BMW Australian PGA Championship: Dates, Tickets & Venue (Gold Coast)

Five days of tour golf in late November

The 2026 edition runs from Thursday 26 to Monday 30 November. The tournament is part of the DP World Tour. Its Australasian swing brings European-tour fields to Australian courses at the start of the southern summer.

The championship goes back to 1905, which makes it one of the country’s oldest professional titles. Adam Scott won it on the Gold Coast in 2013, at RACV Royal Pines Resort in Benowa. That course hosted a long run of editions through the 2010s.

The PGA of Australia publishes the host course, tee-time information and ticket links on its official tournament site. That is the authoritative source for this year’s venue details.

Reaching the course from the coast strip

Most visitors fly into Gold Coast Airport at Coolangatta, at the southern end of the city. Brisbane Airport is the other option, roughly an hour’s drive north on the M1.

Visitors usually stay in one of these areas:

• Surfers Paradise: high-rise hotels, plenty of restaurants, and the G:link light rail
• Broadbeach: quieter, close to the Star casino precinct and Pacific Fair shopping centre
• Main Beach: short-term apartments near the Spit and the Broadwater

Rideshare and taxis are the usual way to reach inland courses. The tram runs along the coast, not out to the fairways.

Following a group without upsetting the marshals

A tour gallery has its own rules, and marshals enforce them. When a player addresses the ball, a marshal raises a “Quiet” paddle. The whole gallery falls silent until the shot lands.

What seasoned spectators do:

• Put phones on silent and photograph only between shots, never during a swing
• Stay behind the gallery ropes and cross only at the marked crossing points, when a marshal waves people through
• Settle near a green or a par-3 tee to watch several groups come through, rather than walking all 18 holes with one player
• Pay by card or phone. Tap-and-go is standard across Australia, and tipping at food stalls is not expected

Heat, storms and the Queensland sun

Late November is early summer in southeast Queensland. Days are typically hot and humid, and afternoon thunderstorms are common, so play can stop for lightning. The UV index sits in the extreme range for much of the day.

Regular spectators usually carry:

• A broad-brimmed hat and SPF 50+ sunscreen, put on again through the day
• A refillable water bottle
• A light rain jacket for storm cells
• Flat shoes that grip, because course paths turn slick after rain

Evenings are free for the coast. Burleigh Head National Park has a short walking track around the headland. The beachfront bars at Burleigh Heads and Kirra are a short drive from most course-side accommodation.