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Cathedral Invitational
Tournament information
LocationThornton, Victoria, Australia
Established2022
Course(s)Cathedral Lodge and Golf Club
Par72
TourPGA Tour of Australasia (unofficial event)
FormatStroke play
Month playedDecember
Tournament record score
Aggregate129 Adam Scott (2025)
To par−15
Current champion
Adam Scott

The Cathedral Invitational is a professional invitational golf tournament played at Cathedral Lodge and Golf Club near Thornton in north-east Victoria, Australia.[1] The limited-field event features leading male and female professionals and selected amateurs in a 36-hole stroke-play format. It forms part of the Australian Summer of Golf and is sanctioned as an unofficial event on the PGA Tour of Australasia.[2][3]

The tournament was first held in 2022, when Australian professional Nick Flanagan won the inaugural title in a play-off over Scott Arnold.[4] Adam Scott won the second staging in 2023 and successfully defended his title in 2025.[5][6]

History

Cathedral Lodge & Golf Club is a private members’ club developed by David and Sonya Evans on family farmland in the Victorian high country. The Evans family purchased the land in 2004 with the aim of creating an exclusive yet welcoming Australian golf club.[1] The 18-hole championship course, designed by Greg Norman Golf Course Design, opened in 2017.[1]

Inspired in part by events such as the Masters Tournament at Augusta National, the club created the Cathedral Invitational as a showcase tournament for the course and region.[2] The event was added to the Australian Summer of Golf schedule in 2022 and is typically played immediately after the Australian Open.[2]

The inaugural Cathedral Invitational was played in December 2022 as a 36-hole stroke-play tournament over two days, with a field of invited male and female professionals and leading amateurs. Nick Flanagan defeated Scott Arnold in a play-off after both finished at six under par.[4]

In 2023 the event returned with a minimum prize fund of A$300,000. Adam Scott shot rounds of 64 and 68 for a 12-under-par total of 132 to win by three strokes over Jeffrey Guan and Todd Sinnott.[5][7] The tournament continued in 2025, when Scott successfully defended his title with rounds of 65 and 64 to finish 15 under par and win by four shots over Ben Henkel and Marc Leishman.[6][8]

Format

The Cathedral Invitational is played over 36 holes of stroke play. The field is limited to around 45–50 invited players, including leading Australian and international professionals, top female professionals and a small number of elite amateurs.[4][5][9] There is no halfway cut.

The tournament is normally held over two days in early December, with tee times during the late morning and early afternoon. Prize money has been advertised at a minimum of A$300,000, with the winner receiving a six-figure first prize.[5][10]

The event has also included disability golfers, with world No.1 all-abilities player Kipp Popert among those to compete, reflecting the inclusive approach of the tournament.[11]

Venue

The Cathedral Invitational is played on the Cathedral Lodge and Golf Club course, a par-72 championship layout set on more than 300 acres of farmland in the Victorian high country.[1] The course sits among rolling hills and ravines at the foothills of the Cathedral Range and features a natural ridge through the property, with holes routed along both sides of the ridge.[1]

The Greg Norman-designed layout uses creeks, gorges and native vegetation to create a variety of risk-reward holes, including an uphill par-four 5th that links two valleys and a split-fairway finishing hole near the clubhouse.[1] The course has been ranked among Australia’s top layouts by Australian Golf Digest and is normally reserved for members and guests, with the Cathedral Invitational providing one of the few opportunities each year for the public to see the course in tournament play.[2]

Winners

Year Winner Country Score To par Runner(s)-up Ref.
2022 Nick Flanagan  Australia 138 (69–69) −6 Scott Arnold [4]
2023 Adam Scott  Australia 132 (64–68) −12 Jeffrey Guan, Todd Sinnott [5][7]
2025 Adam Scott  Australia 129 (65–64) −15 Ben Henkel, Marc Leishman [6][8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "About Cathedral Invitational". Cathedral Invitational. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Kelly, Michael (13 September 2022). "Cathedral Lodge event added to Australian Summer of Golf". Aussie Golfer. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  3. ^ "2023–24 PGA Tour of Australasia schedule". Wikipedia. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d "2022 Cathedral Invitational". Cathedral Invitational. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e "2023 Cathedral Invitational". Cathedral Invitational. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "Adam Scott claims back-to-back Cathedral Invitational titles". News.com.au. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Adam Scott wins at Cathedral". Ausgolf. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Adam Scott is crowned the 2025 Cathedral Invitational champion". Cathedral Invitational. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  9. ^ a b "2025 Cathedral Invitational". Cathedral Invitational. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Geoff Ogilvy, David Micheluzzi, Jed Morgan and more join the 2023 Cathedral Invitational field". Australian Golf Digest. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  11. ^ "Star-studded line-up takes shape for 2023 Cathedral Invitational". Ministry of Sport. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2025.

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