Question Time: ‘We’re In Discussions To Bring A Global Event To Australia’

PGA of Australia boss Gavin Kirkman on attracting golf’s biggest names, getting a PGA Tour event Down Under, Jason Day’s Aussie hiatus and embracing LIV Golf Adelaide

Australian Golf Digest: What’s your take on the state of the game?

Gavin Kirkman: What I really like is the fact golf isn’t just growing around the world in terms of participation, it’s expanding into all different formats. There are more people playing golf in different ways and that includes the fan base. We’ve got more people following our sport than ever before, so how do we capitalise? As long as the growth that we’ve seen through our team and working not just at the PGA, but working with the WPGA and Golf Australia keeps going, it’s all about: you can’t be what you can’t see. So, getting that balance right of the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia now having 16 broadcasted events…