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NPGA Founder & World Chairman - Peter O'Toole

NPGA Global CEO - Michel Bouskila

NPGA CEO South - Ray Balcomb

NPGA CEO North - Paul McMenemy

NPGA General Manager  Rankings & Statistics - Steve Oakes

NPGA Host Clubs

The NPGA are proud to have been invited to play some of the most prestigious golf courses in the World.  A number of the course are ranked in the Top 100 courses of the world (marked *)  Venues that have had the opportunity to host a NPGA Event are listed below with the Championship Round course listed 1st -


* - World Top 100 Course

# - World Top 100 Public Course

Nearly Open (UK)

2000 - Royal Birkdale* / Southport / Ainsdale (England)

2001 - Turnberry (Ailsa)* (Scotland)

2002 - Portmarnock* (Ireland)

2003 - Royal Dornoch* (Scotland)

2004 - Carnoustie* (Scotland)

2005 - Royal County Down* (Ireland)

2006 - Royal Liverpool* / Formby / West Lancashire / Lakelands (England)

2007 - Ballybunion* / Lahinch* / Doonbeg* (Ireland)

2008 - Royal Birkdale* (England)

2009 - Turnberry (Ailsa)* / Royal Troon* / Western Gailes* (Scotland)

2010 - Royal Portrush* / Portstewart* / Ballyliffin (Ireland)

2011 - Waterville* (Ireland)

2012 - Carnoustie* / Loch Lomond* (Scotland)

2013 - Castle Stuart* (Scotland)

2014 - Royal Liverpool* (England)

2015 - Monte Rei / Quinta South / Quinta North (Portugal)

2016 - Woodhall Spa* (Hotchkin & Bracken) (England)

2017 - Loch Lomond* / Turnberry (Ailsa)* (Scotland)

2018 - Royal St Georges* / Royal Cinque Ports* / Princes (England)

2019 - Turnberry (Ailsa)* Gleneagles (Centenary & Kings)*  (Scotland)

2020 - Royal Porthcawl* / Celtic Manor (Twenty Ten) (Wales)

2021 - Aberdovery / Royal St Davids / Nefyn (Wales)

2022 - Hunstanton / Sheringham /Royal West Oxford  (England)

2023 - Gullane / North Bewick / Archerfield (Fidra & Dirleton) (Scotland)

2024 - Burnham & Berrow / West Saunton/ Royal North Devon / East Saunton (England)


Nearly Australian Open

2002 - Kingston Heath* (Melbourne, VIC)

2003 - Royal Melbourne* (Melbourne, VIC)

2004 - Brookwater (Brisbane, QLD)

2005 - Kauri Cliffs* (Matauri Bay, NZ)

2006 - Barnbougle Dunes* (Bridport TAS)

2007 - Royal Adelaide* / Kingston Heath* / New South Wales* (Adelaide, SA & Melbourne, VIC & Sydney, NSW)

2008 - Royal Melbourne* / Metropolitan* / Peninsula /  Moonah (Melbourne, VIC)

2009 - Lake Karrinyup / Joondalup / The Vines (Perth, WA)

2010 - The Australian / New South Wales* / Kingtson Heath* / The Dunes (Melbourne, VIC)

2011 - The Hills / Jacks Point* (Queenstown, NZ)

2012 - Metropolitan* / Moonah Links / Huntingdale (Melbourne, VIC)

2013 - Kingston Heath* / Barnbougle Dunes* / Barnbougle Lost Farm (Melbourne, VIC & Birdport, TAS)

2014 - The Hills / Jacks Point* (Queenstown, NZ)

2015 - The Hills / Jacks Point* (Queenstown, NZ)

2016 - Royal Melbourne* (East & West) / Metropolitan* / Victoria*  (Melbourne, VIC)

2017 - The Australian (Sydney, NSW)

2018 - Not Played

2019 - Not Played

2020 - The Vintage / Magenta Shores (Hunter Valley, NSW)

2021 - Peninsula Kingswood / National Gunnamatta / St Andrews Beach* / National Moonah* (VIC)


Hemisphere Cup 

2008 - Valderamma* (Spain)

2010 - #TPC Sawgrass (Florida USA)

2012 - #Kiawah Island (Osprey & Ocean) (South Carolina USA)

2014 - #Pinehurst #2, #6, #8  (North Carolina USA)

2016 - #Pebble Beach / #Spyglass Hill (Californa USA)

2018 - Troon North / Desert Highlands / We-Ko-Pa (Cholla & #Saguaro) / TPC Scottsdale (Arizona USA) 

2022 - #TPC Sawgrass (Florida USA) & Capitol Hill/Cambrian Ridge (Alabama USA)

Note - Venue was moved to Alabama due to Hurricane Ian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ian

2024 - Harbour Town (South Carolina USA)

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