Windaroo Lakes Golf Club will again host the 2020 Queensland PGA trainee championship, albeit in a different time slot.
The marquee event on the Queensland PGA trainee calendar will be contested from October 12-15 with a reduced field due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Rod Pampling and former world number one Greg Norman are previous winners of the event.
Local PGA trainee professional Dean Jamieson from the Hills Golf Club, located in the Logan City catchment, will be looking to go one better this year after finishing second in 2019 to NSW PGA trainee Brayden Petersen.
“I played consistently over the four rounds last year however came up just short,” said Jamieson.
“That experience in coming so close has given me the confidence that I can go one better this year and I can’t wait to tee it up at Windaroo Lakes which is a local course for me.”
In addition to a share of the $35,000 prize purse, the winner of the Queensland PGA trainee championship will also win an invitation to the Queensland PGA Championship.
PGA state manager Broc Greenhalgh said:Â “The PGA Trainees have been challenged this year as have we all, however we are proud to be able to give them an event to focus on knowing it will provide golf fans in the City of Logan with an opportunity to see them in full flight.”
Windaroo Lakes Golf Club provided challenging conditions for all players in 2019 with strong winds drying the greens and causing slick surfaces. Preparation for this year’s event is going well with favourable winter weather providing top course conditions.
“We really enjoyed showcasing our facility at last year’s championship as well as other PGA sanctioned events,” Windaroo Lakes Golf Club head PGA professional Jared Love said.
“The members get right behind it both volunteering on course as well as in all of the off course activities which is what we pride our club on. There’s something for everyone.”
