The North Western Classic has been established with the aim of achieving three specific goals.
- Become the premier professional golf tournament on the PGA Southern Tour Pro-Am Schedule.
- Provide the very best in corporate golf and networking, whilst still maintaining a friendly yet competitive environment for local business.
- Raise awareness of the recently redeveloped Goonawarra Golf Course as a valuable community, commercial and recreational facility.
The North Western Golf Classic Pro-Am:
The North Western Golf Classic is a professional golf tournament with a minimum total prize purse of $10,000. The event is part of a larger “tour” of professional tournaments called the Southern Tour which is governed by the PGA of Australia and incorporates Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
In a Pro-Am, amateur golfers get the chance to play a round with a professional golfer who is competing for a prize purse. The date for the 2009 event has been deliberately scheduled the Friday before the Australian Masters at Kingston Heath. This gives the best opportunity for overseas based players to fine tune their games at the Classic. This year, the Australian Masters has generated a great deal of hype with the confirmed attendance of Tiger Woods and world number four Geoff Ogilvy. This should guarantee fever pitch levels of interest in golf during this time.
The Hume City Corporate Cup:
Local business's are encouraged to not only sponsor the Classic but to enter a team into the Hume City Corporate Cup. Teams of three amateur players will represent a local business by teaming up with a professional golfer and playing a Four Ball Better Ball format. The winners will be heralded as the Corporate Cup Champions for 2009. Teams are also able to use the celebrities as players in their teams, each celebrity that is selected constitutes a sponsors spot in the field. Naming rights and Gold level sponsors have first option when choosing celebrity's for their teams.
The Celebrity Challenge:
Up to twenty of the most recognizable celebrities in the country battle for the right to call themselves the North Western Celebrity Challenge Champion. Individual stableford will decide the bragging rights, which also allows for the participation in a sponsors corporate cup team
Individual Amateur Golf Competition:
Asides from the above detailed events, amateur golfers (with a Golflink handicap) can enter and play with a professional in the morning shotgun field, and compete in the individual section of the tournament. Fantastic prizes will be awarded to the best players in multiple grades. The Individual Entry form will be released at a later date.
