2024 Foodbank Charity Golf Day a massive hit at Kingston Heath

2024 SGA Foodbank Charity Golf Day a massive hit at Kingston Heath

An absolute stunner of a day on Tuesday, Oct 1 for Victorian SGA golfers at the magnificent Kingston Heath Golf Club for our massive SGA Foodbank Charity Golf Day. A packed field of 118 golfers (including many first-time SGA players) enjoyed one of Australia’s best golf courses (and host venue of this year’s Australian Open). Players were greeted by mostly sunny skies, gentle breezes, pre-and post-round food, and the chance to win over $5000 in prizes during the day. Everyone had a blast as they teed-off for a great cause.

Of course, the BIG winners of the day were the thousands of Aussie families who receive support from Foodbank Victoria. With over $7,000 in donations generated from the golf day, including $3640 in player raffle proceeds and donations of $1500 from Kingston Heath, and $2000 from Social Golf Australia, Foodbank Victoria can create over 14,000 meals to help these families out! A massive achievement by all involved. THANK YOU!

FINAL SCORES

A Grade
Pos / Player / Stableford Points
1 Daniel Bettess 36p.
2 Mark Wohlers 35p.
3 Graham Jephcott 34p.

B Grade
Pos / Player / Stableford Points
1 James Haskis 40p.
2 James McErvale 37p.
3 Freddie Leighton 34p.

C Grade
Pos / Player / Stableford Points
1 Geoff Hamill 36p.
2 Bill Anastasopoulos (and best SGA Tour result) 36p.
3 Matt Van Lith 35p.

Final Leaderboard here:

https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10330184227894623002

Novelties

NTP: Gus Geuna, Cam Thomson and Mark Wohlers. Drive n Chip: Brad Green.

Photo Gallery

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Foodbank Charity Golf Day RAFFLE DRAW

Congratulations to the following winners of the charity raffle, which raised over $4000 for Foodbank.

1st: AI GPS+ Electric buggy from MGI, the leader in Electric Buggies. (RRP $2799)
WINNER: Jake Vella

2nd: 10-pc Set of Cleveland Golf Clubs (RRP: $1249).
WINNER: Rob Mathieson

3rd: A Srixon z28 Laser Rangefinder. (RRP: $1049).
WINNER: Paul Curtis

Foodbank Charity Golf Day

SPECIAL THANKS

A special thanks to all of our amazing sponsors on the day, including Srixon Australia, MGI Golf, Garmin Australia, Drummond Golf , Heathcote Winery, and The Card Network. Without their tremendous support, this day would not have been possible.

Also, a very sincere thanks to Andrew Taylor and the staff and members of Kingston Heath GC for hosting us on their world-class golf course. The course was in amazing condition, and proved to be a treat for all of us to play.

Finally, SGA would like to send a hearty "THANKS" to all the players on the day. We hope to see you at a future SGA event!

There's still time to donate!

For every $1 Foodbank Victoria receive, they’re able to provide 2 meals for someone in need. Every dollar donated is two meals created. It’s that simple.

Donate to Foodbank Victoria Here

A FINAL WORD: “RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS”

"In the past few years we have all lived through some difficult times - from Covid, to lockdowns to cost of living increases. It has belted some folks and left others untouched. I am sure everyone knows somebody who has been severely affected.

For those who’ve had a significant drop in income, the simple act of putting food on the table for the family has become a challenge.

My wife and SGA founder Sally Pitt set some simple values for our family that we have adopted for our golfing community as SGA – Be Brave, Be Honest and Be Kind. I think the people involved in Foodbank operate in a similar way.

Random Acts of Kindness have become something that we aspire to in our family. It helps others but it also helps ourselves - it is a joyful thing to do that can inspire purpose, fun and happiness in yourself and in others.

This golf event and this initiative to support Foodbank helping families reflects our aspiration to kindness and our appreciation of people and organizations like Foodbank who do great work in our community to help others.

We are sincerely grateful to you all for contributing to this day and helping support Foodbank to get some meals to families who are doing it tough right now. We hope you had an enjoyable day and we hope you continue to look out for opportunities to make a difference by helping others with an act of kindness when you can." -- MATTHEW PITT. SGA Founder

2024 SGA Foodbank Charity Day Sponsors & Partners

Winners all-round at 2021 SGA Foodbank Charity Golf Day

Winners all 'round at 2021 SGA Foodbank Charity Golf Day

A massive field of 120 golfers teed-off at the immaculate Kingston Heath Golf Club for the 2021 SGA Foodbank Charity Golf Day. Despite an early morning drizzle, the weather cleared just before tee-off, ensuring an amazing day for all involved.

As the day progressed, the golfers' smiles became wider and wider as they experienced one of the world's best golf courses; walking the same fairways that have hosted some of the world's best golfers.

Indeed, it was a truly special day for everyone.

Celebrity golfers on the day included NBL/NBA Stars Mark Bradtke and Nigel Purchase, and Richmond FC players Jack Graham and Nathan Broad. Representatives from SGA partners Srixon Australia and Garmin Australia also teed it up on the day.

Of course, the BIG winners of the day were the thousands of Aussie families who receive support from Foodbank Victoria. With over $8,000 in donations generated from the golf day (including entry fees, side donations and entries for the putting competition and Raffle), Foodbank Victoria will be able to create over 16,000 meals to help these families out! A massive achievement by all involved. THANK YOU!

FINAL SCORES

A Grade
Pos / Player / Stableford Points
1 Mark Dand, 41
2 David Warwick, 38
3 Fehan Dunleavy, 37

B Grade
Pos / Player / Stableford Points
1 Rodney Hamill, 37
2 Tim Fawcett, 36
3 Michael Bourke, 35

C Grade
Pos / Player / Stableford Points
1 Mark Robinson, 41
2 Janaka Seneviratne, 35
3 Kirk Fernandez, 35

(Detailed scoring available via our Golf Genius Leaderboard)

Novelty Prizes: Long Drive: Rik Taylor. NTP: 5th Tim Fawcett, 10th Rod Hamill, 15th Dean Mitchell.

CHARITY PUTTING CONTEST

Following the round, the ticketed "Charity Putting Contest" proved to be an extremely exciting affair, as entrants battled in a "Nearest To The Cup" challenge. Every putt in The Putting Competition had added significance as well: all putts which "beat" the attempts by the celebrity golfers and SGA Team members meant that SGA would add a $10 donation to the Charity kitty.

With the charity putt measuring a staggering 60 feet, many competitors almost needed their laser rangefinders to judge the distance! To put this in context, a PGA Tour Pro has about a 3% "Make percentage" from this distance, meaning that a putt of that length by an amateur is highly unlikely.

But if 2020-2021 has taught us anything, it's to expect the unexpected. So it will come as (almost) no surprise that two players, Tom Tomlin and Shaun Condron, somehow managed to sink their massive putts - forcing a putt-off. In the end, Shaun's tie-breaking putt edged Tom's attempt. Shaun won a new Callaway Mavrik driver and Tom walked away with an MGI Zip X1 Buggy, kindly donated by Callaway and MGI Golf, respectively.

And with 15 total putts beating the celebrity attempts, SGA added $150 into the Foodbank kitty.

CHARITY RAFFLE DRAW

Congratulations to the following winners of the online charity raffle, which was drawn on 19/11/2021 at noon:

1st: A Pro-Am spot in the 2021 Victorian Celebrity Amateur Challenge, (Dec 9-12 at Moonah Links Resort, RRP: $1495)
WINNER: Tristan Heath

2nd: A round of golf for 4 players (inc carts) at the superb Eastern GC (RRP: $600).
WINNER: Peter Sproules

3rd: A Callaway Golf Bag & a PGA Lesson Package (2 lessons) with any PGA professional in Australia
WINNER: Shayne Svenson

4th: A PGA Lesson Package (2 lessons) with any PGA Pro and a $25 Drummond Golf voucher
WINNER: Warren Birchall

5th: $100 of gift vouchers from The Card Network.
WINNER: Dean Connell

6th and 7th: Each gets entry and beverages for two persons to the Corporate Hospitality area at the Vic PGA Championship, Sunday, December 12, 2021
WINNERS: Rafael Pasquet and Fehan Dunleavy

SPECIAL THANKS

A special thanks to all of our amazing sponsors on the day, including Srixon Australia, Garmin Australia, Callaway Golf South Pacific, MGI Golf, Drummond Golf , Heathcote Winery, Eastern Golf Club, The PGA Tour of Australia, Posisocks, and The Card Network. Without their tremendous support, this day would not have been possible.

Thanks also to our celebrity golfers Mark Bradtke, Nigel Purchase, Nathan Broad, Jack Graham and Josh Miller for supporting the event.

Also, a very sincere thanks to Andrew Taylor, Tom Evans and the staff and members of Kingston Heath GC for hosting us on their world-class golf course, not to mention their very generous donation of $2000 to the Foodbank Charity Day kitty. The course was in amazing condition, and proved to be a treat for all of us to play.

Finally, SGA would like to send a hearty "THANKS" to all the players on the day. We hope to see you at a future SGA event!

There's still time to donate!

For every $1 Foodbank Victoria receive, they’re able to provide 2 meals for someone in need. Every dollar donated is two meals created. It’s that simple.

Donate to Foodbank Victoria Here

Photo Gallery - Group Shots

Photo Gallery - On The Course

Photo Gallery - Prize Winners and Putting Comp

A FINAL WORD: “RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS”

In the past two years we have all lived through a once-in-a-century event. It has belted some folks and left others untouched. I am sure everyone knows somebody who has been severely affected.

For those who’ve had a significant drop in income, the simple act of putting food on the table for the family has become a challenge. We’ve all struggled through lockdowns, but it must have been so much harder for those with the cloud of financial pressure looming.

My wife and SGA founder Sally Pitt set some simple values for our family that we have adopted for our golfing community as SGA – Be Brave, Be Honest and Be Kind. I think the people involved in Foodbank operate in a similar way.

Random Acts of Kindness have become something that we aspire to in our family. It helps others but it also helps ourselves - it is a joyful thing to do that can inspire purpose, fun and happiness in yourself and in others.

This golf event and this initiative to support Foodbank helping families reflects our aspiration to kindness and our appreciation of people and organizations like Foodbank who do great work in our community to help others.

We are sincerely grateful to you all for contributing to this day and helping support Foodbank to get some meals to families who are doing it tough right now. We hope you had an enjoyable day and we hope you continue to look out for opportunities to make a difference by helping others with an act of kindness when you can. -- MATTHEW PITT. SGA Founder

2021 SGA Foodbank Charity Day Sponsors & Partners

2021 SGA Foodbank Charity Golf Day

The 2021 SGA Foodbank Charity Golf Day

Kingston Heath GC, November 16, 2021. 12:30 Shotgun

Tee it up for a good cause, and help struggling Australian families find their next meal, via the 2021 SGA Foodbank Charity Golf Day.

TEE IT UP TO SUPPORT AUSSIE FAMILIES

Over the last two years, Australian families across the country have been belted by Covid, bushfires, weather events and more. And many of these families are struggling -- REALLY struggling -- to make ends meet. Some are just hoping to secure their next meal. (See a recent story here)

Social Golf Australia --a family-owned and operated Australian business--understands these struggles, and we want to help. So we reached out to Foodbank Victoria - a not-for-profit food relief organisation, to see what we could do.

What resulted is (in our opinion) the creation of one of our most exciting (and beneficial) charity golf days in SGA history!

Here are the details...

SGA 10K for 10K Online Drive:

DONATE TO FOODBANK VICTORIA

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Kingston Heath Golf Club

The event will be played at the amazing Kingston Heath Golf Club (ranked # 2 in Australia, and #18 in THE WORLD).

Kingston Heath is no stranger to world-class golf, having hosted the World Cup of Golf in November 2016, the Australian Masters in 2009 & 2012, the Women's Australian Open in 2008 and seven Men's Australian Open events. It is also set to host a future Australian Open when the event returns to Victoria.

It is among one of the world's very best courses, and has been celebrated by the planet's top professional and amateur players.

The Day

Competition, Celebrities, Prizes and more!

The day is shaping up to be an exciting and fun-filled event. While we are still adding to our line-up and the offerings, there are plenty of things to get excited about already! SGA Ambassador Andy Lee has put up his hand to attend and play on the day, as have Richmond Football Club players Nathan Broad (3 premierships: 2017, 2019 and 2020) and Jack Graham (2 premierships: 2017 and 2020). We are currently arranging special Silent Auctions for golfers to bid to share the round with these legends.

Your day includes use of the practice facilities at Kingston Heath; so begin your amazing day with a warm-up on the full-length driving range or the Practice Putting/chipping greens (if you desire).

Then, make your way to the world-class clubhouse area for a welcome function and lunch, followed by a charity auction, hosted by one of our celebrity golfers, followed by a fun putting contest.

Then, enjoy a 12:30 shotgun start with 18 holes of golf on the amazing Kingston Heath golf course. The format will be a single stableford event, with plenty of novelty prizes and charity "shenanigans" along the way.

The day will conclude with more charity fun, and a prize presentation ceremony.

The event will feature some amazing prizes including golf products from our partners Garmin and Srixon and Cleveland Golf. There will also be vouchers from The Card Network, Heathcote Winery, and many other partners!

In addition, there will be a variety of Silent Auctions, Raffles, contests and other fundraising activities on the day.

The Raffle

Win great prizes from the PGA, MGI, Eastern GC, Drummond Golf and The Card Network

We are holding a charity raffle for the day with all proceeds going to Foodbank thanks to our sponsors. You and your pals can support a great cause and have the chance to win great prizes. We will draw first place, then second, third and fourth places in that order to win:

1st: A Pro-Am spot in the 2021 Victorian Celebrity Amateur Challenge, (Dec 9-12 at Moonah Links Resort, RRP: $1495)
2nd: A round of golf for 4 players (inc carts) at the superb Eastern GC (RRP: $600).
3rd: A Callaway Golf Bag & a PGA Lesson Package (2 lessons) with any PGA professional in Australia
4th: A PGA Lesson Package (2 lessons) with any PGA Pro and a $25 Drummond Golf voucher
5th: $100 of gift vouchers from The Card Network.
6th and 7th: Each gets entry and beverages for two persons to the Corporate Hospitality area at the Vic PGA Championship, Sunday, December 12, 2021

Total Prize Pool for this raffle is over $2600.

Tickets are $10 each – and will only be available online (Covid protocols prevent cash transactions on the day).

You can buy as many tickets as you like and everyone can enter this, so feel free to tell your pals who are not able to attend the event that they can buy tickets for a chance to win. 100% of all money collected in the online raffle will go directly to Foodbank Victoria.

To purchase a raffle ticket:
The raffle is closed.

Putting Competition

Putt for great prizes

Prior to teeing off in on the day, we will hold a putting competition on the practice green. This will be a ticketed event, with some great prizes on offer, including:

An MGI ZIP X1 Buggy (RRP: $1199)
A Callaway Mavrik Driver (RRP: $669)
Pub & Bar Gift Card ($100 Value)

Thanks to MGI Golf, Callaway Golf South Pacific and The Card Network for their generous donations.

Tickets for the putting contest are $30 each, and (like the raffle above) are only available through online purchase. 100% of all money collected will go directly to Foodbank Victoria.

The Auction

Silent Auction

Play with a Celebrity at the 2021 SGA Foodbank Charity Golf Day

Tee off in a foursome with one of the featured celebrities (Andy Lee, or Nathan Broad, or Jack Graham) at the SGA Foodbank Charity day at Kingston Heath GC, November 16. Please enter the amount of your bid below.

The highest bid in each auction wins a spot in the celebrity's group.

We recommend bids be placed in uneven amounts (i.e. $1.01) to boost your chances (and avoid ties)

100% of all money raised by this silent auction will go directly to Foodbank Victoria.

Notes:

This online Auction is only open to golfers who have already registered for the day, and received confirmation of their entry.
Bids will be accepted until noon on Sunday, November 14th. By bidding, you agree to donate the amount you bid to the SGA Foodbank Charity Drive, prior to Tee-off on the day. (If you do not win, you will not be charged your bid amount)
In the case of a tie/equal bid amounts in the silent auction, bidders will be notified and given the opportunity to increase their bid. If a tie remains, and there are not enough spots in the foursome, then a random draw will determine the winner.
If you and a mate/partner(s) have requested to play in this event together, and would like to bid on one of these spots together, then please click here to contact us via email with your bid.
All SGA Terms and Conditions apply.

Bid to play with Andy Lee

The Bidding has closed.

Bid to play with Jack Graham

The Bidding has closed.

Bid to play with Nathan Broad

The Bidding has closed.

The Charity

VIDEO: The Story of Foodbank Victoria:

Foodbank

Foodbank are the pantry to the charity sector. They fight hunger by providing food for 815,000 Australians each month and advocate for the almost 1 in 5 Australians who experience food insecurity each year. Foodbank is a not-for-profit, non-denominational, federated organisation operating in every state and territory in Australia. Foodbank's national and state-based teams work with the entire food and grocery industry including farmers, wholesalers, manufacturers and retailers to source food and capture donations.

Their state teams work with an army of volunteers to pick, pack and get the food to where it’s needed. They work closely with 2,600 charity partners and 2,500 schools across Australia who use their food in their relief programs.

LEARN MORE ABOUT FOODBANK

Foodbank Victoria (Beneficiary of this event)

Whether it’s everyday emergencies or in times of crisis, Foodbank Victoria has been providing vital food relief to vulnerable Victorians for more than 90 years. Through their network of 533 charity partners across the State, they are able to provide 1.2 million meals a month to Victorians in need. And while supporting their charity partners is at the core of what they do, as the State’s dedicated emergency food relief organisation, they’re also ready to assist Victorians through times of crisis.

Foodbank Victoria's vision is healthy food for all. They believe that all Victorians should have regular access to healthy food. That’s why they work with partners right across the food and grocery sector, from farmers and growers right through to retailers, to source and rescue essential food and grocery items to redistribute to Victorians in need.

In partnership with the Victorian government, they also deliver Victoria’s largest School Breakfast Clubs Program to the state’s most disadvantaged schools. By the end of 2020 – the program will have expanded to include 1,000 Victorian Government primary, secondary, P-12 and specialist schools.

For every $1 Foodbank Victoria receive, they’re able to provide 2 meals for someone in need.

Every dollar donated is two meals created. It’s that simple.

DONATE TO FOODBANK VICTORIA

(To donate to Foodbank in other states, click here)

Charity Day Itinerary

Charity Auction (Bid to play with a Celebrity)
(In the week leading up to the event)
Warm-up at Driving Range and Practice Facility
Light Lunch
11:30 Putting competition
12:15 Player Briefing
12:30 Shotgun start.
5:00pm (est finish of round)
5:30(ish) Awards/Prize Ceremony

The 2021 SGA Foodbank Charity Golf Day

Golf Day Package Includes:

$269 per person ($20 from every entry goes to Foodbank Victoria)

Warm-up Range Balls before your round
Catered Lunch and welcome event before the round
18 holes of golf (walking*) at Australia's #2-ranked course
Personally hosted and professionally managed premium golf event
Scores (for golfers with Official Handicaps) entered on GOLF Link
Charity Auction and access to Raffles and giveaways
Presentation ceremony, with prizes and awards

* Note: Kingston Heath Golf Club is a "Walking-only" club, so there are no golf carts for the day. (An exception can be made for golfers who have a medical certificate, and who make arrangements with us in the weeks prior to the event)

Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to play one of the world's best courses, and help struggling Australian families!

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