Presidents Cup Going to Australia for a Fourth Time in 2028

Kingston Heath will host the biennial competition for the first time; Royal Melbourne held it three times.

The Presidents Cup will be going to Australia for the fourth time when the biennial competition is played in 2028.

The PGA Tour made the announcement Monday that Kingston Heath, a popular and well-known course in the Melbourne sandbelt, will get the tournament for the first time after the Presidents Cup was played three times (1998, 2011 and 2019) at Royal Melbourne.

The only U.S. defeat in the competition that began in 1994 came at Royal Melbourne in 1998.

Among the championships played at Kingston Heath include the Australian Open, which has been hosted seven times and most recently in 2022 when it shared duties with Victoria Golf Club. It has also hosted the 2009 and 2012 Australian Masters, the 2008 Women’s Australian Open, and the 2016 World Cup of Golf.

“On behalf of the PGA Tour, we are excited to bring the 2028 Presidents Cup to Kingston Heath Golf Club as we further cement the history and future of this event in the great city of Melbourne,” PGA Tour Senior Vice President of Championship Management Matt Rapp said in a statement. “The Sandbelt region is home to some of the game’s most iconic venues, and Kingston Heath has proven to be a world-class host for a number of golf’s biggest tournaments."

The U.S won last year’s event played at Quail Hollow in Charlotte. Next year it heads to Royal Montreal in Canada followed by Chicago’s Medinah Country Club in 2026.