Cowra Golf Club Gears Up For Pro-Am

THE ADIDAS PGA PRO-AM SERIES
SATURDAY APRIL 15TH AND SUNDAY APRIL 16TH
Minimum Purse $30,000

We are excited to have sixty professional golfers currently registered for the Cowra Motors Golf Pro Am, including Nathan Green. Nathan Green has played the PGA Tour of Australasia, the Canadian Tour, the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour during his 20-year career. He played the Nationwide Tour in 2002, 2004 and 2005, the last of which he earned the right to play the PGA Tour in 2006.

In his very first event on the PGA Tour at Torrey Pines in 2006 he lost a playoff to none other than Tiger Woods but it would take him more than three years to finally secure the first win at that level when defeating Retief Goosen to win the Canadian Open at Glenn Abbey.

Green recorded six other top five finishes during his time on the PGA Tour but after full losing status in 2012 he played the Web. Com Tour for a two more seasons before finally returning to Australia in 2015 to focus on teaching, raising a family and playing just on the PGA Tour of Australasia. His best finish in recent times was when 8th at the 2019 QLD PGA Championship. On total, Green has received over $6.8 million in official prize money. ”Mr Marc Eisenhauer stated that the Club and the Town of Cowra are looking forward to welcoming professional golfers and their partners for the weekend and trust that they will enjoy the golf course and the hospitality that we will offer.”

Also listed to play in the Pro Am is Jake Higginbottom.

Jake Higginbottom turned professional in 2012. Higginbottom has played the PGA Tour of Australasia and Asian Tours for most of his professional career to date, a runner-up finish in the Fiji International his best finish as a professional. One of his more impressive performances would come in 2014 when he finished 6th at the Australian Open at the Australian Golf Club in Sydney.

Following an impressive amateur career which included victories at the Queensland Amateur Championship, the Keperra Bowl and the Riversdale Cup, Jake Higginbottom won the New Zealand Open as an amateur in 2012 and, soon after, He has yet been unable to graduate to other tours.

The Cowra Club Pro, Tom Perfect stated “I am very excited that Cowra will be hosting the PGA Pro-Am series for the 2023 Cowra Motors Pro-Am. The response has been fantastic with a very strong field forming of professionals, including PGA Tour winner Nathan Green and Australasian Tour winners entered for the tournament. We have also seen a great response from all of our sponsors and members of the golf club who want to be a part of and watch the professionals tackle our fantastic course.

The course is shaping up to be in pristine condition after an enormous effort from the staff, members and volunteers to repair the course after the flood tore through last November. “ Jordan Core, the Dealer Principal for Cowra Motors - “We’re excited to team up with the Cowra Golf Club and the PGA Series to help deliver this incredible event to Cowra. Cowra Golf Course is one of the best in the state, and we can’t wait to see these Pro’s witness it for themselves! We appreciate the Cowra Golf Club allowing us to sponsor this fantastic event, and can’t wait to see everyone there!”

What is the Adidas PGA Pro-am Series.

A feeder tour for the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia, the Adidas PGA Pro-Am Series hosts tournaments all across Australia and New Zealand with close to 200 events run at local golf clubs.

Many of the household names in Australian Golf commenced their playing careers through these circuits and still return to support their local events. History shows our next golfing superstar will likely have built his playing experience through events on the Adidas PGA Pro-Am Series. A pro-am is a professional golf tournament fully sanctioned by the PGA of Australia. Whilst the Professionals play in groups alongside the amateurs, they play for their own prize purse and are competing against the other Professionals.

Entries will open in the coming weeks for amateurs, with entry forms available from www.cowragolfclub.com.au or from the Golf Club. Sponsorship opportunities are available.

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