{"id":348386,"date":"2023-11-22T02:28:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T03:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=348386"},"modified":"2023-11-22T05:02:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T05:02:17","slug":"australian-pga-party-hole-shake-up-after-smith-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=348386","title":{"rendered":"Australian PGA 'party hole' shake-up after Smith request"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fans can expect to see a couple of aces at Royal Queensland this week after a request from Aussie fan favourite Cameron Smith<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Smith – the 2022 British Open champion turned LIV \ufeffsuperstar – won last year's Australian PGA Championship<\/a> in what was a glorious homecoming for the international athlete.<\/p>\n

He returns to Brisbane to defend his crown this week, and has asked tournament officials to \ufeffbe kinder with the pin placements on the 17th.<\/p>\n

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The 125-metre par three is billed as the event's "party hole", likened to that of the famous 16th in Phoenix and the 17th island hole at TPC Sawgrass.<\/p>\n

Royal Queensland has increased the stadium atmosphere around the hole this year, with the grandstand now capable of seating 638 as well as a further 1328 fans able to get in the general admission\ufeff area.<\/p>\n

\"Chase<\/p>\n

To ramp up the excitement, Smith wants officials to make it easier for players to hit a hole-in-one.<\/p>\n

"I love the idea of a party hole," Smith said ahead of the Australian PGA Championship.<\/p>\n

"(It would) be nice to see them put them (pins) down in a bowl where people can have a really good chance at a hole-in-one."<\/p>\n

Watch the 2023 Australian PGA Championship, live and free on Nine and<\/strong><\/em> 9Now<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.\ufeff<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Smith seems to speak for the majority of players in requesting easier pins on the 17th.<\/p>\n

Min Woo Lee – who last week officially earned a PGA Tour card for the first time – is keen to have a crack at an ace to send the crowd wild.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"I remember I nearly had a hole-in-one there, I put it to within a foot last year," Lee told media on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

"When the pin positions are on that right side or on that back edge it's so tough to keep it there.<\/p>\n

\"Cameron<\/p>\n

"Everyone wants to see birdies, not bogeys. And with those right pins it does cause a bit of drama.<\/p>\n

"But who doesn't like birdies, and snipping it close with a wedge when everyone is probably half drunk by the time we get there.<\/p>\n

"I'm that type of player that I love crowds, I don't shy away from them. I enjoy if there's any partying or any good time happening, so I love it.\ufeff"<\/p>\n

Here's everything you need to know about the 2023 Australian PGA Championship\ufeff.<\/p>\n

WHEN AND WHERE IS THE 2023 AUSTRALIAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP?<\/h3>\n

The Australian PGA Championship \ufeffwill be played at Royal Queensland in Brisbane.<\/p>\n

The tournament begins on Thursday, November 23 morning, and \ufeffruns for four days.<\/p>\n

The last groups will finish on Sunday afternoon and the winner crowned.\ufeff<\/p>\n

HOW TO WATCH THE 2023 AUSTRALIAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP<\/h3>\n

The Australian PGA Championship will be broadcast live and free on Nine's channels and 9Now over the four days.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Wednesday's pro-am will also be broadcast on Gem and 9Now.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Watch the 2023 Australian PGA Championship, live and free on Nine and<\/strong><\/em> 9Now<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.\ufeff<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Cameron<\/p>\n

PRIZE MONEY FOR THE 2023 AUSTRALIAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP<\/h3>\n

The overall purse for the Australian PGA Championship is about $2 million.<\/p>\n

The winner will get $340,000, second $220,000, third $126,000, fourth $100,000, and gradually decreasing to 70th place which collects $3800.<\/p>\n

KEY PLAYERS AT THE 2023 AUSTRALIAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP<\/h3>\n

Australia's highest ranked men's golfer Cameron Smith is once again the major drawcard for the tournament this year.<\/p>\n

\ufeffHe returned home to Queensland and won last year's PGA Championship, weeks after confirming his defection from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf for a $140 million sign-on fee.<\/p>\n

Smith was coming off his first major win at the British Open and was ranked No.2 in the world.<\/p>\n

While he's since slipped to No.18 – due to the inability to accrue rankings points in LIV events – Smith remains one of the world's top players and is the $5 favourite to win this week's event.<\/p>\n

Watch the 2023 Australian PGA Championship, live and free on Nine and<\/strong><\/em> 9Now<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.\ufeff<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Close on his tail, however, is fellow Aussie star Min Woo Lee, who won the Macau Open last month and has \ufefftop-six finishes at the US Open and The Players Championship this year in America.<\/p>\n

Other homegrown talent hoping to snatch the trophy include Aussie golfing royalty Adam Scott, veteran Marc Leishman, and rising stars Cam Davis and Lucas Herbert.\ufeff<\/p>\n

From the international brigade, last year's Australian Open winner Adrian Meronk poses a serious threat, as does\ufeff Chilean superstar Joaqu\u00edn Niemann and Scottish champ Robert MacIntyre.<\/p>\n

\"Minwoo\u00a0snares\u00a0eagle\u00a0from\u00a0bunker\"<\/p>\n

ODDS FOR THE 2023 AUSTRALIAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP<\/h3>\n

Courtesy of Sportsbet as of Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

$5 Cameron Smith<\/p>\n

$7.50 Min Woo Lee<\/p>\n

$11 Cameron Davis<\/p>\n

$13 Adam Scott<\/p>\n

$15 Adrian Meronk, \ufeffJoaquin Niemann<\/p>\n

$21 Marc Leishman<\/p>\n

$23 Lucas Herbert, Ryo Hisatsune<\/p>\n

$26 David Micheluzzi, Robert MacIntyre\ufeff<\/p>\n

TEE TIMES FOR ROUND ONE\ufeff<\/h3>\n

(All times in AEST, times will be one hour later for AEDT states)\ufeff<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

First tee<\/strong><\/p>\n

6am – Jack Thompson, Sam Jones, Elvis Smylie<\/p>\n

6.10am – \ufeffAdam Bland, Denzel Ieremia, Richard McEvoy<\/p>\n

6.20am – \ufeffGunner Wiebe, Nick Flanagan, Daniel Gale<\/p>\n

6.30am – \ufeffSoren Kjeldsen, Brett Coletta, Nathan Barbieri<\/p>\n

6.40am – \ufeffSimon Hawkes, Kyle Michel, Mark Power<\/p>\n

6.50am – \ufeffJordan Zunic, David Howell, Pietro Bovari<\/p>\n

7am – \ufeffZach Murray, Frank Kennedy, Rhein Gibson<\/p>\n

7.10am – \ufeffHaraldur Magnus, Christopher Wood, Shae Wools-Cobb<\/p>\n

7.20am – \ufeffLincoln Tighe, Lars van Meijel, Josh Geary<\/p>\n

Watch the 2023 Australian PGA Championship, live and free on Nine and<\/strong><\/em> 9Now<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.\ufeff<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

7.30am – \ufeffBrett Rankin, Douglas Klein, John Catlin<\/p>\n

7.40am – \ufeffJoel Moscatel Nachshon, Ben Ferguson, Chang Gi Lee<\/p>\n

7.50am – \ufeffBrady Watt, Ben Wharton, Jack Murdoch<\/p>\n

8am – \ufeffSung Jin Yeo, Anthony Choat, James Conran<\/p>\n

\"Cameron<\/p>\n

11am – \ufeffLucas Herbert, Daniel Hillier, David Micheluzzi<\/p>\n

11.10am – \ufeffMarc Leishman, Jhonattan Vegas, Ryo Hisatsune<\/p>\n

11.20am – \ufeffGeoff Ogilvy, Tom Mckibbin, Nicolas Colsaerts<\/p>\n

11.30am – \ufeffAnthony Quayle, Haydn Barron, Rafa Cabrera Bello<\/p>\n

11.40am – \ufeffEddie Pepperell, Jason Scrivener, Calum Hill<\/p>\n

11.50am – \ufeffSean Crocker, Kazuki Higa, Curtis Luck<\/p>\n

12pm – \ufeffLukas Nemecz, Wade Ormsby, Andrew Martin<\/p>\n

12.10pm – \ufeffPeter Lonard, Brett Rumford, Scott Hend<\/p>\n

12.20pm – Philipp Katich, Lachlan Barker, Braden Becker\ufeff<\/p>\n

12.30pm – \ufeffJames Marchesani, Connor McKinney, Lawry Flynn<\/p>\n

12.40pm – \ufeffAndre Lautee, Jeffrey Guan, Kerry Mountcastle<\/p>\n

12.50pm – \ufeffAndrew Campbell, Levi Sclater, Kit Bittle<\/p>\n

1pm – \ufeffJames Mee, Matthew Docking, Rhys Thomas<\/p>\n

10th tee<\/strong><\/p>\n

6am – \ufeffAdrian Meronk, Cameron Davis, Adam Scott<\/p>\n

6.10am – Robert MacIntyre, Cameron Smith, Min Woo Lee\ufeff<\/p>\n

6.20am – Alex Fitzpatrick, Harrison Crowe, Grant Forrest<\/p>\n

\ufeff6.30am – Connor Syme, Joaquin Niemann, Jake McLeod<\/p>\n

6.40am – Rikuya Hoshino, Dimitrios Papadatos, Jarryd Felton\ufeff<\/p>\n

6.50am – \ufeffRichard Mansell, Jediah Morgan, Tom Power Horan<\/p>\n

7am – \ufeffMichael Sim, John Lyras, Michael Hendry<\/p>\n

7.10am – \ufeffMaverick Antcliff, David Horsey, Blake Windred<\/p>\n

7.20am – \ufeffMarc Hammer, Kazuma Kobori, Hayden Hopewell<\/p>\n

7.30am – \ufeffKade McBride, Jordan Gumberg, Jack Munro<\/p>\n

7.40am – \ufeffMatthew Stieger, Peter Wilson, Terry Pilkadaris<\/p>\n

7.50am – \ufeffJames Gibellini, Jak Carter, Joshua Greer<\/p>\n

Watch the 2023 Australian PGA Championship, live and free on Nine and<\/strong><\/em> 9Now<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.\ufeff<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

8am – \ufeffTJ King, Zinyo Garcia, Tim Hart<\/p>\n

11am – \ufeffDeyen Lawson, Aaron Wilkin, Steven Brown<\/p>\n

11.10am – \ufeffAaron Pike, Josh Younger, Rod Pampling<\/p>\n

11.20am – \ufeffAlexander Levy, Marcus Fraser, John Senden<\/p>\n

11.30am – \ufeffLouis Dobbelaar, Oliver Farr, Ben Eccles<\/p>\n

11.40am – \ufeffMatthew Griffin, Nick Voke, Alfredo Garcia-Heredia<\/p>\n

11.50am – \ufeffJustin Warren, Todd Sinnott, John Axelsen<\/p>\n

12pm – \ufeffAndrew Dodt, Laurie Canter, Austin Bautista<\/p>\n

12.10pm – \ufeffJulian Suri, Dillon Hart, Scott Strange<\/p>\n

12.20pm – \ufeffConor Purcell, Jay Mackenzie, Derek Ackerman<\/p>\n

12.30pm – \ufeffMatthew Millar, Pierre Pineau, Sam Brazel<\/p>\n

12.40pm – \ufeffCameron John, Darcy Brereton, Josh Armstrong<\/p>\n

12.50pm – \ufeffChris Crabtree, Samuel Eaves, Peter Cooke<\/p>\n

1pm – \ufeffMatt McLean, Andrew Kelly, Toby Walker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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