Staff WriterHusqvarna has decided that mowing the lawn is no longer enough – now it wants a crack at setting up major championship golf courses too. The global leader in robotic lawn mowing has signed on as an Official Partner of Australia’s upcoming women’s golf majors, starring home heroes Minjee Lee and Grace Kim, in a move that puts robots right in the heart of elite tournament prep.
The partnership will see Husqvarna front and centre across a blockbuster fortnight of women’s golf: the 2026 women’s Australian Open at Kooyonga Golf Club in South Australia (March 12–15) and the 2026 Australian WPGA Championship at Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club in Queensland (March 19–22). That’s back-to-back weeks of top-tier golf with a side order of sci-fi.
From British Masters to Aussie Majors
This isn’t Husqvarna’s first stroll down the fairway. The deal follows its recent elevation to Title Partner of the Husqvarna British Masters, underlining a rapid rise in the game’s commercial landscape.
Now the brand is doubling down on its global golf ambitions in a market where women’s golf is booming and sports fans love a bit of gadgetry with their birdies and bogeys.
Chief Commercial Officer at Golf Australia and PGA of Australia, Michael McDonald, reckons it’s a perfect match.
“Husqvarna’s partnership with the women’s Australian Open and the Australian WPGA Championship is a strong endorsement of women’s golf in Australia and the continued growth of our major tournaments and events,” he said.
“This partnership will also showcase how innovation can enhance the future of golf.”
Translation: if you thought the future of golf was just about bigger drivers and longer putts, think again – the revolution is quietly humming along the fairways on four little wheels.
Kooyonga Makes History With Robotic Mowers
The 2026 women’s Australian Open at Kooyonga Golf Club will mark a genuine first. It will become the first major championship event in Australia to utilise Husqvarna robotic lawn mowers as part of tournament preparation.
Instead of relying solely on the dawn-patrol greenkeeping cavalry, the Kooyonga team will work in tandem with Husqvarna’s robotic fleet to deliver ultra-consistent fairways and greens. The technology is designed to free up course staff for precision tasks while the robots quietly, relentlessly clip away in the background.
Husqvarna robotic lawn mowers are already at work on more than 1,700 golf courses around the world, helping course managers chase that elusive “perfect” tournament surface without the usual manpower arms race. In other words, fewer tyre tracks, more stripey perfection.
Innovation Meets Turfcraft
For Kooyonga’s greenkeeping squad, the Husqvarna collaboration isn’t about replacing people with machines – it’s about adding a new weapon to the agronomy arsenal.
The robotic units can be programmed to run at off-peak times, maintaining fairways and rough with ruthless consistency, while the greens staff focus on the championship-critical details: green speeds, pin positions, surrounds and those devilish run-offs that separate the contenders from the confused.
By the time Minjee Lee and Grace Kim arrive, they’ll be walking into a golf course that’s effectively had a 24-hour pit crew, minus the overtime.
Fans Get Up Close With Robotic Greenkeepers
The Husqvarna involvement isn’t restricted to the turf. Off the course, the brand will roll out live robotic mower demonstrations and interactive fan activations at both events, turning what used to be background machinery into part of the show.
Spectators will be able to see the robots in action, understand how they map and maintain the course, and perhaps start plotting how to outsource their own Saturday morning mowing duties. For a sport often accused of being stuck in the past, this is a very visible nod to a more tech-driven future.
‘Perfect Fit’ For a Growing Golf Market
For Husqvarna, this Australian push is a logical next step in a market where robotic mowing is already moving from novelty to normality.
Husqvarna’s Vice President Sales and Services – Pacific Region, Managing Director Australia, Pauline Nilsson, said: “After the Husqvarna British Masters announcement, we’re thrilled to extend our golf commitment to Australia.
With robotic mowing taking off across Australian homes and commercial turf, bringing it to elite women’s golf as an Australian first, feels like the perfect fit.”
In corporate speak, that’s what you call alignment. In golf speak, it’s like finding a fairway that slopes perfectly onto your preferred shot shape.
Grace Kim Backs the Bots
One person who doesn’t need convincing is Australian star and Husqvarna ambassador Grace Kim, who’s already seen the tech in action overseas and at home.
Australian star golfer and Husqvarna ambassador Grace Kim said: “I’m thrilled to continue working as a Brand Partner with Husqvarna and to see their robotic mowers supporting the Kooyonga greenkeeping team at the Australian Women’s Open.
“I’ve seen this technology in action over in Europe and here locally, and the results speak for themselves.”
If the players are happy and the putts roll true, you can bet the rest of the field will be paying attention – even if they pretend not to notice the little robots whirring quietly in the background.
A New Benchmark For Women’s Golf in Australia
By stitching Husqvarna technology into the fabric of its two biggest women’s golf events, Australian golf is sending a pretty clear message: this isn’t just about keeping up, it’s about leading.
The women’s Australian Open at Kooyonga and the Australian WPGA Championship at Sanctuary Cove won’t just be a showcase for Minjee Lee, Grace Kim and the game’s rising stars – they’ll also be a live test bed for how innovation can shape championship golf.
If it works as well as Husqvarna and tournament organisers expect, don’t be surprised if the quiet hum of robotic mowers becomes as much a part of major week as practice rounds, pro-ams and late-night putting drills.
