Australian golf to campaign for the US PGA to be played here Jason Dufner and his wife Amanda get to grips with the USPGA Championship's Wanamaker Trophy. AUSTRALIAN golfing power-brokers are ready to lobby their American counterparts amid talk that one of the sport's four majors - the US PGA - could be played on foreign shores in the near future. PGA Tour of Australasia chief executive Brian Thorburn, speaking in response to a report in Golf World magazine that suggested officials were investigating the prospect of playing the US PGA outside the US, confirmed he would inquire about bringing the event to Australia. As it stands, the British Open is the only major played outside the US, although it is limited to courses in the United Kingdom. "I think the international players would definitely support a major being played in Australia," Thorburn told the PGA Tour of Australasia's website. Over the last three years, nearly all of the biggest names in world golf have competed in Australia and they've got nothing but positives to say about our courses, crowds and hospitality. In the last 10 years we've seen the emergence of a number of new golf markets around the world and it makes sense to share the majors to assist with the future growth of the game. From Australia's perspective, we've now got the world No 2 in Adam Scott and we continue to produce players at the top echelon of the game. While certainly it's very early days, if this is a viable option for the PGA of America we'll be putting our case forward and pursuing any opportunities wholeheartedly. Thorburn suggested the upcoming World Cup, which will be played at Royal Melbourne next month, shaped as another opportunity to show Australia was a viable option for a major championship. His cause will receive support from Golf Australia. GA chief executive Steve Pitt, in Western Australia yesterday for the Perth International, said moving a major overseas would be a fantastic result for the sport globally. "Anything that can bring big tournaments to other places in the world is a positive for golf," said Pitt, who recently returned from Brazil, where he visited the site that will host golf at the 2016 Olympics. I think Australia would be a wonderful venue for a major in the future. Australian crowds and Australian golf would really get behind it. We would support the PGA in that endeavour and support an Australian bid to bring a major down under. We would work with the PGA. I think it would be a smart thing for the PGA as well. According to the report in Golf World, broadcasting agreements meant the earliest the US PGA could be moved overseas would be 2020. Thorburn said the strong ties between the Australasian and US PGA Tours would help any bid to bring a major to Australia. "We work alongside the PGA of America on a number of fronts already and we'd welcome the opportunity to expand our partnership," Thorburn said.