Global superstar Adam Scott is the latest big name confirmed for this year\u2019s BMW Australian PGA and Capital.com\u00a0Australian Open championships, with the 46-year-old committing to both events today.<\/p>\n
Scott will be a drawcard when the Australian PGA makes its long-awaited return to Sydney at The Lakes Golf Club<\/a> from November 26-29, while the Australian Open will be held at Kingston Heath Golf Club<\/a> in Melbourne from December 3-6.<\/p>\n RELATED: Adam Scott seals signature season<\/a><\/p>\n The former world No.1 and 2013 Masters champion is a two-time winner of the Australian PGA Championship, claiming the Joe Kirkwood Cup in 2013 and 2019, and a one-time Australian Open champion (2009).<\/p>\n Scott recently made history as just the second player to compete in 100 consecutive major championships<\/a>, reaching the milestone at the US Open at Shinnecock Hills in June.<\/p>\n The Queenslander was in form during last year\u2019s big events on home soil, finishing seventh and fifth in back-to-back weeks at the Australian PGA Championship and Australian Open.<\/p>\n He joins fellow Australian major champion Cam Smith<\/a>, Canada\u2019s two-time PGA Tour winner Corey Conners and Spanish young gun Josele Ballester<\/a> as confirmed big names in the field for The Lakes, while Scott joins Smith<\/a> and Grand Slam winner Rory McIlroy<\/a> as headliners at Kingston Heath.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m excited to head back home and play at The Lakes,\u201d Scott said. \u201cThe Australian PGA has always been a very special tournament to me. I\u2019ve been fortunate enough to win twice, yet it\u2019s always a real challenge.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThere are plenty of birdie chances out there as well, so overall it should be a really entertaining week for the crowd at The Lakes in November. There\u2019s also a lot of interest from guys on tour wanting to come down and compete in Australia. We\u2019re all looking forward to it.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always loved playing the Australian Open,\u201d Scott added. \u201cIt has so much incredible history and is a tournament every Australian golfer holds in such high regard. It\u2019s a title we all want to win.<\/p>\n \u201cKingston Heath is a special place and will be an amazing challenge. It\u2019s a course where strategy and patience are rewarded, so it\u2019ll be really exciting to see how some of the world\u2019s best take it on.<\/p>\n \u201cThe legacy of this tournament is something we\u2019re all very proud of, and we\u2019re looking forward to seeing it continue to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n PGA of Australia chief executive Gavin Kirkman said: \u201cAdam Scott is one of Australia\u2019s iconic sporting ambassadors and we\u2019re thrilled to welcome him back to the BMW Australian PGA Championship.<\/p>\n \u201cHis name is synonymous with Australian golf and this event, having lifted the Kirkwood Cup before, and his continued support of Australian golf means so much to fans, players and the game as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n Golf Australia chief executive James Sutherland said Scott\u2019s involvement added to the excitement surrounding one of the nation\u2019s great sporting events.<\/p>\n \u201cAdam Scott\u2019s connection with the Australian Open is incredibly special and his presence helps tell the story of this championship,\u201d Sutherland said. \u201cThe Australian Open has been part of Australia\u2019s sporting landscape for more than a century, hosting legends of the game and creating moments that have become part of our sporting history.<\/p>\n \u201cKingston Heath is the ideal venue for this next chapter. It is internationally recognised as one of the world\u2019s finest courses and will provide a spectacular stage for players and fans alike.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Global superstar Adam Scott is the latest big name confirmed for this year\u2019s BMW Australian PGA and Capital.com\u00a0Australian…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23536,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[495,1000,7937,127,833,44,2933,2938,7804,13670],"class_list":["post-52520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-adam-scott","tag-australian-open","tag-australian-pga-championship","tag-dp-world-tour","tag-gavin-kirkman","tag-golf","tag-james-sutherland","tag-kingston-heath-golf-club","tag-pga-tour-of-australasia","tag-the-lakes-golf-club"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}