2026 Lexus of Cairns Golf Invitational - Palmer Sea Reef

The Lexus of Cairns Golf Invitational was held at the picturesque Palmer Sea Reef Golf Club, where the forecast rain thankfully stayed away. While a moderate southerly breeze made scoring into the wind a genuine challenge, the course was presented in outstanding condition, allowing plenty of teams to post impressive scores.

Claiming third place were Reg Moore, Susan Moore, Mark Seles and Lyn Seles. Their round got off to a slow start, with no birdies and a bogey through the opening six holes. They quickly turned things around with three birdies across the next four holes to get their round back on track, although a couple more bogeys threatened to derail their momentum. A timely birdie late in the round, combined with an excellent result on the charity hole, saw them finish strongly and secure third place with a nett score of 56.87.

Just one shot better on nett 55.87 were runners-up Darren Rae, Craig Nolen, Colin Donovan and Jon Hasler. They made a flying start, opening with four consecutive birdies before an untimely bogey briefly halted their charge. Undeterred, they responded brilliantly with four birdies in the next five holes to put themselves firmly in contention. However, with only one more birdie over their closing seven holes, they ultimately had to settle for second place.

Taking out the title with an outstanding nett score of 54 were Kaileb Myers, Hamish Burnett, Craig Cygler and Izac Cygler. Sitting four-under-par through the opening nine holes, they looked well placed before encountering a couple of bogeys on the back nine. Those setbacks were more than offset by four birdies and an unforgettable hole-in-one on the charity hole, sealing a memorable victory.

For the full results from the day, please click the Download All Results button below.

The on-course charity challenge was once again a fantastic success, raising an impressive $3,500 for AFL Cape York House. Thank you to everyone who generously contributed and helped support such a worthwhile cause.

A record fourty six guests also took part in the beginner golf lessons with two of the local golf professionals. See below for the winners.

Putting Winner - Michael Phipps

Putting R/Up - Jacob Thomas

Chipping Winner - Martin Vinton

Chipping R/Up - Greg Tenni

The opportunity to go to the Lexus Melbourne Cup was drawn at the end of the day and Noel Todd was the lucky winner. Noel will have the opportunity to attend LANDMARK by Lexus for the running of the Lexus Melbourne Cup.

Keep an eye out for the Lexus Australia Golf Tours that will be taking place this year as below:

The Australian Open (2 days at the AO & golf at Royal Melbourne, Kingston Heath & St Andrews Beach) - 3rd to 8th December

Flightscope was on the 12th hole - for a collection of swings, please see the video below.