The Millbrook Classic is set to tee off on April 2, and the tournament organisers are excited to announce the professional field who will be competing for a total purse of $150,000 will be headlined by two-time European Tour winner and leading kiwi professional Ryan Fox.
Fresh off his victory at the Ras Al Khaimah Classic in the United Arab Emirates on the DP World Tour, Fox will be looking to continue his winning form as he is set to take on the best of New Zealand’s local and international touring professionals at the newly opened Coronet Course at Millbrook Resort early next month.
Fox is looking forward to taking on the new course at Millbrook Resort and knows he will be in for a tough few days, considering the quality of the field.
“I have heard lots of positive comments about the new Coronet course at Millbrook, and I am excited to get back to Queenstown to check it out. And from the makeup of the field that has been assembled, I know it’s going to be a great few days of tournament golf,” said Fox.
Among the professionals joining Fox in the field is his European Tour colleague Josh Geary, 2021 New Zealand PGA Champion Tae Koh, and Queenstown locals Ben Campbell, James Anstiss, Greg Turner and Micah Dickinson. Also joining the 28-strong field are all of the leading domestic professionals, including Mark Brown, Gareth Paddison, Luke Brown, Harry Bateman and Luke Toomey.
“Firstly, I want to thank the team behind the Millbrook Classic. It’s been pretty hard for touring professionals during the pandemic, as we rely on tournaments and events for a major part of our income. It’s great to see an event like this with a pretty large purse here in New Zealand, designed specifically to support Kiwi golfers,” said Toomey.
Tournament Director Michael Glading is delighted to have such a strong field available for the Millbrook Classic.
“It’s great to have Ryan back in the country and confirm his commitment to the Millbrook Classic. Not only will it be great for the strength of the field, but I know he will share his experience and knowledge with the next generation of kiwi pros who are looking to kick on to the world stage,”
“We have assembled a really strong professional field in a pretty short time frame and are thrilled to have young Momoka Kobori join us, following her excellent performances in recent mixed Pro events in Australia. In addition, with Ben Campbell and Josh Geary, who join Fox as three of our internationally based players, there is stiff competition for the New Zealand based pros,” said Glading.
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Attached Image: Ryan Fox to lead the field at the Millbrook Classic - Credit Photosport
The full field for the Millbrook Classic is:
Tournament Invites: Greg Turner, Micah Dickinson, Gareth Paddison, Fraser Wilkin, Luke Brown, James Anstiss, Kit Bittle
Golf New Zealand Elite Amateurs: Sam Jones, Tyler Wood
New Zealand PGA Order of Merit Top 10, 2022: Luke Toomey, Harry Bateman, Dongwoo Kang, Ryan Chisnall, Kerry Mountcastle, Jake Meenhorst, Mark Hutson, Josh Geary, Sung Jin Yeo, Jordan Loof
New Zealand PGA Order of Merit Top 10, 2021: Tae Koh, Momoka Kobori, Mason Lee
Charles Tour Order of Merit Top 10, 2021: Ryan Fox, Mark Brown, Ben Campbell, Kieran Muir
Pre-Qualifying: Tyler Hodge, Harry Na
About the Millbrook Classic Pro-Am
- The Millbrook Classic Pro-Am tournament will be held at Millbrook Resort across the weekend of 2 -3 April 2022. Played across 36 holes, both rounds will be played on the newly opened Coronet course.
- The Millbrook Classic Professional field will comprise a minimum of 28 playing spots (26 professionals and two elite amateurs).
- The Millbrook Classic Professional field will compete for a purse of $140,000, and a further $10,000 to be allocated to the leading five professionals within the Pro-Am section of the event, bringing the total purse to $150,000.
- The Professional field has been selected from the top 10 in both the NZPGA Order of Merit standings for 2021 and 2022 and from the Charles Tour Order of Merit standings for 2021.
- Golf New Zealand has invited two elite amateur players to contest this event.