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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Established | 1929 |
| Course(s) | Royal Queensland Golf Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,085 yards (6,479 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour of Australasia OneAsia Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | A$2,000,000 |
| Month played | November |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 262 Jediah Morgan (2022) |
| To par | −22 Peter Lonard (2006) −22 Nick O'Hern (2006) −22 Jediah Morgan (2022) |
| Score | 9 and 7 Sam Richardson (1933) |
| Current champion | |
 Min Woo Lee | |
| Location map | |
  Royal Queensland GC Location in Australia  Royal Queensland GC Location in Queensland | |
The Australian PGA Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. It is the home tournament of the Australian PGA. Since 2000 it has been held in the South East Queensland region. The tournament was part of the OneAsia Tour from 2009 to 2014, and it has been co-sanctioned with the European Tour from 2015 to 2019 and again in 2022.
The championship started in 1929, when the Australian Golf Union decided to hold the Australian Professional Championship during their annual championship meeting. The leading 16 professionals in the Open championship qualified for the match play event, with four rounds of matches over 36 holes. The winner, Rufus Stewart, received the Joe Kirkwood Cup, donated by Australian golfer Joe Kirkwood Sr. After World War II the PGA of Australia took over the organisation of the championship. It continued to be a match-play event until 1964, when it became a 72-hole stroke-play tournament. Kel Nagle holds the record for the most wins, with 6 wins, while Bill Dunk won the championship five times.
Before becoming a "championship" in 1929, a number of professional competitions were held at the Australian Golf Union championship meetings, the first being held in 1904. The Australian PGA treat some of these competitions, starting in 1905, as earlier editions of the same event. They also include the 1926 Sun-Herald Tournament as part of the same series.