Jason Day will return to Queensland to play his first tournament on home soil since 2017 at the 2024 BMW Australian PGA Championship on November 21-24.
It will also be Day’s first appearance in a PGA Championship at Royal Queensland Golf Club, where he will join defending champion Min Woo Lee as one of the marquee players for the event co-sanctioned by the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and DP World Tour.
A member of an elite group of Australian golfers to have won a major championship and to have also been ranked No.1 on the Official World Golf Rankings, Day will be hunting his first victory in one of Australian golf’s flagship events.
The 2015 US PGA champion has enjoyed a career resurgence over the past two years, Day registering five top-10s in 2024, while also representing Australia at the Paris Olympics, where he finished tied for ninth. He was also an automatic selection for the International Team at the Presidents Cup in Montreal.
Jason Day will play his first PGA Championship at the Royal Queensland Golf Club in November.
“I’m extremely excited to be coming back home to Queensland this summer to contest the BMW Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland,” said Day.
“Wearing the green and gold for Australia at the Olympics in Paris was an extremely proud moment for myself and my family and it will be very special to get back on home soil and play in front of the Aussie fans.
“I’ve seen the amazing atmosphere at ‘RQ’ the past few years and can’t wait to experience it for myself.”
PGA of Australia CEO Gavin Kirkman said Day was an exciting addition to this year’s PGA Championship field.
“After learning the game in Beaudesert, Jason has gone on to become one of the best players of his generation,” Kirkman said.
“We’re delighted to welcome him back home and to see him challenge for his first Joe Kirkwood Cup.”
Min Woo Lee will also be at Royal Queensland in November to defend the title he won in spectacular fashion in 2023.
The BMW Australian PGA Championship is supported by the Queensland Government through Tourism and Events Queensland, and Brisbane City Council via Brisbane Economic Development Agency.
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