THE World Golf Competition, scheduled for its inaugural staging in 2025, is set to transcend any and all traditional golfing events.
The Competition provides a platform for competitors from diverse backgrounds and abilities to come together, form connections and expand networks through their shared love of the game, while offering a unique and unforgettable experience at a collection of the best golf courses around the world.
The unique 1v3 format of The Competition offers a fair chance of progression through the various stages of the event for all competitors, in addition to luxury travel, accommodation and dining experiences.
In partnering with some of the world’s most exclusive and desirable championship golf courses, the tournament is committed to upholding a high standard of excellence and respect through a comprehensive quality program, detailed planning, and effective communication.
As explained by World Golf Competition Co-Founder Jon Kerr, the ultimate aim is to showcase the world’s best golf courses, while providing a different competitive experience, to a global golfing community.
“The World Golf Competition is like nothing the golfing world has seen before – to give amateur players the opportunity to experience the life of a Top 100 Professional, combined with luxury services and played on golf courses they wouldn’t otherwise have access to, is unheard of,” Kerr said.
“Nothing like this currently exists, and winning The Competition would be completely life changing.”
Victorian professional Marcus Fraser, a three-time European Tour winner, twice a winner in Asia, a runner-up in both the Australian Masters and Australian PGA Championships and a former Victorian and New Zealand Amateur champion, is on board as a World Golf Competition Brand Ambassador.
It is a tournament for golfers – male, female and all-abilities players – promoting inclusiveness in the sport.
1 – Provides the everyday golfer an opportunity to experience the highs and intense pressure of a tour pro in contention on Sunday.
2 – Competitors only pay once (the entry fee). This covers subsequent rounds and most travel-related costs if they progress through the competition.
3 – Players must hold a handicap with the World Handicapping System issued by a recognised national golf association.
4 – Establishes fairness via the 1 v 3 format in handicap seeded groups and strong handicap verification.
The format
Round 1 involves 16 zones globally, eight in North American, four in Europe, two in Asia and two in Oceania (Australia and New Zealand), on 96 golf courses.
Round 2 golfers who have successfully won through from round one competitions compete to progress to a Zone Final.
The Zone Final, Regional Final, then World Final follows.
Round one of the World Golf Competition tees off in Australia in March and April at a number of iconic golfing venues.
For more information or to register an interest, go to the website at www.worldgolfcompetition.com
The Courses
The World Golf Competition will see players compete across a selection of the world’s most exclusive courses, including Tasmania’s Barnbougle Lost Farm and Barnbougle Dunes, the New South Wales GC, Royal Adelaide, Hamilton Island, Sanctuary Cove and Kooyonga, in addition to other iconic Australian courses
(see Australian progression chart above).
International events will tee off at courses such as the Te Arai Golf Club in New Zealand, at Pebble Beach Golf Links and Whistling Straits in the US, Carnoustie and Gleneagles Golf Resort in Scotland, Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Europe and the Sentosa Golf Club in Asia.
While the World Golf Competition Final is scheduled for November 2025 at the Punta Espada Golf Club in the Dominican Republic.