NZ PGA Pro-Am Championship Queenstown March 2012
Top level professional golf returns to Sir Michael Hill’s private course The Hills in 2012 with the New Zealand PGA Pro-Am Championship, to be held 29 March - 1 April.
The Hills is not only New Zealand's most challenging tournament
golf course, it is also a magnificent facility for spectators.
Strategic vantage points enable you to follow several holes at a
time, and public facilities are excellent and family friendly. Main
Street, focusing on the finest of local food and wine,
entertainment, tournament merchandise and areas for you, family and
friends to relax in, is a central feature of the event. The venue
is easily accessible from Queenstown, Arrowtown or Central Otago
with adequate parking available.
The tournament, a partnership between the NZ PGA and The Hills
has been agreed for a minimum five year term and will initially be
part of the Australasian PGA Tour with total prize money of
in 2012.
Professionals will play for the NZ PGA Championship over four
rounds, but in a unique event format, 64 invited amateurs and
celebrities will be each paired with one of the 64 professionals
that make the cut, playing together as a team for the NZ PGA Pro-Am
Championship over the final two days.
Sir Michael said, "We have been delighted with the support we
have received from both the private and the public sector and look
forward to working with our partners to develop an iconic event
that New Zealanders can be proud of in one of the World's finest
tourist destinations, Queenstown."
Contact our Travel & Leisure division for further
information on the tournament, tickets and
accommodation.