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The Advertiser
01-07-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Elvis in the building: Smylie to defend Aust PGA crown
Emerging star Elvis Smylie has locked in the defence of his Australian PGA Championship crown in year's championship, co-sanctioned by the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and DP World Tour, will again be hosted by Royal Queensland Golf Club from November 23-year-old from the Gold Coast provided one of the major highlights of last season's summer of golf when he held off three-time champion Cameron Smith to win the Joe Kirkwood Cup for the first propelled Smylie onto the world stage by earning him status as a fulltime member of the DP World Tour and he went on to claim the 2024-25 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit title. "Winning the Joe Kirkwood Cup for the first time was a huge honour and definitely the highlight of my career so far," Smylie said on Tuesday."I have some great memories of that final Sunday. It meant so much to win at home in front of my family and friends in one of Australia's most important championships."Although there's still a lot of this year to play out, I can't wait to get back to RQ and try to do it all again."Smylie's rise has continued this year, with the Queenslander making the cut on debut at the PGA Championship, his first American major. He will also contest this month's British Open at Royal Portrush. Smith, meanwhile, has announced that his LIV Golf Ripper GC team have forged a new partnership with Golf Australia's MyGolf Junior Participation program. The program has hit new heights in the past 12 months, with a record-breaking number of children involved in the sport. "Ripper GC's Cam Smith, Marc Leishman, Lucas Herbert and Matt Jones are passionate about creating opportunities for boys and girls to play and love golf," said GA boss James Sutherland. "We are grateful for their commitment to inspire the next generation of golfers through MyGolf." Emerging star Elvis Smylie has locked in the defence of his Australian PGA Championship crown in year's championship, co-sanctioned by the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and DP World Tour, will again be hosted by Royal Queensland Golf Club from November 23-year-old from the Gold Coast provided one of the major highlights of last season's summer of golf when he held off three-time champion Cameron Smith to win the Joe Kirkwood Cup for the first propelled Smylie onto the world stage by earning him status as a fulltime member of the DP World Tour and he went on to claim the 2024-25 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit title. "Winning the Joe Kirkwood Cup for the first time was a huge honour and definitely the highlight of my career so far," Smylie said on Tuesday."I have some great memories of that final Sunday. It meant so much to win at home in front of my family and friends in one of Australia's most important championships."Although there's still a lot of this year to play out, I can't wait to get back to RQ and try to do it all again."Smylie's rise has continued this year, with the Queenslander making the cut on debut at the PGA Championship, his first American major. He will also contest this month's British Open at Royal Portrush. Smith, meanwhile, has announced that his LIV Golf Ripper GC team have forged a new partnership with Golf Australia's MyGolf Junior Participation program. The program has hit new heights in the past 12 months, with a record-breaking number of children involved in the sport. "Ripper GC's Cam Smith, Marc Leishman, Lucas Herbert and Matt Jones are passionate about creating opportunities for boys and girls to play and love golf," said GA boss James Sutherland. "We are grateful for their commitment to inspire the next generation of golfers through MyGolf." Emerging star Elvis Smylie has locked in the defence of his Australian PGA Championship crown in year's championship, co-sanctioned by the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and DP World Tour, will again be hosted by Royal Queensland Golf Club from November 23-year-old from the Gold Coast provided one of the major highlights of last season's summer of golf when he held off three-time champion Cameron Smith to win the Joe Kirkwood Cup for the first propelled Smylie onto the world stage by earning him status as a fulltime member of the DP World Tour and he went on to claim the 2024-25 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit title. "Winning the Joe Kirkwood Cup for the first time was a huge honour and definitely the highlight of my career so far," Smylie said on Tuesday."I have some great memories of that final Sunday. It meant so much to win at home in front of my family and friends in one of Australia's most important championships."Although there's still a lot of this year to play out, I can't wait to get back to RQ and try to do it all again."Smylie's rise has continued this year, with the Queenslander making the cut on debut at the PGA Championship, his first American major. He will also contest this month's British Open at Royal Portrush. Smith, meanwhile, has announced that his LIV Golf Ripper GC team have forged a new partnership with Golf Australia's MyGolf Junior Participation program. The program has hit new heights in the past 12 months, with a record-breaking number of children involved in the sport. "Ripper GC's Cam Smith, Marc Leishman, Lucas Herbert and Matt Jones are passionate about creating opportunities for boys and girls to play and love golf," said GA boss James Sutherland. "We are grateful for their commitment to inspire the next generation of golfers through MyGolf."
News.com.au
01-07-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Elvis Smylie will defend his Australian PGA Championship title with record prizemoney up for grabs
Elvis Smylie has had a tough time in his first season in Europe but has locked in a return to the place where he enjoyed the biggest moment of his fledgling career. The defending Australian PGA champion will be returning to fight for record prizemoney at Royal Queensland in November having outlasted Cameron Smith to secure the title in 2024. Smylie also overcame a pace-of-play warning from officials as he and Smith, playing together in the final pairing, walked onto the 17th tee. A two-shot victory earnt the 23-year-old left-hander, who is the son of Australian tennis great Liz Smylie, his DP World Tour card and a spot in this month's Open Championship at Royal Port Rush. Smylie has recorded two top-20 finishes in Europe this year but missed the cut at his past two events, and while there's 'a lot to play out' in 2025, he's already excited about coming home to defend his title. 'Winning the Joe Kirkwood Cup for the first time was a huge honour and definitely the highlight of my career so far,' Smylie said. 'I have some great memories of that final Sunday. It meant so much to win at home in front of my family and friends in one of Australia's most important championships. 'Although there's still a lot of this year to play out, I can't wait to get back to RQ and try to do it all again.' Last week, the PGA of Australia announced a $500,000 bump in prizemoney to $2.5m, more than the prizemoney on offer at the Australian Open the following week where Rory McIlroy will be the headline act at Royal Melbourne Golf Club. The boost in the prize pool, as well as continued co-sanctioning with the DP World Tour, could help boost the quality of the field this year, with headliners likely to again include Smith and Min Woo Lee as well as Adam Scott, who skipped the two Australian events last summer.
Perth Now
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Elvis in the building: Smylie to defend Aust PGA crown
Emerging star Elvis Smylie has locked in the defence of his Australian PGA Championship crown in year's championship, co-sanctioned by the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and DP World Tour, will again be hosted by Royal Queensland Golf Club from November 23-year-old from the Gold Coast provided one of the major highlights of last season's summer of golf when he held off three-time champion Cameron Smith to win the Joe Kirkwood Cup for the first propelled Smylie onto the world stage by earning him status as a fulltime member of the DP World Tour and he went on to claim the 2024-25 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit title. "Winning the Joe Kirkwood Cup for the first time was a huge honour and definitely the highlight of my career so far," Smylie said on Tuesday."I have some great memories of that final Sunday. It meant so much to win at home in front of my family and friends in one of Australia's most important championships."Although there's still a lot of this year to play out, I can't wait to get back to RQ and try to do it all again."Smylie's rise has continued this year, with the Queenslander making the cut on debut at the PGA Championship, his first American major. He will also contest this month's British Open at Royal Portrush. Smith, meanwhile, has announced that his LIV Golf Ripper GC team have forged a new partnership with Golf Australia's MyGolf Junior Participation program. The program has hit new heights in the past 12 months, with a record-breaking number of children involved in the sport. "Ripper GC's Cam Smith, Marc Leishman, Lucas Herbert and Matt Jones are passionate about creating opportunities for boys and girls to play and love golf," said GA boss James Sutherland. "We are grateful for their commitment to inspire the next generation of golfers through MyGolf."
The Advertiser
12-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
'Going after it': Aussie young gun pumped for US major
Elvis Smylie will lean on superstar stablemate Min Woo Lee and Australia's other golf heavyweights in an audacious bid for PGA Championship glory in North Carolina. Already believing he belongs and intent on becoming a "global player", Smylie is feeling anything but overawed ahead of his US major championship debut on Thursday. "I feel like my game has gone to the next level after playing in Europe," said the young lefthander, who earned his DP World Tour card with victory at the Australian PGA Championship last November. Victory at Royal Queensland relinquished Lee of the Joe Kirkwood Cup he won in 2023 before breaking through for his maiden PGA Tour win in March. After following in Lee's footsteps at home, Smylie now hopes to nab some tips about how to play Quail Hollow from the world No.25 as well as major-winning compatriots Jason Day, Adam Scott and Cameron Smith, who are also in the field. "Planning to have a practice round with a couple of the Aussies. Hopefully Min will be one of them and then Adam, Cam, Jason, yeah, whoever's available," Smylie told AAP. The son of former Australian tennis star Liz Smylie made his major debut at last year's British Open and, while he missed the cut by two shots, the classy left-hander is also drawing confidence from matching Lee's 36-hole total and beating his buddy by five shots in round two at Royal Troon. He knows he's got the game and grit to compete with golf's big boys - and is relishing the opportunity to prove it. "When I look around and see the names I've played against, Rory McIlroy was in the field at the start of the year in Dubai," Smylie said. "Jon Rahm and Adam Scott and world-class players that I've grown up watching on TV and then to be able to be competing against them, in the same tournament, I feel like I really do belong. "I don't really get overwhelmed too much. I more think of this as an opportunity to see how good my game is against these guys. "I played a practice round with Adam Scott last year at the Open and he was by far the most impressive ball striker. "His ability to be able to shape shots left, right, high, low, he can do anything with the golf ball. "So just visually seeing their games, I know know that I'm not too far away because I know that mentally I'm very gritty. "When the going gets tough, the tough get going kind of thing, I quite embrace that. So this will be another great learning curve to see where my game's at again. "I want to be playing against the best players in the world. I want to be playing in majors and I want to take my game globally." Also excited to be reuniting with super-coach Ritchie Smith, the esteemed mentor who guides the likes of Min Woo and Minjee Lee and fellow major winner Hannah Green, Smylie is targeting more than just making the cut at Quail Hollow. "I'd love to play all four rounds of the major. I think that's a realistic goal for me," he said. "And then once we can get through those first two rounds well, then it's just about really embracing what you're feeling and just going after it." Elvis Smylie will lean on superstar stablemate Min Woo Lee and Australia's other golf heavyweights in an audacious bid for PGA Championship glory in North Carolina. Already believing he belongs and intent on becoming a "global player", Smylie is feeling anything but overawed ahead of his US major championship debut on Thursday. "I feel like my game has gone to the next level after playing in Europe," said the young lefthander, who earned his DP World Tour card with victory at the Australian PGA Championship last November. Victory at Royal Queensland relinquished Lee of the Joe Kirkwood Cup he won in 2023 before breaking through for his maiden PGA Tour win in March. After following in Lee's footsteps at home, Smylie now hopes to nab some tips about how to play Quail Hollow from the world No.25 as well as major-winning compatriots Jason Day, Adam Scott and Cameron Smith, who are also in the field. "Planning to have a practice round with a couple of the Aussies. Hopefully Min will be one of them and then Adam, Cam, Jason, yeah, whoever's available," Smylie told AAP. The son of former Australian tennis star Liz Smylie made his major debut at last year's British Open and, while he missed the cut by two shots, the classy left-hander is also drawing confidence from matching Lee's 36-hole total and beating his buddy by five shots in round two at Royal Troon. He knows he's got the game and grit to compete with golf's big boys - and is relishing the opportunity to prove it. "When I look around and see the names I've played against, Rory McIlroy was in the field at the start of the year in Dubai," Smylie said. "Jon Rahm and Adam Scott and world-class players that I've grown up watching on TV and then to be able to be competing against them, in the same tournament, I feel like I really do belong. "I don't really get overwhelmed too much. I more think of this as an opportunity to see how good my game is against these guys. "I played a practice round with Adam Scott last year at the Open and he was by far the most impressive ball striker. "His ability to be able to shape shots left, right, high, low, he can do anything with the golf ball. "So just visually seeing their games, I know know that I'm not too far away because I know that mentally I'm very gritty. "When the going gets tough, the tough get going kind of thing, I quite embrace that. So this will be another great learning curve to see where my game's at again. "I want to be playing against the best players in the world. I want to be playing in majors and I want to take my game globally." Also excited to be reuniting with super-coach Ritchie Smith, the esteemed mentor who guides the likes of Min Woo and Minjee Lee and fellow major winner Hannah Green, Smylie is targeting more than just making the cut at Quail Hollow. "I'd love to play all four rounds of the major. I think that's a realistic goal for me," he said. "And then once we can get through those first two rounds well, then it's just about really embracing what you're feeling and just going after it." Elvis Smylie will lean on superstar stablemate Min Woo Lee and Australia's other golf heavyweights in an audacious bid for PGA Championship glory in North Carolina. Already believing he belongs and intent on becoming a "global player", Smylie is feeling anything but overawed ahead of his US major championship debut on Thursday. "I feel like my game has gone to the next level after playing in Europe," said the young lefthander, who earned his DP World Tour card with victory at the Australian PGA Championship last November. Victory at Royal Queensland relinquished Lee of the Joe Kirkwood Cup he won in 2023 before breaking through for his maiden PGA Tour win in March. After following in Lee's footsteps at home, Smylie now hopes to nab some tips about how to play Quail Hollow from the world No.25 as well as major-winning compatriots Jason Day, Adam Scott and Cameron Smith, who are also in the field. "Planning to have a practice round with a couple of the Aussies. Hopefully Min will be one of them and then Adam, Cam, Jason, yeah, whoever's available," Smylie told AAP. The son of former Australian tennis star Liz Smylie made his major debut at last year's British Open and, while he missed the cut by two shots, the classy left-hander is also drawing confidence from matching Lee's 36-hole total and beating his buddy by five shots in round two at Royal Troon. He knows he's got the game and grit to compete with golf's big boys - and is relishing the opportunity to prove it. "When I look around and see the names I've played against, Rory McIlroy was in the field at the start of the year in Dubai," Smylie said. "Jon Rahm and Adam Scott and world-class players that I've grown up watching on TV and then to be able to be competing against them, in the same tournament, I feel like I really do belong. "I don't really get overwhelmed too much. I more think of this as an opportunity to see how good my game is against these guys. "I played a practice round with Adam Scott last year at the Open and he was by far the most impressive ball striker. "His ability to be able to shape shots left, right, high, low, he can do anything with the golf ball. "So just visually seeing their games, I know know that I'm not too far away because I know that mentally I'm very gritty. "When the going gets tough, the tough get going kind of thing, I quite embrace that. So this will be another great learning curve to see where my game's at again. "I want to be playing against the best players in the world. I want to be playing in majors and I want to take my game globally." Also excited to be reuniting with super-coach Ritchie Smith, the esteemed mentor who guides the likes of Min Woo and Minjee Lee and fellow major winner Hannah Green, Smylie is targeting more than just making the cut at Quail Hollow. "I'd love to play all four rounds of the major. I think that's a realistic goal for me," he said. "And then once we can get through those first two rounds well, then it's just about really embracing what you're feeling and just going after it." Elvis Smylie will lean on superstar stablemate Min Woo Lee and Australia's other golf heavyweights in an audacious bid for PGA Championship glory in North Carolina. Already believing he belongs and intent on becoming a "global player", Smylie is feeling anything but overawed ahead of his US major championship debut on Thursday. "I feel like my game has gone to the next level after playing in Europe," said the young lefthander, who earned his DP World Tour card with victory at the Australian PGA Championship last November. Victory at Royal Queensland relinquished Lee of the Joe Kirkwood Cup he won in 2023 before breaking through for his maiden PGA Tour win in March. After following in Lee's footsteps at home, Smylie now hopes to nab some tips about how to play Quail Hollow from the world No.25 as well as major-winning compatriots Jason Day, Adam Scott and Cameron Smith, who are also in the field. "Planning to have a practice round with a couple of the Aussies. Hopefully Min will be one of them and then Adam, Cam, Jason, yeah, whoever's available," Smylie told AAP. The son of former Australian tennis star Liz Smylie made his major debut at last year's British Open and, while he missed the cut by two shots, the classy left-hander is also drawing confidence from matching Lee's 36-hole total and beating his buddy by five shots in round two at Royal Troon. He knows he's got the game and grit to compete with golf's big boys - and is relishing the opportunity to prove it. "When I look around and see the names I've played against, Rory McIlroy was in the field at the start of the year in Dubai," Smylie said. "Jon Rahm and Adam Scott and world-class players that I've grown up watching on TV and then to be able to be competing against them, in the same tournament, I feel like I really do belong. "I don't really get overwhelmed too much. I more think of this as an opportunity to see how good my game is against these guys. "I played a practice round with Adam Scott last year at the Open and he was by far the most impressive ball striker. "His ability to be able to shape shots left, right, high, low, he can do anything with the golf ball. "So just visually seeing their games, I know know that I'm not too far away because I know that mentally I'm very gritty. "When the going gets tough, the tough get going kind of thing, I quite embrace that. So this will be another great learning curve to see where my game's at again. "I want to be playing against the best players in the world. I want to be playing in majors and I want to take my game globally." Also excited to be reuniting with super-coach Ritchie Smith, the esteemed mentor who guides the likes of Min Woo and Minjee Lee and fellow major winner Hannah Green, Smylie is targeting more than just making the cut at Quail Hollow. "I'd love to play all four rounds of the major. I think that's a realistic goal for me," he said. "And then once we can get through those first two rounds well, then it's just about really embracing what you're feeling and just going after it."
West Australian
12-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
'Going after it': Aussie young gun pumped for US major
Elvis Smylie will lean on superstar stablemate Min Woo Lee and Australia's other golf heavyweights in an audacious bid for PGA Championship glory in North Carolina. Already believing he belongs and intent on becoming a "global player", Smylie is feeling anything but overawed ahead of his US major championship debut on Thursday. "I feel like my game has gone to the next level after playing in Europe," said the young lefthander, who earned his DP World Tour card with victory at the Australian PGA Championship last November. Victory at Royal Queensland relinquished Lee of the Joe Kirkwood Cup he won in 2023 before breaking through for his maiden PGA Tour win in March. After following in Lee's footsteps at home, Smylie now hopes to nab some tips about how to play Quail Hollow from the world No.25 as well as major-winning compatriots Jason Day, Adam Scott and Cameron Smith, who are also in the field. "Planning to have a practice round with a couple of the Aussies. Hopefully Min will be one of them and then Adam, Cam, Jason, yeah, whoever's available," Smylie told AAP. The son of former Australian tennis star Liz Smylie made his major debut at last year's British Open and, while he missed the cut by two shots, the classy left-hander is also drawing confidence from matching Lee's 36-hole total and beating his buddy by five shots in round two at Royal Troon. He knows he's got the game and grit to compete with golf's big boys - and is relishing the opportunity to prove it. "When I look around and see the names I've played against, Rory McIlroy was in the field at the start of the year in Dubai," Smylie said. "Jon Rahm and Adam Scott and world-class players that I've grown up watching on TV and then to be able to be competing against them, in the same tournament, I feel like I really do belong. "I don't really get overwhelmed too much. I more think of this as an opportunity to see how good my game is against these guys. "I played a practice round with Adam Scott last year at the Open and he was by far the most impressive ball striker. "His ability to be able to shape shots left, right, high, low, he can do anything with the golf ball. "So just visually seeing their games, I know know that I'm not too far away because I know that mentally I'm very gritty. "When the going gets tough, the tough get going kind of thing, I quite embrace that. So this will be another great learning curve to see where my game's at again. "I want to be playing against the best players in the world. I want to be playing in majors and I want to take my game globally." Also excited to be reuniting with super-coach Ritchie Smith, the esteemed mentor who guides the likes of Min Woo and Minjee Lee and fellow major winner Hannah Green, Smylie is targeting more than just making the cut at Quail Hollow. "I'd love to play all four rounds of the major. I think that's a realistic goal for me," he said. "And then once we can get through those first two rounds well, then it's just about really embracing what you're feeling and just going after it."
