Co-naming rights partners confirmed for 100th WA Open

Bowra & O’Dea Funeral Directors and Nexus Advisernet have been confirmed as co-naming rights partners for the 2024 WA Open. GolfWA’s showpiece event takes place this October and will be the 100th staging of the championship. Both Bowra &...

WA Open lands $50k government grant

GolfWA has been successful in its bid to win a government grant for October’s 100th WA Open Golf Championship. The WA Open was one of 35 sporting events that will share a windfall of almost $1.2m from the Sport & Recreation Events Funding Program....

Emma Elliott succeeds Greg Higham as GolfWA Chair

Emma Elliott has succeeded Greg Higham as Chair of GolfWA – becoming the first woman elected to the role in the process. Following Greg’s decision not to seek re-election at the 2024 AGM, Emma (pictured above) was unanimously elected by fellow Directors at...

October dates confirmed for 100th WA Open

The 100th WA Open has been scheduled for October 17-20, 2024, after the PGA Tour of Australasia firmed up its spring and summer schedule. The 2024 WA Open will take place the week after the WA PGA Championship in Kalgoorlie and forms part of the PGA Tour of...

Aussie and WA golf participation levels continue to soar

Australian golf is enjoying a fourth consecutive year of participation growth, with 17.6% of adults hitting a golf ball in 2022-23. Golf Australia’s latest Golf Participation Report shows that 3.5 million adult Australians played golf in the last year – at golf...