By Syndicated Content
By Ian Ransom
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia hopes to lure Masters winner Hideki Matsuyama to its national PGA Championship in Queensland in December as part of plans to revive its golfing calendar after the 2020/21 season was impacted by COVID-19.
Japan s Matsuyama became the first player from an Asian nation to win the Masters on Sunday after holding on for a one-stroke win at Augusta National.
Securing Matsuyama would be a major coup for Australia s low-profile golf tour, four years after 2017 Masters winner Sergio Garcia was enticed to the Australian PGA Championship. We have a player strategy and Hideki will be part of that player strategy in working with our partners to see what his schedule will be like in Dec. 2-5 this year, PGA of Australia Chief Executive Gavin Kirkman told Reuters.