Aussie golfer Daniel Gale produced an electifying moment just minutes before the threat of lightning dramatically halted play on day one of the BMW Australian PGA Championship.
Gale, 29, aced the par-3 11th hole at the host Royal Queensland course to win himself a $US 210,00 BMW M5 ‘Touring’ and the prize on offer for the first player to ace the hole.
And while there was a little uncertanity if the BMW was only offer as the prize over the weekend, the Sydney golfer was up-to-date knowing the keys to a gleaming new motor were his.
“Yeah, I knew as I checked the prizes or the notices that we get earlier in the week and I saw that it changed from just the weekend prize to everyday prize, the first person to make one”, he said.
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“And then so yeah, when it went in and I celebrated and then it was that quick thought that it’s like, oh hopefully no one else has won it before me.
“There’s always that guy, you know what I mean? Unfortunately. And yeah, it got confirmed about 30 seconds after that. Yep, it was all mine”.
However Gale revealed a he’s now facing a slight conflict of motoring interest as he was asked what car does he drive at present.
“So up here I’m actually helped out by the Nundah Suzuki guys,” said Gale now smiling.
“So I’ve got a Suzuki, the latest fronx, the 2025 Fronx. I’ve already received a message from Jake (his sponor) there saying: ‘You don’t need our help anymore.’”
He was then quizzed if will be facing in returning his Suzuki.
“Oh no, those boys have been a great help of mine over the years,” he said.
“It is been a long-term help with those guys so I appreciate all their help and yeah, back home in Sydney I got a Hyundai Tucson, so can sell that baby now”.
Gale’s also no stranger to recording a golfing ace saying: “The last one was the Sand Belt Invitational with three holes to go.
“So that won me the event by one and then the only other one in comp was my first one when I was 12 years old.
So that’s now my sixth ace in total, three others in practise, but you only count the tournament ones. To actually win a prize, it’s actually pretty surreal”.
Gale was lying in second place at five-under having just pared the 12th hole when play was haled due to the ‘dangerous situation.
Gale, who competed on this year’s DP World Tour but disappointingly in heading to the secondary HotelPlanner for the 2026 sesaon, is the son of now 79-year-old legendary Aussie golfer Terry Gale who capped his career with a remarkable 44 victories.
