Geoff Ogilvy Has Open Return.

Ogilvy, although a stalwart of the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia through the years, has been unable to play his home state Open since 1998 because of commitments in the United States.

He was leading amateur in each of the three times he played the Open in 1995, 97 and 98 and was runner-up overall to Stephen Leaney at Victoria Golf Club in 1997.

The former World No.3, a three-time World Golf Championships winner, including two World Match Play crowns, will be the first mens major champion to have played the event since Ian Baker-Finch in 1997.

Ive been really excited to watch the development of the Vic Open from afar for the past few years and Im really excited that I get to play it again after all these years, he said.