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Elvis in the building: Smylie to defend Aust PGA crown

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Elvis Smylie will be back to defend the Joe Kirkwood Cup at the Australian PGA Championship. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Emerging star Elvis Smylie has locked in the defence of his Australian PGA Championship crown in Brisbane.

This year's championship, co-sanctioned by the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and DP World Tour, will again be hosted by Royal Queensland Golf Club from November 27-30.

The 23-year-old from the Gold Coast provided one of the major highlights of last season's summer of golf when he held off three-time champion Cameron Smith to win the Joe Kirkwood Cup for the first time.

Victory propelled Smylie onto the world stage by earning him status as a fulltime member of the DP World Tour and he went on to claim the 2024-25 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit title.

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A cool Elvis Smylie on his way to victory at Royal Queensland last year. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)
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