The inaugural Northern Territory PGA Championship was contested in 2016 and made history as the first PGA Tour of Australasian event to be played in the Territory.

The tournament was blessed with both magnificent weather and a strong Australian and International field that included former U.S. Open runner-up and four-time European Tour winner Stephen Leaney, former PGA TOUR members Michael Sim, Michael Long and Scott Laycock and Darwin products Unho Park and Aaron Pike.

NSW professional Jordan Zunic claimed the mantle as the NT PGA’s inaugural champion following a gritty ‘wire-to-wire’ performance at the Palmerston Golf Course.

Amateur Travis Smyth (pictured) kept the 'Wollongong connection' to the winner's circle alive with a dominant performance in 2017,  taking out the title by six shots from Victorian Deyen Lawson with fellow New South Welshman alone in third place.  

Smyth's 19-under par total is a tournament record-winning score that may take some beating in the years ahead.