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South Australia will host its first professional mixed golf tournament in October with TPS South Australia taking place at the picturesque Willunga Golf Club, situated in the renowned McLaren Vale wine region.

TPS South Australia marks the inaugural event of the 2023/24 Webex Players Series, an innovative series of tournaments that brings together male and female professionals, elite amateurs, and All Abilities golfers in a single field on the same golf course. Former Australian cricketer and SA golf representative Greg Blewett will host the $200,000 tournament.

SA Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing Katrine Hildyard MP notes “this tournament will bring professional golfers to South Australia and the beautiful McLaren Vale wine region – a big win for South Australia and the local area.

“This unique event includes everyone, with golfers of all abilities - women, men and juniors – playing the same course at the same time.  Willunga Golf Club will be the perfect host for this innovative event, which I am sure the local community will embrace.”

The WPGA’s most recent event in SA was the Women’s Australian Open in 2020, while the men’s tour hasn’t visited the state for a tournament since the 2007 Jacob’s Creek Open.

Across the weekend of the tournament, 16 junior golfers will also tee off alongside the professionals in their own 36-hole competition.

PGA of Australia Tournaments Director Australasia Nick Dastey said South Australia would see a golf tournament with a difference at Willunga and enthused “we are delighted to bring the PGA and WPGA tours back to South Australia and in particular, to Willunga Golf Club and the stunning McLaren Vale area.

“Our Webex Players Series calendar is growing at an exciting rate. In just three years, it has grown from two inaugural events to five, giving players fresh and exciting opportunities to compete at the professional level.”

WPGA Tour of Australasia Chief Executive Karen Lunn shares “with our women and men playing on the same course, for the same prizemoney purse and trophy, plus the All-Abilities golfers contesting their event, TPS South Australia will provide something for everyone.

“We are confident South Australians will embrace the innovative, fresh and exciting mixed format and come along in numbers to Willunga in October.”

TPS South Australia joins another new event on the 2023/24 ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia schedule, the Heritage Classic, in Melbourne in January.

Image. Willunga Golf Course

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