The 2024 NSW Open heads to the Murray Downs Golf and Country Club in the NSW south-west with Australia’s best leading professionals to play for a record-setting prize purse of $800 000.
Last held in March 2023, the NSW Open, which tees off from November 14 to 17, returns to the spring/summer window on the Australasian PGA Tour schedule for the first time in five years.
The 2024 NSW Open and the entire men’s regional Open series is supported by the NSW Government’s tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.
Stuart Fraser, CEO of Golf NSW, was thrilled to announce this year’s prize purse and tournament date.
“This year’s NSW Open presents a fantastic opportunity for us to ensure the tournament maintains its standing as the most prestigious State Championship on the Australian golf calendar.”
“Rich River proved to be a fabulous venue for last year’s Championship, and the crowds we saw throughout the week proved how thirsty the public are for elite tournament golf. We know Murray Downs will be just as successful,” Mr Fraser added.
The 2023 champion, Victoria’s David Micheluzzi confirmed his status as one of the sport’s rising stars with his victory at Rich River, while since going on to compete on the DP World Tour.
PGA of Australia CEO Gavin Kirkman said the NSW Open would be a major highlight of the 2024/25 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia.
The 2023 NSW Open champion Victorian David Micheluzzi.
“The NSW Open has a wonderful history with an outstanding list of past champions, and we’re looking forward to seeing who adds their name to the trophy at Murray Downs, one of the wonderful courses we have in our regional areas,” Mr Kirkman said.
“We are very appreciative of the NSW Government and Golf NSW’s outstanding ongoing support of our Tour and professional golf in general as we continue to grow the game across our region.”
Rated one of Australia’s leading regional golf courses and #1 along the Murray River, the par-72 Murray Downs Golf and Country Club was designed by Ted Parslow and opened in 1991.
While the list of players crowned NSW Open Champion is impressive, including some of the greatest names in Australian Golf, such as World Golf Hall of Fame inductees Kel Nagle, Greg Norman and Peter Thomson.
Other names to lift the Kel Nagle Cup include Norman Von Nida, Frank Phillips, Ian Baker-Finch, Ted Ball, Billy Dunk, Peter Lonard, Jack Newton, Peter O’Malley, Craig Parry, Bob Shearer, and Ian Stanley.
Six amateurs are also on the list of Champions, including five-time winner Jim Ferrier, Owen Beldham, Tony Gresham, Rick Kulacz, Ben Eccles and Harrison Crowe.
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