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Queenstown quality on show for 2025 Queenstown Golf Week

2025 Queenstown Golf Week a massive hit for golfers

Amazing golf and jaw-dropping scenery greeted SGA Golfers once again

SGA returned to Queenstown, New Zealand, for the 2025 Queenstown Golf Week, and the trip proved to be everything (and more) that golfers look for in a golf trip.

With some of New Zealand's top courses on offer, including Millbrook's Coronet and Remarkables courses, Jack's Point and Queenstown Golf Club, our golfers were once again treated to an exceptional week of golf.

2025 Queenstown Golf Week Recap

ARRIVAL AND WELCOME DINNER

Following a short flight from Australia, golfers made their way to Crowne Plaza Queenstown, our new home-base for the week. That night, guests enjoyed a hosted Welcome Party at the Queenstown Skyline Stratosfare restaurant, at the top of the famous Queenstown Gondola. Golfers and their partners were treated to good food and drinks, a relaxed vibe, sweeping views of Queenstown, and a jovial atmosphere as they met their fellow golfers (many set to be life-long friends) for the week.

DAY 1 - JACK'S POINT GC

Day 1 of the 2025 Queenstown Golf Week saw golfers experience the spectacular Jack's Point - a bucket-list golf course for golfers across the planet. Despite unseasonably cold and wet conditions (in the area's wettest spring on record), our golfers braved the elements and tackled the South Island's #1-rated course. With spectacular views of the Remarkables mountain range and Lake Wakatipu, the course proved to be challenging and enjoyable - and had many golfers determined to return to play it again next year.

Thanks to the entire team at Jack's Point for hosting us!

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DAY 2 - QUEENSTOWN GOLF CLUB

Day 2 saw the clouds part, and the sun begin to bask our golfers in warmth. And despite a short snowshower (!!!) for the first group, the field enjoyed spectacular views and some high-quality golf. The course -- located in Kelvin Heights, on an island across the bay from the city of Queenstown -- was a smash with golfers, and a treat to play.

A huge thanks to Queenstown GC for sharing your course with us.

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DAY 3 - REST DAY

A well-earned "rest day" for many of our golfers in Queenstown. There is SO MUCH to do in the area, it's hard to choose just one or two activities. While some of our guests took the opportunity to rest, others took the day to explore Queenstown, "the Adventure Capital of the World"

DAY 4 MILLBROOK CORONET

Thursday and Friday, our golfers played the magnificent Millbrook Golf Club, host of the NZ Open. The 36-hole facility was a real treat for our golfers to experience it in all its glory. The courses featured gorgeous scenery all around, which (if you're not careful) can distract you from the golf itself. Overall, it was a challenging and enjoyable two days. The course staff were friendly and helpful, and our golfers had a great time.

Thanks to the course and staff for hosting us and making it a memorable two days.

DAY 5 MILLBROOK REMARKABLES

FAREWELL DINNER

Following the day, golfers and their non-golfing partners converged at Brazz Steakhouse for the Presentation Dinner. With some tasty food (and PLENTY of beverages) consumed, the night was a relaxing and fun evening where golfers chatted about their glorious (and not-so-glorious, LOL) golf shots and moments across this memorable week.

2025 Queenstown Golf Week - Final Scores

Individual Stableford Aggregate

A Grade Flight
	Pos.	Player	Total	R1	R2	R3	R4
	1	Elliot Cayton	138	26	37	37	38
	2	Dean Miller *	133	33	37	29	34
	3	Ricardo Walkes *	127	28	39	27	33
	4	Richard Knowles	126	38	35	28	25
	5	Andrew Martin	119	29	33	30	27
	T6	Dean Connell	117	18	36	23	40
	T6	Felix Cooray	117	31	31	25	30
	8	Lee Daly	116	28	28	29	31
	9	Michael Smallbone	114	26	26	28	34
	10	Russell Dent	112	21	23	35	33
	11	Paul Williams	109	29	29	30	21
	12	Adam Hall	108	17	33	25	33
	13	Lukas Linecker	107	28	32	21	26
	T14	Frank Elisaia	104	26	33	23	22
	T14	Cathy Nichols	104	17	30	26	31
	16	Phoebe Burfield	102	18	25	30	29
	17	Claire Martin	61	3		31	27

*: Staff member. Ineligible to win

B Grade Flight
	Pos.	Player	Total	R1	R2	R3	R4
	1	Cameron Jones	142	35	36	34	37
	2	Rob Lugton	123	20	33	30	40
	3	Ivan Jones	119	19	38	25	37
	4	Kevin Yee	118	36	37	18	27
	5	John Rizk	117	24	31	29	33
	6	Tony Sturesteps	116	26	26	30	34
	T7	Toby Carter	112	19	32	29	32
	T7	Carole Carter	112	29	34	18	31
	T7	Alfred Linecker	112	17	39	27	29
	T7	Ian Steer	112	25	33	27	27
	11	Linda Eldridge	98	22	30	25	21
	12	Tony Eldridge	96	27	26	25	18
	13	Gavan Doran	94	14	29	25	26
	14	Bill Anastasopoulos	93	19	24	24	26
	15	Mathew Kilminster	91	17	25	22	27
	16	Aaron McEldowney	90	15	28	31	16
	17	Lynne Cavanagh	80	9	31	15	25
	18	Maddi Sparks	66	11	19	13	23
	19	Ben Nicholls	61	10	14	18	19

Special Thanks

Thanks to all of our host courses and clubs: Queenstown Golf Club, Jacks Point, and Millbrook Resort for allowing us to enjoy your world-class courses.

Thanks to Stephen and his team from the top-notch Peak Golf Queenstown for all of their help and arrangements on ground.

Thanks to the Stratosfare Restaurant and Brazz Teams for taking care of us for our welcome and awards dinners!

Thanks to our amazing partners/sponsors: Srixon-Cleveland, Garmin, MGI, Heathcote Winery, TCN Gift Cards and Drummond Golf.

Most importantly, thanks to ALL of our golfers and their non-golfing partners for joining us this week. You were all a wonderful and fun-filled group, and you helped make this event extra special!

The 2025 Queenstown Golf Week Partners

Cheshire Militia Pivot Men pilfer 2025 William Buckley Classic

The Cheshire Militia Pivot Men prevail at 2025 William Buckley Classic

The 20th running of the William Buckley Classic saw golfers from across the country descend upon the Bellarine Peninsula for a weekend of fun and frivolity.

Under cloudy skies, with plenty of wind throughout the weekend, the Portarlington, Queenscliff and (Host) Curlewis Golf courses presented our players with a challenging and thoroughly enjoyable weekend.

For the third time in 3 years, a pair of relative newcomers to SGA battled harder than the rest (both on the course, and in the post-round festivities) as they stormed home to victory, taking home the mighty Murrangurk Trophy.

Following a windy day on Round 1 at the lovely Queenscliff GC, a cloudy start for Round 2 at Curlewis gave way to warm sunshine, and the scoring on the magnificent Curlewis layout began to get as warm as the weather.

Many teams jostled atop the leaderboard all day, with one team, The Cheshire Militia Pivot Men (Harley Voelmle & Peter Weedon) breaking through for a victory via a solid 2-day 88 stableford points. Congrats boys! They pipped The Swan Island Hackers (Dean Baldry and Gavin Morris) on 86, followed by The Indented Heads (Anthony Moscato and Michelle Jarvis) on 85. Rounding out the Top-5 were The Torquay Hookers (Kathy Ridley and Zane Ridley) on countback over the fast-finishing The Wild White Men (Rob Robinson and Shaun Condron), both on 83.

See the final leaderboard here

2025 WBC Leaderboard

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2025 WBC Teams

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2025 WILLIAM BUCKLEY CLASSIC PHOTO GALLERY

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Thanks to all of our amazing players for joining us on an epic weekend. You were all top-notch! We couldn't have a great weekend like this without you!

Special thanks to the team at Curlewis Golf Club the wonderful hospitality and the high-quality accommodation. Thanks, too, to Portarlington Golf Club and Queenscliff Golf Club for hosting our Friday and Saturday Rounds. Thanks to our sponsors Srixon Australia & New Zealand, MGI Golf, Drummond Golf, Heathcote Winery and Card.Gift.

We are currently planning next year's event, to be held on the magnificent Mornington Peninsula. Stay tuned. (And for now, be sure to check out our upcoming major events around Australia--and the world--here: https://socialgolfaustralia.com.au/sga-major-events/)

About The William Buckley Classic

A long-cherished annual event in our popular Bushranger Golf series, The William Buckley Classic is always a HUGE amount of fun. Played on some spectacular Victorian golf courses, this two-person team event is played over 36 holes of Ambrose, and features our unique blend of fun, frivolity and excitement! Golfers enjoy a personally-hosted and professionally-managed competition, on-course accommodation for two nights, Plus, all the usual fun, frivolity and excitement of an amazing golf weekend!

To see upcoming (and past) William Buckley Classic events, click here

Stroke Kings cruise to 2025 SGA Championships victory

Stroke Kings dominate at largest-ever field for 2025 SGA Championships

A record-breaking 160 golfers battled for victory in Social Golf Australia's 2025 SGA Championships, played at the glittering Gold Coast during a week of fun, sun and friendships.

The Four-Round Event, which included both Graded/Individual competitions as well as a Teams Competition, was contested over the week of August 3-8, 2025. It was played at some of Queensland's best golf courses: Lakelands, Palm Meadows, The Glades and RACV Royal Pines, with optional rounds at Palmer Gold Coast and Links Hope Island.

After a week of great golf, camaraderie and all-around fun, the results were tallied, and the winners announced during the traditional Presentation Dinner at the Mantra Legends Ballroom.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING 2025 CHAMPIONS:

A Grade: T-Rex Thiruloganathan (Stroke Kings) on 141. Second went to Arvin Kumar (Stroke Kings) on 129, followed by Barnaby Milles (Vic Invincibles) on 126

B Grade: Michael Houghton (VIC Invincibles) on 139, followed by Mark McNamara (Snap Hooks) on 130, and Jack Mohammed (Stroke Kings) on 128.

C Grade: Jason Brown (Gimme Gang) on 141, followed by Carl Rutledge (Dude! Where’s my par?) on 133, and Nathan Cassie (Birdies & Beers) on 128.

Ladies Grade: The largest-ever ladies field in SGA Championships history (38 competitors!) was won by Lyn Mayne (Aces) on 134 points. She was followed by Fiona Shearer (3 Taffs and a Manc) on 128, and Laurel Meyers (Sandy Lies) on 122.

Teams Result: Congratulations to our Team Winners, The Stroke Kings (Arvin Kumar, Ronald Naidu, Jack Mohammed and T-Rex Thiruloganathan), who dominated the week, finishing on 410 Stableford points! They pipped (back-to-back SGA Bridesmaids) Dude! Where's my Par? (Frank Elisaia, Ian Jolliffe, Neil Jolliffe and Carl Rutledge) on 390.

Well done to all the winners!

Full results here: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/11196776976272620239

The Sally Pitt Award, for the person who approaches the event with Courage, Integrity & Kindness, went to Frank Elisaia - a very worthy winner, and someone we are all confident that Sally would have loved.

The presentation award dinner capped our week of $50,000+ in prizes, and also featured our annual Raffle Draw, which included a highly-coveted MGI X1 Motorised Buggy, a $2500 Voucher to play in any SGA Major event, and vouchers for players to join us at a variety of SGA Events.

The winner of the $2500 voucher for any future 2025/2026 SGA Major Event, was won by Rhys Hugglestone. Onya, Rhys!

FINAL SCORES - TOP-5 TEAMS

(Detailed scoring available via our Golf Genius Leaderboard)

Pos.	Team	Points
1	Stroke Kings	410
2	Dude! Where’s my par?	390
3	Redback Raiders	376
4	VIC Invincibles	369
5	Tourforegolfers	368

PHOTO GALLERIES

Ambrose Day - Palmer Gold Coast

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Welcome Dinner

RACV Royal Pines (White Field)

RACV Royal Pines - Silver Field

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The Glades - Both Fields

Lakelands - R3 Dress-up Day

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Palm Meadows - R3 Dress-up Day

Round 4 - Both Fields

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Presentation Dinner

SPECIAL THANKS

SGA would like to send a hearty "THANKS" to all the players who made the trek to the Gold Coast. Without you, we would not have an event.

We would like to give a special thanks to all of our sponsors and partners for the week. Notably Srixon Australia & New Zealand, Garmin Australia, MGI Golf Heathcote Winery, The Card Network, and Mantra Hotels. And our partner courses Lakelands Golf Club, RACV Royal Pines, Links Hope Island, Palm Meadows GC, The Glades, and Palmer Gold Coast for all their help.

And that's a wrap! We hope to see you all at next year's event

2025 SGA Championships Sponsors

ABOUT THE SGA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Regarded as a must-play event on most clubs' Social Golf calendars, the SGA Championships is our flagship event on teh Gold Coast. It sees golfers and social clubs from across Australia converge upon the Gold Coast for a week of spectacular golf, energetic competition and, most importantly, a ton of fun.

To see upcoming SGA Championships events, click here

Corowa Borrowers burgle 2025 Kelly Gang Shootout

Corowa Borrowers burgle 2025 Kelly Gang Shootout

A full field of 52 golfers made a gaolbreak for Rich River Golf Club for the 20th staging of The 2025 Kelly Gang Shootout. With sunny and clear skies throughout the weekend, the quality of play and raucous good times were on show.

And what a show it was -- especially from regular podium stars Ash Davis, Brendan Davis, Nick Randone and Adrian Dallas who stormed to victory on Sunday, courtesy of some stellar play. Their two-day total of 185, was enough to pip the fast-finishing Benalla Burglars (Gus Engley, Peter Engley, Braeden Philpin and Joel Simons) on 187, and the Jerilderie Gents (Mark Collis, Ben Forbes, Brian Bane and Bryce Amoroa) also on 187.

See full leaderboard below.

Thanks to all of our amazing players for joining us on an epic weekend. You were all top-notch. We couldn't have a great weekend like this without you!

Special thanks to the entire team at Rich River Golf Club for hosting us on your wonderful course. Finally, cheers to our sponsors Srixon Australia, MGI, Heathcote Winery, Garmin Australia, Drummond Golf and TCN.

Overall, it was a remarkable weekend of fun and frivolity. We hope to see you all next year!

2025 KGS Leaderboard

Pos.	Team	Total	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	The Corowa Borrowers	-30	72	59	54	185
T2	The Benalla Burglars	-28	67	67	53	187
T2	The Jerilderie Gents	-28	62	68	57	187
4	The Avenel Gang	-27	64	67	57	188
T5	The Glenrowan Hacks	-21	67	71	56	194
T5	The Frosty Beveridges	-21	72	64	58	194
T5	The Stringybark Creek Freaks	-21	70	65	59	194
8	The Wallan Wallan Carpenters	-19	68	69	59	196
9	The Shoeshop Squirrel Grippers	-17	67	70	61	198
10	The Euroa Removalists	-16	67	69	63	199
11	The Greta Mob	-14	75	66	60	201
12	The Mansfield Wombats	-11	76	70	58	204
13	The Beechworth Boys	-8	69	72	66	207

Interactive Leaderboard (Golf Genius)

Photo Gallery

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To see upcoming Kelly Gang Shootout events, click here

Ladies upstage the men at the 2025 SGA Autumn Classic

Ladies upstage the men at the SGA Autumn Classic!

Gorgeous weather, great people and a pair of magnificent golf courses set the stage for the 2025 SGA Autumn Classic over the weekend.

A total of 45 men and women golfers from across Victoria, NSW and WA competed in the event, which featured a combination of Solo Stableford and Pairs Best Ball, played over 36 holes at Bright Country Golf Club and Myrtleford Golf Club.

Notably, the ladies outplayed the men over the weekend, with the podium an all-girls affair (It's true: Girls Just Want to have fun, as witnessed by Marcella Broz's shirt on Sunday - see the photo!).

In the teams event, it was a nail-biting three-way tie for first on 90 total Stableford points, requiring a countback to determine the placings. Congratulations to 2025 champions Helen O’Shea and Jo Crowston, who pipped Di Francois and Rosie Trewin, followed by Rukshana Mohammed and Marcella Broz.

In the individual comp, the ladies also dominated the leaderboard. Di Francois blitzed the field with 78 total stableford points, followed by Marcella Broz on 73, and Helen O’Shea on 72. Congratulations, too, to Suba Thiruchenthuran, who captured the Friday warm-up round at Bright GC.

PHOTO GALLERIES

Friday - Warm-up Day

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Saturday - R1

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Sunday - R2

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Thanks

We'd like to thank our host clubs, Myrtleford Golf Club and Bright Country Golf Club for having us. Special thanks to Michael and the team at Bright Chalet for the lovely accommodation, food and the assistance in hosting the event.

A warm thank you to all of our players for joining us for a great weekend - you are the reason why our events are so fun and successful. A special thanks to our sponsors, Srixon Australia & New Zealand, MGI Golf, Garmin Australia, Drummond Golf, Heathcote Winery and TCN for their generous prizes.

Final Scores - 2025 SGA Autumn Classic

Pairs Best Ball

Pos.	Team	Points	R1	R2
T1	O'Shea + Crowston	90	40	50
T1	Francois + Trewin	90	44	46
T1	Mohammed + Broz	90	46	44
4	Westmore + Di Stasio	86	44	42
T5	Grace + Burnett	83	47	36
T5	O'Shea + O'Shea	83	40	43
T7	Jarvis + Moscato	82	40	42
T7	Nicolson + Nicolson	82	44	38
9	Fellner + Johnstone	81	43	38
T10	Thiruloganathan + Thiruchenthuran	79	40	39
T10	Eldridge + Eldridge	79	38	41
T10	Jones + Bish	79	31	48
T10	Carlisle + David	79	41	38
14	Kumar + Mohammed	78	38	40
15	May + May	75	43	32
T16	Lane + Ray	74	40	34
T16	Dunn + Lendrum	74	39	35
18	Matthews + Stephenson	73	41	32
19	O'Sullivan + O'Sullivan	72	36	36
20	O'Sullivan + Clark	71	36	35
21	Corn + Jennings	68	37	31
22	Balmer + Calver	61	32	29

Singles Stableford

Pos.	Player	Total Points	R1	R2
1	Dianne Francois	78	38	40
2	Marcella Broz	73	39	34
3	Helen O'Shea	72	33	39
4	Rukshana Mohammed	71	36	35
5	Carmel Nicolson	70	39	31
6	Alan Bish	69	28	41
7	Nicole Di Stasio	68	35	33
T8	Jo Crowston	67	27	40
T8	Kerri Westmore	67	33	34
T8	Mick David	67	32	35
T8	Rosie Trewin	67	35	32
T12	Anthony Moscato	66	30	36
T12	Suba Thiruchenthuran	66	36	30
T14	Michael O'Shea	65	31	34
T14	Atholl Johnstone	65	33	32
T14	Haroon Mohammed	65	33	32
T14	Richard Fellner	65	38	27
T18	Nathan O'Sullivan	63	32	31
T18	Robert Nicolson	63	35	28
T20	Cindy Burnett	62	38	24
T20	Tony Eldridge	62	32	30
T22	Michelle Jarvis	61	34	27
T22	Connie Grace	61	33	28
24	Stuart Carlisle	60	33	27
T25	Andrea Ray	59	32	27
T25	Linda Eldridge	59	28	31
T27	Mark Stephenson	58	32	26
T27	Rodney Jennings	58	29	29
T29	Thomas Balmer	57	32	25
T29	Cameron Dunn	57	28	29
T31	Andrew Lane	55	29	26
T31	John O'Shea	55	23	32
T31	Ivan Jones	55	25	30
T31	Andrew Clark	55	29	26
35	Michael O'Sullivan	54	29	25
T36	Arvin Kumar	52	29	23
T36	Marion May	52	33	19
38	T-Rex Thiruloganathan	50	25	25
39	Joel Matthews	49	27	22
40	Duncan Lendrum	47	27	20
41	Kym Corn	45	26	19
T42	Jeremy O'Sullivan	44	25	19
T42	Stephen May	44	22	22
44	Phoebe Burfield	33		33
45	Stuart Calver	23	9	14

Leaderboard here: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/11052169294262598175

Team North storms to 2025 Trans-Murray Matchplay Victory

Team North storms to 2025 Trans-Murray Matchplay Victory

It was an exciting week of golf for the 2025 Trans-Murray Matchplay. 66 golfers from both sides of the Murray River returned to Canberra to represent their region, and battle for supremacy in this annual Teams Matchplay event. This was the 12th running of the annual Trans-Murray Matchplay, and Team North was keen to reclaim their past glory, and bring the "Murray" trophy home, having lost the previous two events.

There was some incredible competition, great sportsmanship, and some truly awesome camaraderie throughout the week.

Day 1

The First day's action (Pairs/Ambrose), saw a friendly yet fierce start to the event, played at the gorgeous Federal Golf Club, which was in great condition, and a proved to be a delight for our players.

The highlight of the day included a Hole-in-One by south stalwart, David Murray, who aced the tricky 16th hole. Congratulations David!

After the scores were tallied after Day 1, Team North jumped out to an early 9.5 to 7.5 lead.

Day 2

Day 2 of the 2025 Trans-Murray Matchplay saw a heap of action at the magnificent Gold Creek, with the lead see-sawing all day. Team South started off strong, but North dominated the final pairings. In the Alternate-shot pairs format of the day, Team North edged further ahead, taking 9 matches to South's 8.

Day 3

There was excitement in the air for the all-important Singles matches on Day 3, at the picturesque Gungahlin Lakes. The scoring was tight, and both teams were feeling the pressure. With thunderstorms predicted for the afternoon, both teams aimed to take an early lead, as they knew that EVERY POINT MATTERED.

With winds and a bit of on-again-off-again rain (the thunderstorms never eventuated, despite a bit of lightning in the distance) the players all battled hard.

Following the round, the points were tallied as the players enjoyed drinks, food, laughter and stories of made (and missed) putts from the week.

When the points were finalised, Despite a valiant effort by Team South in the Saturday Singles, the Northerners were just too strong, capturing "Murray" with a 38 to 29 Victory.

Congratulations to Team North!!

Final points:

Team	D1	D2	D3		Total Points
North	9.5	9.0	19.5		38
South	7.5	8.0	13.5		29

For day-by-day scores and matches, see the leaderboard on Golf Genius.

Special Thanks

We would like to thank all the competitors (and their spouses/partners/plus-ones) for an incredible week at the 2025 Trans-Murray Matchplay. The success of these events is mostly due to the quality of the participants, and we believe that our golfers are of the highest quality anywhere!

Thanks to our host courses Federal Golf Club , Gold Creek Country Club and Gungahlin Lakes Club for sharing your wonderful courses. And thanks to our sponsors Srixon Australia & New Zealand MGI Golf Garmin Australia Heathcote Winery Card.Gift .

Photo Galleries: 2025 Trans-Murray Matchplay

Photo Gallery - Day 1. Federal Golf Club

Photo Gallery - Day 2 Gold Creek.

Photo Gallery - Day 3. Gungahlin Lakes GC

New Zealand shines at 2024 SGA Queenstown Golf Week

New Zealand shines for 2024 Queenstown Golf Week

Amazing golf and jaw-dropping scenery greeted SGA Golfers once again

SGA returned to Queenstown, New Zealand, for the 2043 Queenstown Golf Week, and the trip proved to be everything (and more) that golfers look for in a golf trip.

2024 Queenstown Golf Week Recap

ARRIVAL AND WELCOME DINNER

Following a short flight from Australia, golfers made their way to Ramada Queenstown, our home-base for the week. That night, guests enjoyed a hosted Welcome Party at the Queenstown Skyline Stratosfare restaurant, at the top of the famous Queenstown Gondola. Golfers and their partners were treated to good food and drinks, a relaxed vibe, sweeping views of Queenstown, and a jovial atmosphere as they met their fellow golfers (many set to be life-long friends) for the week.

DAY 1 - FIRST ROUND, MILLBROOK (REMARKABLES)

The event kicked off at the gorgeous Millbrook Golf Club, host OF the NZ Open. The 36-hole facility was a real treat for our golfers to experience it in all its glory. The course featured gorgeous scenery all around, which (if you're not careful) can distract you from the golf itself. Overall, it was a challenging and enjoyable golf course. The course staff were friendly and helpful, and our golfers had a great time. Thanks to the course and staff for hosting us and making it a memorable day.

DAY 2 - SECOND ROUND, JACK'S POINT GC

Day 2 of the 2024 Queenstown Golf Week saw golfers experience Jack's Point - a jaw-dropping, eyeball-widening, heart-pumping bucket-list golf course. With GORGEOUS views at every hole, it had our golfers taking more photos than golf swings. Trust us when we say: PLAY THIS COURSE!

Thanks to the entire team at Jack's Point for hosting us. Everyone had an absolute blast.

DAY 3 - REST DAY

A well-earned "rest day" for many of our golfers in Queenstown. There is SO MUCH to do in the area, it's hard to choose just one or two activities. While some of our guests took the opportunity to play some bonus golf, others took the day to explore Queenstown, "the Adventure Capital of the World"

DAY 4 - THIRD ROUND, MILLBROOK (CORONET)

Our golfers returned to Millbrook to enjoy the second of the two spectacular 18-hole courses. Great weather and a solid layout kept the smiles coming! Once again, thanks to the staff at Millbrook for your hospitality.

DAY 5 - FINAL ROUND, QUEENSTOWN GC

Five fun-filled days of world-class golf came to conclusion on the Friday, as our golfers played the picturesque Queenstown Golf Club. The amazing weather all week continued, as the sun came out, treating our golfers to more amazing scenery and some truly spectacular golf.

AWARDS DINNER

2024 SGA Queenstown Golf Week Photo Galleries

2024 Queenstown Golf Week - Final Scores

Individual Stableford Aggregate

See below for Final scores and photo gallery (or click here to see detailed round-by round scores and stats on our Golf Genius Portal)

A Grade Flight
Pos.	Player	Total	R1	R2	R3	R4
1	Richard Fellner *	128	40	32	26	30
2	Jacob Russo	124	30	26	32	36
3	Arvin Kumar	123	32	24	37	30
4	Scott Granger	122	30	31	31	30
5	Billy Eltakchi	121	35	30	27	29
6	Haroon Mohammed	118	30	29	35	24
7	Mick David *	116	31	30	28	27
8	Patrick Hassarati	115	30	26	33	26
9	Bradley Apps	112	30	22	26	34
T10	Yvonne Yip	111	30	26	31	24
T10	Andrew Lane	111	33	31	22	25
12	Frank McIntyre	110	25	22	40	23
T13	Andrea Ray	107	33	28	19	27
T13	Andrew Goller	107	33	22	24	28
15	John Sood	63	26	5	16	16
16	Kevin Smith	61	17	13	19	12

*: Staff member. Ineligible to win

B Grade Flight
	Pos.	Player	Total Stableford Points	R1	R2	R3	R4
	1	Aaron Bik	132	31	35	30	36
	2	KC Lee	119	38	25	30	26
	3	Fred Ayoub	114	28	23	34	29
	4	Paul Salamone	111	34	29	18	30
	5	Ivan Jones	108	23	26	24	35
	T6	Robyn Sood	107	35	33	11	28
	T6	Julie Ridler	107	33	23	22	29
	T6	Susie McIntyre	107	24	31	31	21
	9	Joseph Ayoub	103	19	29	29	26
	10	Marcella Broz	101	31	20	26	24
	T11	Rukshana Mohammed	99	21	24	31	23
	T11	Seini Puamau	99	34	22	19	24
	13	Anne Calder	87	25	24	19	19
	14	James Dent	84	16	22	21	25
	15	Mark Dalley	83	17	17	26	23

Special Thanks

Thanks to all of our host courses and clubs: Queenstown Golf Club, Jacks Point, and Millbrook Resort for allowing us to enjoy your world-class courses.

Thanks to Stephen and his team from the top-notch Peak Golf Queenstown for all of their help and arrangements on ground.

Thanks to the Stratosfare Restaurant and Brazz Teams for taking care of us for our welcome and awards dinners!

Thanks to our amazing partners/sponsors: Srixon-Cleveland, Garmin, MGI, Heathcote Winery, TCN Gift Cards and Drummond Golf.

The 2024 Queenstown Golf Week Partners

Mount Defiance Alliance capture 2024 William Buckley Classic

The Mount Defiance Alliance defy all to capture 2024 William Buckley Classic

The 2024 William Buckley Classic saw golfers from across the country descend upon the magnificent Moonah Links Resort for the 19th running of this event.

Under warm and mostly sunny skies all weekend, with a bit of wind in round 2, the Moonah Open and Legends courses presented our players with a challenging and thoroughly enjoyable weekend.

For the second time in 2 years, a pair of newcomers to SGA battled harder than the rest (both on the course, and in the post-round festivities) as they stormed home to a two-point victory, taking home the mighty Murrangurk Trophy.

Congratulations to The Mount Defiance Alliance (Michael Holt and Simon Alston), who fired back-to-back rounds of 44 stableford points to finish on 88, pipping The Point Addis Bashers (Ian Steer and Cam Thompson) who came agonisingly close with rounds of 44-43. One putt...one chip...one lip-out over the weekend could have made the difference.

In third were The Sullivan Bay Gingerbread Men (Richard Fellner and Cameron Dunn) who sprinted to the line, but came up just short, with rounds of 41-44, for a total of 85.

The full leaderboard can be seen below (or click here for the interactive leaderboard on Golf Genius).

2024 WBC Leaderboard

2024 WBC Teams

2024 WILLIAM BUCKLEY CLASSIC PHOTO GALLERY

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Thanks to all of our amazing players for joining us on an epic weekend. You were all top-notch! We couldn't have a great weekend like this without you!

Thanks also to the entire team at Moonah Links for hosting us on your wonderful course. Thanks to our sponsors Srixon Australia & New Zealand, Heathcote Winery, MGI, Garmin Australia, Drummond Golf and TCN.

Overall, it was a remarkable weekend of fun and frivolity. We hope to see you all next year!

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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

Birdie Fever storms home for 2024 SGA Championships victory

Birdie Fever tops largest-ever field at 2024 SGA Championships

Social Golf Australia's 2024 SGA Championships saw the largest-ever field battle for victory in SGA's flagship event, with 136 golfers plus their partners making the trek to the gorgeous Gold Coast for a week of fun, sun and friendships.

The Four-Round Event, which included both Graded/Individual competitions as well as a Teams Competition, was contested over the week of August 25-30, 2024. It was played at some of Queensland's best golf courses: Links Hope Island, Lakelands, The Glades and RACV Royal Pines, with optional rounds at Palmer Gold Coast and Brookwater GC.

After a week of great golf, camaraderie and all-around fun, the competition began to heat up as the podium came into sight. There were some tight races in both the Grades and Teams events, with the results coming down to the last day (and in some cases, the very last hole.)

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING 2024 CHAMPIONS:

A Grade: Jason Beeston (Red Bears) made it back-to-back victories, taking top spot on 144 points, pipping Anthony Moscato (Birdie Fever) on 141. Third went to T-Rex (Stroke Kings) on 138.

B Grade: Mark Haase (Pin Flag Men), took the trophy on 139 over Neil Joliffe (Dude! Where's My Par?) on 133 and Jeff Stephens (Vic Invincibles) on 132

C Grade: Andrew Sharp (The Birdie Brothers) claimed victory on 137 points. 2nd went to Warrin Barrow (NSW All Stars) on 136, followed by Carl Ruttledge (Dude! Where's My Par?) on 132.

Ladies Grade: The largest-ever ladies field in SGA Championships history (30 competitors!) saw Rukshana Mohammed (Spice Girls) claim the hardware on 137 points, followed by Michelle Jarvis (Birdie Fever) on 132 points. Third went to Heather Alsop (The Grange Birdies) on 131 points.

Teams Result was a very tight race. After leading all week, team Dude! Where's My Par? (Carl Rutledge, Neil Jolliffe, Ian Jolliffe and Martin Greenhalgh - 406 points) couldn't muster enough in Round 4 to overcome a fast-finishing Birdie Fever (Anthony Moscato, Michelle Jarvis, Kina Hazell and Shane Hazell - 407 points). When the results were tabulated, Birdie Fever overcome an 11-point deficit in R4 to clutch victory.

The presentation award dinner capped our week of $40,000+ in prizes, and also featured our annual Raffle Draw, which included a highly-coveted MGI X1 Motorised Buggy, a $2500 Voucher to play in any SGA Major event, and vouchers for players to join us at a variety of SGA Events.

FINAL SCORES - TOP-5 TEAMS

(Detailed scoring available via our Golf Genius Leaderboard)

Pos.	Team	Points	R1	R2	R3	R4
1	Birdie Fever	407	97	105	104	101
2	Dude! Where's my Par?	406	97	114	105	90
3	Red Bears	400	91	113	100	96
4	The Birdie Brothers	393	103	99	95	96
5	3 Fairways and a Fanny	388	83	109	101	95

Ambrose Day & Welcome Dinner - Palmer Gold Coast

Links Hope Island - Round 1

Lakelands - Round 2

The Glades - Round 3

RACV Royal Pines - Round 4

Presentation Dinner

SPECIAL THANKS

SGA would like to send a hearty "THANKS" to all the players who made the trek to the Gold Coast. Without you, we would not have an event.

We would like to give a special thanks to all of our sponsors and partners for the week. Notably Srixon Australia & New Zealand, Garmin Australia, MGI Golf Heathcote Winery, The Card Network, and Mantra Hotels. And our partner courses Lakelands Golf Club, RACV Royal Pines, Links Hope Island, The Glades, Brookwater Golf & Country Club, and Palmer Gold Coast for all their help. Thanks, too, to our Minor Sponsors Jondo Sunglasses and StormFire Solutions.

Finally, we would like to give a shout out to the amazing Julie Ridler from Gold Coast Direct Charters, who managed all of the transfers (and many other things!) in a very challenging week. THANKS JULIE! (We recommend to all our SGA Fans -- if you are ever on the Gold Coast, and need a lift/tour/transfer, give Julie a call. You won't be disappointed).

And that's a wrap! We hope to see you all at next year's event

2024 SGA Championships Sponsors

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