2026 - Men Aus/NZ
The winners in the category "2026 - Men Aus/NZ" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Aus/NZ
ISPS Handa
Played as the inaugural ISPS Handa Japan-Australasia Championship (March 5-8; Aus Tour event, and Japan Tour 2026 season-opener). Travis Smyth (Aus) beat Jack Thompson (Aus) with a birdie at the sixth playoff hole (par-4 3rd), to record his second PGA Tour of Australasia win. [Royal Auckland & Grange GC, Papatoetoe, Auckland].
Aus/NZ
LIV Golf
Played as LIV Golf Adelaide (Feb 12-15; 72-hole, 54-player, no-cut individual event, and accompanying 4-player team event). [East/West composite course, The Grange GC, nr Adelaide, Australia].
Individual event: second-placed Jon Rahm (Esp) finished 3 shots behind 40-year-old Anthony Kim (USA), who recorded his first win for almost 16 years.
Team winners: Ripper team (-55; Cameron Smith, Lucas Herbert, Marc Leishman & Elvis Smylie). Runners-up: Legion XIII team (-53; Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton, Tom McKibbin & Caleb Surratt). Ripper team took home the $3 million team first prize.
Note: one of fourteen 2026 LIV Golf League events run by the Saudi Arabian-bankrolled LIV Golf company.
Aus/NZ
Millbrook
Played as the New Zealand Open presented by Millbrook (Feb 26-Mar 1; Aus/Asian Tours event). Second-placed Lucas Herbert (Aus) finished 2 shots behind 27-year-old Daniel Hillier (NZ), who recorded his first Australasian Tour win and first Asian Tour win. [First two days on Coronet and Remarkables courses, Millbrook Resort, Arrowtown, NZ. Final two rounds on a composite 18 of these two courses].
Aus/NZ
Quinovic
Played as the Quinovic New Zealand PGA Championship (Feb 19-22; Australasian Tour event). Second-placed Cooper Moore (NZ; amateur) finished 3 shots behind 30-year-old Austen Truslow (USA), who recorded his first Aus Tour win. [Paraparaumu Beach GC, Paraparaumu, NZ].
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Played as the Vic Open (Jan 15-18; Aus Tour event; played concurrently with the women's Vic Open, a WPGA Aus Tour event). 26-year-old Cameron "Cam" John (Aus) beat Nathan Barbieri (Aus) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-5 18th), to record his third Australasian Tour win. [Beach course, 13th Beach Links, Barwon Heads, Victoria; early rounds also on 13th Beach's Creek course].
Sony Open in Hawaii: played at Waialae Country Club near Honolulu, the Sony Open takes over the spotlight from The Sentry as the PGA Tour’s calendar-year opening event (Jan 15-18). The Sentry (not being played in 2026) was formerly known as the Tournament of Champions, with a field typically restricted to golfers who won a PGA Tour event in the previous calendar year.
Dubai Desert Classic: the DP World Tour’s first Rolex Series event of 2026, is contested for the 37th time (Jan 22-25). First won by Englishman Mark James in 1989, it now boasts a four-time winner, Rory McIlroy. Played on the Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis course, this once desert-surrounded course is the long-time flagship for Golf in Dubai.
Our visit last month included two rounds at Golf de Chantilly, one of France’s most prestigious clubs.
It offers two superb layouts: Le Vineuil, a five-star championship course with a rich history, and Longères, an excellent four-star course that provides a strong and enjoyable test.
The wider Paris region offers plenty more. Courses such as Fontainebleau, Golf de Saint-Germain, and several other top-rated layouts make this area one of Europe’s most rewarding golf destinations, offering a mix of woodland, heathland, and parkland designs.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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