Min Woo Lee and Geoff Ogilvy are among the first marquee players confirmed to play in the rescheduled Australian PGA Championship from January 13-16 at Royal Queensland Golf Club – host course for the 2032 Olympics.

And they’ll have some extra company thanks to the new WPGA Tour of Australasia event in the latest collaboration for the Australian calendar.

It’s inclusion on the WPGA Tour of Australasia schedule – plus three Webex Players Series events and scheduled Vic Open – delivers five combined men’s and women’s events over the summer.

“I’m honoured that my name can feature on the Australian WPGA Championship trophy but I am even more excited by Australia’s leading female players having another marquee event to play in,” said Webb, winner of 56 professional tournaments in her Hall of Fame career.

“Playing in the Women’s Australian Open and the Australian Ladies Masters was critical to my development as a tournament professional so I know what having another 72-hole championship event will mean to the future of women’s professional golf in Australia.

“Together with the advent of the Webex Players Series these playing opportunities and exposure will help this exciting group of girls to advance and take their games to the world.”

The intention is for the Australian WPGA Championship to be a stand-alone event from 2023 onwards.

“We have been working alongside the WPGA Tour of Australasia for the past year and given the difficulty in bringing players in from overseas playing the two tournaments in the same week at the Royal Queensland Golf Club seemed the perfect fit,” PGA of Australia CEO Gavin Kirkman said.

“I know the Australian WPGA Championship and Karrie Webb Cup will grow and create its own history and I am sure fans at Royal Queensland will enjoy the chance to see our best male and female players side by side.”