Major reward for Kiwi Kazuma Kobori

Kazuma Kobori has gained another reward for claiming last season’s Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit, with the Kiwi set to make his major championship debut next week at the PGA Championship.

Following in the footsteps of previous Order of Merit winner David Micheluzzi on the pathway provided for the region’s best players to access the game’s biggest events, Kobori has received a special invitation into the year’s second men’s major.

The invitation from the PGA of America was extended due to Kobori’s victory on the season-long points list in Australasia.

After turning professional in November at the Queensland PGA, Kobori, 22, claimed three Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia titles in the early months of 2024 on his way to the Order of Merit crown that had already secured him a DP World Tour card for next season.