Smylie arrives after a breakout 2024-25 professional run that included a statement win at the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland Golf Club that affirmed his readiness for the global spotlight. Smylie arrives as one of the fastest-ascending players in Australian golf, positioned firmly among the nation’s next generation of elite competitors.
A former recipient of the Cam Smith Scholarship for promising Australian golfers, the signing represents a full-circle moment for the Queensland native. Smylie, the son of former Australian tennis doubles star Liz Smylie, heralds from an elite Australian sporting pedigree. Smylie enjoyed a defining stretch in late 2024, capturing his first professional victory at the Bowra & O’Dea Nexus Advisement Western Australia Open, before backing it up one month later with the Australian PGA Championship win.
