European Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia

Fortinet Australian PGA Championship

Site: Brisbane, Australia. Course: Royal Queensland GC. Yardage: 7,134. Par: 71.

Prize money: 2 million Australian dollars. Winner’s share: 333,333 AD. Television (ET): Wednesday-Saturday, 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. (Golf). Defending champion: Jediah Morgan. DP World Tour winner: Rory McIlroy. Last week: Jon Rahm won the DP World Tour Championship.

Notes: British Open champion Cameron Smith returns to the Australian PGA for the first time since 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. … The tournament is co-sanctioned by the European tour and starts a new season four days after last season ended. … Smith is among six players who have competed in Saudifunded LIV Golf events this year. Others are Marc Leishman, Wade Ormsby and defending champion Jed Morgan. … Past champions in the field include Robert Allenby and Geoff Ogilvy. … Ryan Fox, who had a chance to win the DP World points list last season, is playing. Fox is No. 27 in the world. He ended last year at No. 213. … Adam Scott won the Australian PGA for the second time in 2019. … Other past champions in the field include Geoff Ogilvy and Robert Allenby. … The tournament dates to 1928. The first non-Australian winner was Gary Player in 1957.