Paraparaumu on PGA Tour of Australasia
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A huge boost for Kapiti region with the Paraparaumu Beach Golf Course to feature on the 2025/26 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia schedule for the first time in 24 years.
Paraparaumu Beach last hosted the tour in 2002, when Australian Craig Parry won the NZ Open, beating a field that included world No.1 Tiger Woods, and was previously the NZ PGA Championship venue in 1959.
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The host of 12 New Zealand Open tournaments is considered by many to be the spiritual home of New Zealand golf, with a layout ranked in the world's top 100. It will again host the NZ PGA Championship from 19-22 February.
The schedule after the New Year features four legs of the Webex Players Series, and the third of the season's 'Majors' - the New Zealand Open at Queenstown's Millbrook Resort from 26 February-1 March.
The new year will begin with the second staging of Webex Players Series Perth, hosted by Minjee and Min Woo Lee at Royal Fremantle Golf Club from 8-11 January.
It will be followed by back-to-back events in Victoria - the Vic Open at 13th Beach Golf Links (15-18 January) and Webex Players Series Victoria (22-25 January).
Cobram-Barooga Golf Club will again host Webex Players Series Murray River (29 January-1 February), while Castle Hill Country Club has extended its agreement to be the host venue for Webex Players Series Sydney (5-8 February) until 2028.
After the NZ swing, the Tour will conclude with the Heritage Classic at The Heritage Golf & Country Club (12-15 March) and the season finale, The National Tournament at The National Golf Club (26-29 March).