NT PGA returns to Palmerston Golf and Country Club after year hiatus
The NT PGA Championship will make its return to the Challenger PGA Tour and for the first time the event will be televised live across Australia and New Zealand.
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The NT PGA Championship will make its return to the Challenger PGA Tour and for the first time, the event will be televised live across Australia and New Zealand.
The Top End’s premier golf event went on hiatus last year as the Palmerston Golf Club underwent major redevelopment.
But it will return to the Palmerston Golf and Country Club from August 28-31 with competitors from across the globe competing for their share of $200,000 in prizemoney.
The NT PGA Championship came to life in 1995 and has crowned some of golf’s rising stars with past champions including local Aaron Pike as well as Jordan Zunic, Austin Bautista and Travis Smyth.
Various clinics will take place during the week of the championship, including a junior clinic with the pros, a junior pro-am, a ladies’ clinic, a clinic to engage Indigenous children and a sponsor’s pro-am golf day.
Chiefly though, the final two rounds of the event will be televised by Fox Sports on Foxtel and Kayo to Australia and New Zealand, elevating the Territory’s reputation as a top sporting destination.
New Zealand is a growing tourist market for the Territory with 17,000 Kiwi visitors in 2024, up 41 per cent on the previous year.
Major Events minister Marie-Clare Boothby said putting the NT on the national and international stage would highlight the region’s appeal as a great golfing and tourism destination.
“The live broadcast will showcase our world-class golf course to a global audience, highlighting the exceptional sporting facilities we have right here in our own backyard,” she said.
“The Palmerston Golf and Country Club have been pushing for this major event to be televised for years, and we’ve made this happen because we promised 2025 will be a year of action, certainty and security.
“This will bring a significant boost to our economy, including our accommodation, hospitality and tourism operators.”
PGA of Australia general manager of Tournaments and Global Tour Relationships Nick Dastey said they were excited to get back to Palmerston after the year away.
“We’re looking forward to seeing the results of all the renovations that have been undertaken there on and off the golf course,” he said.
“The NT PGA Championship has an atmosphere all its own. It’s one that our players embrace and really look forward to being part of.”
Palmerston Golf and Country Club general manager Matt Hewer said this was a great time to showcase the renovations.
“After the clubhouse undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation and course upgrades specifically to the irrigation systems, this a great time to showcase not only the event, but the entire NT to a national audience on TV,” he said.
The Tailor-Made Building Services NT PGA Championship is free to attend, with tee-off times between 7am and 9am.
The final two rounds will be broadcast live by Fox Sports on Foxtel and Kayo.
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