The Moreton Bay Region will welcome some of Australia’s finest PGA Legends, as the Ladbrokes PGA Legends Tour rolls into the region next month.

The Moreton Bay Region will host two events which will played on the Ladbrokes PGA Legends Tour, with Pacific Harbour staging its Legends Pro-Am on Friday 11 August, while the tour will remain in the region with the Pine Rivers Pro-Am teeing off on Sunday 13 August.

Moreton Bay Regional Council’s spokesperson for Parks, Recreation and Sport, Councillor Darren Grimwade, said council was excited to welcome the two PGA tournaments to the region.

“The Moreton Bay Region prides itself on a strong sporting culture and active, outdoor lifestyle, and I have no doubt our community will join me in welcoming the PGA Legends Tour into Pine Rivers and Bribie Island in August,” Councillor Grimwade said.

“With a quality line up of more than 175 golfers, including former Australian Champion Rodger Davis, it’s certainly teeing up to be a fantastic, action-packed weekend of golf not to be missed.

“While in town, we encourage the professionals and spectators to make the most of the weekend and enjoy all that the Moreton Bay Region has to offer – from bayside escapes, to great hinterland day-trips, which can all be found through the visitmoretonbayregion.com.au website.”

PGA State Manager (QLD/NT Division) Broc Greenhalgh is confident the region will embrace the Legends Tour given the ability to promote an ever growing region in the Sunshine State.

“The Legends Tour provides a wonderful platform to promote a region given the distances the professionals travel each year. Morton Bay is a wonderful part of the world with many of the residents growing up watching several of the professional who will be playing in both tournaments”.

“The support of not only the Morton Bay Regional Council but also the region’s business community has assisted these events going from a mere vision to an amazing reality and we are looking forward to the benefits that all parties will receive as a result”.

The Pro-Am tournaments will no doubt be the showcase golfing event for the Moreton Bay region in 2017 and will hopefully entice further tournament opportunities within the region in future years.

For further information on the Ladbrokes PGA Legends Tour, visit pga.org.au.