A championship that dates back to 1922, in recent years the Vic PGA has moved to a pro-am format, and big names from the sport and entertainment scenes have been lining up to take part.
This year’s field boasts England cricket greats Sir Ian Botham and Allan Lamb, former Australian cricketer Damien Fleming, comedians Peter Helliar and Anthony ‘Lehmo’ Lehmann, former Group 1 winning jockey Simon Marshall, AFL’s Dale Thomas and modern stars including Ryan Papenhuyzen.
As they attempt to contribute as best they can to the team score, there is also a Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia title to be won and a name to be added to the Jack Harris Trophy.
Playing with son Harvey this week, Marc Leishman currently sits seventh on the Order of Merit and, as he is playing his fourth event of the season, qualifies for Order of Merit exemptions at the end of the year.
The champion two years ago, David Micheluzzi signs off his 2025 season at Moonah Links while Mornington Peninsula local James Marchesani is the highest-ranked player on the Order of Merit in the field, looking to solidify his place in the all-important top three.
Players each play one round on the Open and Legends courses over the opening two days before the weekend rounds shift to the Open Course.
The final two rounds will be broadcast live on Foxtel through Fox Sports 503 and Kayo Sports with coverage starting at 3pm AEDT Saturday and 1pm AEDT Sunday.
Victorian PGA Championship
Moonah Links (Open Course) & Moonah Links (Legends Course)
Recent champion: Cory Crawford
Prizemoney: $250,000
TV times: 3pm-6pm Saturday; 1pm-6pm Sunday on Kayo Sports and Fox Sports 503
Players to watch
Marc Leishman, six-time PGA TOUR winner
David Micheluzzi, 2022/2023 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit winner
Cameron John, Queensland PGA champion
Daniel Gale, two-time Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia winner
Vic PGA stats (since 2010)
Tournament Winners
2010 Alistair Presnell (Sandhurst North Course)
2011 James Nitties (Sandhurst North Course)
2012 Gareth Paddison (Forest Resort Creswick)
2013 David McKenzie (Forest Resort Creswick)
2014 Gareth Paddison (The Heritage Golf and CC St John Course)
2015 Aaron Townsend (Huntingdale Golf Club)
2016 Ashley Hall (Huntingdale Golf Club)
2017 Damien Jordan (Huntingdale Golf Club)
2018 Aaron Pike (RACV Cape Schanck)
2019 Campbell Rawson (RACV Cape Schanck)
2020 Christopher Wood (Moonah Links Resort)
2021 Blake Windred (Moonah Links Resort)
2022 Andrew Martin (Moonah Links Open Course)
2023 David Micheluzzi (Moonah Links Open Course)
2024 Cory Crawford (Moonah Links Open Course)
Highest Winning Margin
2, David McKenzie (2013); Damien Jordan (2017)
Most Top Ten Finishes
5, Matthew Millar, Andrew Martin
Low 72 Holes (Round 4) Score
266, Alistair Presnell (2010)
Low Round Score
60, Alistair Presnell (Rd 4, 2010)
Total Number of Pars
308, David Bransdon