Taylor2851 strokeAnthony PainterParadise Springs[37]
1992Ossie Moore (2)271−173 strokesTerry PriceGainsborough Greens[39]
1991Wayne Case282−62 strokesMike SprengelGainsborough Greens[40]
1990Terry Price (2)275−134 strokesMike ColandroGainsborough Greens[41]
1989Zoran Zorkic277−111 strokeTerry PriceHoweston[42]
1988Terry Price275PlayoffRobert StephensToowoomba[43]
1987ANZPeter Senior278−10PlayoffJeff WoodlandPacific[44]
Fourex Queensland PGA Championship
1986ANZOssie Moore277−1110 strokesBrett Ogle
Peter Senior		Indooroopilly[45]
Queensland PGA Championship
1985ANZPeter Fowler277−71 strokeKeith Parker
Wayne Riley		Brisbane[46]
Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship
1984ANZIan Baker-Finch285−31 strokeOssie MooreRoyal Queensland[47]
Queensland PGA Championship
1983ANZPeter McWhinney283−52 strokesOssie MooreRoyal Queensland[48]
1982ANZPaul Foley288EPlayoffPeter FowlerRoyal Queensland[49]
1981Mike Ferguson285−33 strokesBob ShawRoyal Queensland[50]
1980John Victorsen288E1 strokeBryan SmithRoyal Queensland[51]
1979ANZGreg Norman285−78 strokesRoyal Queensland[52]
1978Allan Cooper
1977Bryan Smith
1976Randall Vines (2)
1975Errol Hartvigsen (2)284E9 strokesJohn DyerBrisbane[53]
1974John Klatt (2)
1973Randall Vines
1972Peter Barry
1971Errol Hartvigsen
1970John Klatt
1969Bobby Gibson (2)
1968Ted Ball
1967David Graham
1966Les Wilson
1965Bobby Gibson
1964John Collins (2)
1963Jack Brown (2)
1962Reg Want (8)
1961Len Thomas[54]
1960Darrell Welch (4)[55]
1959Darrell Welch (3)
1958Darrell Welch (2)
1957John Collins
1956Darrell Welch
1955Doug Katterns5 and 4Reg Want[56]
1954Reg Want (7)3 and 2Jack BrownKeperra[8]
1953Jack Brown2 and 1Fred AndersonGailes[57]
1952Reg Want (6)2 and 1Murray CrafterRoyal Queensland[58]
1951Reg Want (5)3 and 2Jack BrownIndooroopilly[59]
1950Jim McInnes4 and 3Jack DownsBrisbane[60]
1949Reg Want (4)1 upOssie WalkerIndooroopilly[61]
1948Reg Want (3)4 and 3Ossie WalkerToowoomba[62]
1947Reg Want (2)4 and 3Ossie WalkerBrisbane[63]
1946Reg Want3 and 1Eddie AndersonPeninsula[64]
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939Eddie Anderson (2)9 and 8Charlie BrownBrisbane[65]
1938Ossie Walker (3)9 and 7Eddie AndersonRoyal Queensland[7]
1937Eddie Anderson4 and 2Ossie WalkerGailes[66]
1936Ossie Walker (2)6 and 4Charlie BrownVictoria Park[67]
1935Arthur Gazzard (2)4 and 2Eddie AndersonIndooroopilly[68]
1934Ossie Walker7 and 5Charlie BrownBrisbane[69]
1933Arthur Gazzard2 and 1Charlie BrownRoyal Queensland[70]
1932Charlie Brown (3)1 upJack QuartonBrisbane[6]
1931Charlie Brown (2)1 upJoe CohenRoyal Queensland[71]
1930Charlie Brown2 and 1Tom SouthcombeBrisbane[5]
1929Jack Quarton4 and 3Charlie BrownRoyal Queensland[72]
1928Alex Denholm2 and 1Charlie BrownBrisbane[73]
1927Dick Carr4 and 3Arthur SpenceRoyal Queensland[4]
1926Arthur Spence2 and 1Jack QuartonBrisbane[3]

Multiple winners

Sixteen players have won this tournament more than once through 2020.

Notes

  1. ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ANZDT − Australasian Development Tour; FT − Foundation Tour; VNT − Von Nida Tour.
  2. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

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