Gow will join the likes of Marcus Fraser, Peter O'Malley, Craig Parry, Matthew Millar and more in a star-studded field that will take to the Wagga Country Club for the two-day event.

Gow is a three-time winner on the US Nationwide Tour and spent 17 years travelling the world as a professional golfer.

It is some of those experiences he will draw on as one of the guest speakers at the Pro-Am gala dinner, before making his return to competitive golf in the Pro-Am on March 26 and 27.

Gow will return to the States later in the year, where he hopes to qualify for the US Champions Tour. The trip to Wagga will play a big part in preparation for that.

"I can't wait. I don't normally play Pro-Ams but at 49 years of age I'm getting things into gear to join the US Champions Tour at the end of the year," Gow said.

"I don't play a lot of golf with The Golf Show but I'm keen and a bit nervous actually. I don't play any competitive golf so don't be expecting me to play too well.

"I'm a little bit anxious and nervous about it."

Gow juggles most of his time between media commitments, predominantly as co-host of The Golf Show on Fox Sports, and his golf agency business.

He was only in Wagga last weekend with his family for the Junior State Cup.

Gow is looking forward to returning for his first experience of the Wagga Country Club.

"I've only heard good things about the event," he said.

"I know Craig Parry and Peter O'Malley play each year and it's hard to get those guys to play so they must love it if they keep coming back.

"It's a bit of that country hospitality that places like Wagga do so well. We all play a lot of golf around the world but you don't get that hospitality like you do in the country and you miss that."

After 10 years of working a 'normal job', Gow has decided to get back into competition golf.

"I've had a taste of reality and don't really like it too much. I've tried working a normal job and I don't like it," Gow laughed.

"We're very privileged as professional athletes to get to do what we do. I'm looking forward to getting back into it and what better way to do it than to come to Wagga."

Gow has started to fit more practice into his schedule but Wagga will be his first competitive tournament back.

"I only started a few weeks ago with a bit of practice to get ready for the Champions Tour," he said.

"This is the start and I'll treat it as a tournament, which it is, to see if I can get that sharpness back, that feel of competition. I don't think that competitiveness ever leaves you."

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