The Australian Open – the country’s most prestigious golfing tournament – will return to Melbourne this year.
Acting Tourism, Sport and Major Events Minister Ros Spence has announced that the Australian Open will be co-hosted at Kingston Heath and Victoria Golf Clubs from Thursday, November 28 to Sunday, December 1.
“We’re proud to bring some of the world’s best golfing talent and fans back to Melbourne for the 2024 Australian Open – boosting businesses, jobs and our state’s economy,” she said.
The Australian Open is the most prestigious golf tournament in the Australasian region, and over its storied history it has been won by some of the most famous names in the sport including Jack Nicklaus, Adam Scott, Rory McIlroy, Karrie Webb, Laura Davies and Nelly Korda.
The Australian Open golf tournament joins a long list of premier events held in Victoria – the major events capital of Australia – including the Australian Open tennis, Formula 1 Grand Prix, MotoGP, AFL Grand Final, Spring Racing Carnival and the Boxing Day Test.
The Australian Open will flow on from Victoria’s stellar calendar of sporting and cultural events this winter, including Wallabies vs Wales, the RISING festival and NGV’s Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition, Pharaohand Australian Diamonds netball Tests that will be played in Bendigo and Melbourne later this year.
For more information about the 2024 Australian Open visit golf.org.au/ausopen.
