Spice Girls power to 2026 SGA Championships victory

Spice Girls show "Girl Power" to dominate the 2026 SGA Championships

A massive field of 124 golfers enjoyed a week of fun, sun and friendships as they competed for victory in Social Golf Australia's 2026 SGA Championships, played at the glittering Gold Coast.

The Four-Round Event, which included both Graded/Individual competitions as well as a Teams Competition, was contested over the week of August 2-7, 2026. It was played at some of Queensland's best golf courses: Links Hope Island, Lakelands, Palm Meadows, and RACV Royal Pines, with an optional round at Palmer Gold Coast.

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.

In the end, a week-long, dominant display by the Spice Girls (Rukshana Mohammed, Subashanthi Senthuran, Marcella Broz and Sharmita Naidu) saw them lift the Robinson Trophy, and proving to the men in the field (including their husbands, previous winners The Stroke Kings) that Girl Power is stronger than ever.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING 2026 CHAMPIONS:

TEAMS
1 Spice Girls - 426 points
2 Old Crocks - 393
3 Headland Hit and Hope - 387

Ladies Grade
1 Suba Rex - 150
2 Shana Mohammed - 141
3 Carol Sinclair - 134

A Grade
1 Anthony Moscato - 138 (c/b)
2 T Rex - 138
3 Shaun Condron - 136

B Grade
1 Tristan Kemp - 130
2 Neil Jolliffe - 129
3 Adam Oswald - 125

C Grade
1 David Johnston - 138 (c/b)
2 Tony Sturesteps - 138
3 Rob Robinson - 132

TEAM RESULTS

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 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 2026/2027 SGA Major Event, was won by Tracey O'Connor. Onya, Tracey!

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

PHOTO GALLERIES

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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, Sunday Fairway, The Card Network, and Mantra Hotels. And our partner courses Lakelands Golf Club, RACV Royal Pines, Links Hope Island, Palm Meadows GC, and Palmer Gold Coast for all their help.

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

2026 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 bolt to victory at Cobram Barooga

Corowa Borrowers bolt to victory in 2026 Kelly Gang Shootout at Cobram Barooga

A full field of 51 golfers made a gaolbreak for Cobram Barooga Golf Club for the 21st staging of The Kelly Gang Shootout. With partly cloudy skies, and a teeny bit of rain throughout the weekend, the entire field had a barrel of fun.

Despite some late charging up the leaderboard by a few teams on Sunday, none could catch the Corowa Borrowers, who absolutely dominated the weekend (both on and off the course). Congratulations to Simon Dale, Allan McMaster, Seb Raiti and Steven Wilmann, who managed a 34-under-par, 8-shot victory over the field. Next best were the Jerilderie Gents (Ryan Harrison, Glen Walker, Callum Stewart and Wilson Pollock) on 190, with the Benalla Burglars (Gus Engley, Braeden Philpin, Joel Simons and Hayden Ellis) on third with 195

See full leaderboard below, or on the Golf Genius site here.

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 Sporties Cobram Barooga 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!

2026 KGS Leaderboard

	Pos.	Team	Total	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Corowa Borrowers	-34	63	67	52	182
2	Jerilderie Gents	-26	70	63	57	190
3	Benalla Burglars	-21	67	72	56	195
4	Glenrowan Hacks	-20	67	66	63	196
5	Wallan Wallan Carpenters	-17	71	72	56	199
6	Euroa Removalists	-16	66	72	62	200
7	Frosty Beveridges	-15	71	73	57	201
8	Greta Mob	-14	67	74	61	202
T9	Beechworth Boys	-9	68	75	64	207
T9	Shoeshop Squirrel Grippers	-9	73	72	62	207
11	Stringybark Creek Freaks	-3	74	75	64	213
12	Mansfield Wombats	+3	78	73	68	219
13	Avenel Gang	+12	70	86	72	228

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Alpine Joy at 2026 SGA Autumn Classic

Alpine Joy for 2026 SGA Autumn Classic!

What a weekend in the Alpine High Country! 45 golfers were treated to fantastic golf, in a beautiful setting, with some wonderful people. All-in-all, this was our most successful (and fun) Autumn Classic. Well done to everyone for joining us.

Friday - Warm-up Day

An absolute cracker of an afternoon at Bright GC for the warm-up round of the 2026 Autumn Classic - Bright & Myrtleford. The course was in magnificent autumn condition, with the tricky but true greens a highlight. Smiles all around!

Congratulations to the Warm-up Day podium finishers:
George Long - 36 points (CB)
Phil French - 36 Points
Shane Cash - 35 Points

The evening included a welcome dinner at the Bright Chalet, where golfers caught up with old (and new) friends, while enjoying a lovely meal and a few beverages.

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Saturday - R1

Immaculate greens, tight fairways and even a pesky ball-stealing crow made for a great experience for all during Round 1 at the lovely Myrtleford GC. Thanks to Brad and the staff, and the Myrtleford members, for making us all feel welcome. We loved your course.

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Sunday - R2

Round 2 saw a fresh but glorious morning at Bright GC. Despite overcast skies, and a short sprinkling of early morning rain, the day turned into an absolute cracker. The course was in magnificent condition. And despite not a single bunker on the course, the layout still showed its teeth, and caught some people out.

And though the weekend was all about fun and relaxation, at the end of the day, when the total scores were tallied, some very deserving winners emerged.
Congratulations to the Pairs Better Ball Team Champions, Tony Sturesteps + Kevin Yee (86 points) who pipped Joel Matthews + Jess Vicino (85), and Dave Warwick + Phil French (82 - 3-way countback) .

Congrats to our Individual champion Anthony Moscato (73 points) , who won over Steven Dive and Peter Light (both on 70, on countback) .

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Final Scores - 2026 SGA Autumn Classic

Pairs Best Ball

Pos.	Team	Points	T1	T2
1	Sturesteps + Yee	86	44	42
2	Matthews + Vicino	85	40	45
T3	French + Warwick	82	39	43
T3	Jarvis + Moscato	82	43	39
T3	Allen + Card	82	41	41
6	Hay + Summerhill	80	39	41
T7	Cash + Downs	78	38	40
T7	Dive + Kah	78	40	38
T9	Nightingale + Porter	77	41	36
T9	Fellner + Lugton	77	40	37
T9	Horne + Light	77	39	38
T12	Hayes + Jones	76	39	37
T12	Long + Rewais	76	35	41
14	Kalogrias + Ng	74	35	39
15	Charters-Wood + Wheaton	73	36	37
T16	O'Shea + O'Shea	72	32	40
T16	Alonso + Cole	72	35	37
18	Carlisle + Chalwell	71	33	38
19	Potter + Potter	70	36	34
20	O'Shea + Treweek	69	28	41
21	Buckingham + Lake	68	30	38
22	Kenealy + Kenealy	67	30	37
23	Pitt	65	29	36

Solo

Pos.	Player	Total	R1	R2
1	Anthony Moscato	73	38	35
T2	Steven Dive	70	35	35
T2	Peter Light	70	38	32
T2	Joel Matthews	70	31	39
5	Phil French	69	31	38
T6	Anthony Wheaton	68	36	32
T6	Jan Hayes	68	36	32
T8	David Warwick	67	34	33
T8	Kevin Yee	67	30	37
T10	Matthew Pitt	65	29	36
T10	Shane Cash	65	38	27
12	Berlin Ng	64	28	36
T13	Allison Nightingale	63	33	30
T13	Tony Sturesteps	63	33	30
T13	Margaret Summerhill	63	31	32
T16	Richard Fellner	62	34	28
T16	Philip Card	62	29	33
T16	George Long	62	30	32
T16	Sheriff Rewais	62	26	36
T16	Michael O'Shea	62	27	35
21	Adam Potter	60	31	29
T22	Anthony Downs	59	23	36
T22	Shane Kenealy	59	28	31
24	Rob Lugton	58	24	34
25	Michelle Jarvis	57	33	24
T26	Cris Kalogrias	56	27	29
T26	John O'Shea	56	27	29
T26	Geoff Allen	56	27	29
T29	Anthony Chalwell	55	22	33
T29	Krusty Carlisle	55	27	28
T29	Judy Hay	55	28	27
T32	Andrea Treweek	54	23	31
T32	Greg Cole	54	25	29
T34	Ragna Porter	52	26	26
T34	Jessica Vicino	52	20	32
T34	Jose Alonso	52	25	27
T37	Annie Jones	51	28	23
T37	Helen O'Shea	51	20	31
39	Marcus Lake	50	26	24
40	Larry Buckingham	48	21	27
T41	Carolyn Potter	44	23	21
T41	Chris Charters-Wood	44	20	24
43	Michael Kah	43	23	20
44	Sharon Horne	41	17	24
45	Nicholas Kenealy	40	19	21

Leaderboard here: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/11913386976633453349

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.

2026 SGA Tasman Classic a blast at Barnbougle

2026 SGA Tasman Classic a blast at Barnbougle

Spectacular weather and a stunning golf resort greeted a full field of golfers at the 2026 SGA Tasman Classic. With plenty of sunshine and little-to-no wind for most of the weekend, it was a perfect golf escape, and a bucket-list ticked-off for many.

Friday - R1 - Bougle Run

A simply stunning day in Tasmania for Day 1 of the 2026 SGA Tasman Classic. A booked-out field of 47 golfers from across Australia descended upon Barnbougle for R1 of the event, which teed off at the 14-hole short course, Bougle Run. And though it is a short course, it was anything but easy, with tricky approaches, sloped greens and elevation changes. But it was most definitely a LOT of a fun.

Special note goes to David Gamer, with a HOLE-IN-ONE on the par-3 3rd hole, which garnered plenty of shouts (including at the bar)

After Round, 1, the Leaderboards began to take shape, with the unique Order of Merit points system ranking players throughout the weekend based on their placings for each round.

A Grade

B Grade

C Grade

Photo Gallery - Round 1 - Bougle Run

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Saturday - R2 - Barnbougle Dunes

Round 2 of the 2026 SGA Tasman Classic had more of the glorious weather - with the course bathed in sunshine. The day was a corker at Barnbougle Dunes, and the players were smiling ear to ear. The course proved why it is considered one of the world's best golf layouts, with stunning views, challenging risk-reward options, and amazing conditioning throughout. An absolute treat.

A Grade

B Grade

C Grade

Photo Gallery - Round 2 - Barnbougle Dunes

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Sunday - R3 - Lost Farm

An overcast but warm morning greeted players on Sunday for R3 at Lost Farm. With 20 holes, and wide-open fairways, the course was a stark contrast to the rugged Barnbougle Dunes from Round 2. Though the views, conditioning and challenge were all still evident! And while the final few groups saw a bit of drizzle in the afternoon, the real rain stayed away.

Thus, once again, the SGA Tasman Classic featured marvelous golf weather and heaps of fun throughout the weekend.

A Grade

B Grade

C Grade

Photo Gallery - Round 3 - Lost Farm

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OVERALL LEADERBOARD

Congratulations to our winners: A Grade: Elliot Cayton on 56.5 points (over Scott Thompson on 47.5.) B Grade: Anthony Zielinski on 56.5 points (eclipsing Michael Harmer on 48 points). C Grade: Greg Underwood on 50 points (narrowly edging Greta Harmer on 49).

A Grade

B Grade

C Grade

Thanks

A heartfelt thanks to all of our players for joining us on this magnifiocent weekend. We loved hosting you all.

Thanks to the entire staff (and caddies - especially Bill) at Barnbougle Dunes and Barnbougle Lost Farm for a spectacular weekend. The customer service across the entire facility was world-class. And a special thanks to our sponsors Srixon Australia & New Zealand, Garmin Australia, MGI Golf, Drummond Golf, Heathcote Winery and Card.Gift.

Shenzhen shines for 2026 Mission Hills Masters

Shenzhen Shines for 2026 Mission Hills Masters

Amazing golf and jaw-dropping scenery greeted SGA Golfers at the World's Largest Golf Club

A full field of 64 SGA golfers made the quest in March to Shenzhen, China for an epic week of golf at the World's Largest Golf Club, Mission Hills Resort.

The second running of the Mission Hills Masters, co-hosted by SGA and AYM Golf Tours, proved to be a massive success. With some of the world's best golf courses on offer, our golfers were treated to a spectacular week of fun, friendships and fantastic golf!

2026 Mission Hills Masters recap

ARRIVAL AND WELCOME DINNER

Our golfers arrived into Shenzhen from all over the world, and made their way to the massive Mission Hills Resort by planes, trains, automobiles, ferries, buses and more. After checking-in to their 5-star rooms, guests enjoyed a hosted poolside Welcome Party at the resort. Golfers and their partners were treated to good food and drinks, a relaxed vibe and a jovial atmosphere as they met their fellow golfers (many set to be life-long friends) for the week.

ROUND 1 - ELS COURSE

The 2026 Mission Hills Masters - Shenzhen teed off at the spectacular Els course at Mission Hills China 觀瀾湖. And what a course! Co-hosted by AYM Golf Tours, the event immediately saw heaps of smiles, camaraderie and some great golf.

ROUND 2 - OLAZABAL COURSE

An incredible day for R2 of the 2026 Mission Hills Masters - Shenzhen , co-hosted by AYM Golf Tours. The Olazabal course proved to be a visual masterpiece, with stunning views at every turn. It also proved to be a challenging yet extremely fun layout. We LOVED it.

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REST DAY

A well-earned "rest day" for many of our golfers. While some of our guests took the opportunity to rest, others took the day to explore the bustling city of Shenzhen, while others even teed off for MORE golf, including some fun night-golf action under the lights.

ROUND 3 - WORLD CUP COURSE + WORLD FRIENDSHIP CUP

An epic day at Mission Hills China 觀瀾湖 on the Nicklaus-designed World Cup Course for the 2026 Mission Hills Masters - Shenzhen, and the World Golf Friendship Cup. More than 100 golfers from all over the world joined each other on the fairways for fun, frivolity and fantastic golf.

The day was also R3 moving day for the tournament proper, with some serious moves on the leaderboard.

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ROUND 4 VIJAY COURSE

Our final day saw golfers take on the wonderful Vijay course at Mission Hills China 觀瀾湖. It capped an astounding week of golf and good times. Smiles and laughs all around, both on the course and at the massive farewell dinner.

Congratulations to our winners:

Ladies Grade

Lisa Li. 132 points

A Grade

Geoffrey Tulett: 132 points

B Grade

Neil Joliffe: 124 points

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FAREWELL DINNER

Following the day, golfers and their non-golfing partners converged at the Mission Hills Clubroom for the Presentation Dinner. With a huge buffet and PLENTY of beverages consumed, the night was a relaxing and fun evening where golfers chatted with new-found friends about their glorious golf shots and moments across this memorable week.

2026 Mission Hills Masters - Final Scores

Individual Stableford Aggregate

Ladies Grade

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Men's A Grade

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Men's B Grade

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Final leaderboard here

https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/11585268926677809879

Special Thanks

Thanks to Betty, Rita and the entire staff at Mission Hills for your hospitality, and sharing your world-class resort with us. Thanks, too, to our partner, Sheri Yu from AYM Golf Tours for making this event possible.

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 2026 Mission Hills Masters Partners

Team South edges North by one point in epic 2026 Trans-Murray Matchplay Battle

Team South victorious in epic 2026 Trans-Murray Matchplay Battle

It was an epic week of golf for the 2026 Trans-Murray Matchplay, as 68 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 13th running of the annual Trans-Murray Matchplay, and Team South was hungry to bring the "Murray" trophy back home, having lost him in 2025.

As always with this event, there was some incredible competition, great sportsmanship, and some truly awesome camaraderie throughout the week.

It was also a tense, epic back-and forth battle!

Day 1

The First day's action (Pairs/Ambrose) at the magnificent Royal Canberra GC, was a friendly yet fierce start to the event. Played under hot conditions (the mercury hit 36 degrees at one point), the players battled hard, but still managed to have great fun. The course was in great condition, with the firm and tricky greens providing a challenge to all players.

After the scores were tallied after Day 1, Team North jumped out to a commanding 12 to 5 lead.

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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. On this day, however it was Team South dominating the pairings. In the Alternate-shot pairs format of the day, Team South pulled off the largest-ever Day 2 comeback, taking 12 matches to North's 5.

The 2026 TMMP was now All square, with only 1 round to go. It all came down to the all-important Singles matches!

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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. Both teams aimed to take an early lead, as they knew that EVERY POINT MATTERED.

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, the difference was just ONE POINT! Team South narrowly edged North, 17.5 to 16.5!

As a result, Team South were the 2026 victors, capturing "Murray" with a 34.5 to 33.5 Victory.

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Congratulations to Team South!!

Final points:

Team	D1	D2	D3		Total Points
North	12	5	16.5		33.5
South	5	12	17.5		34.5

Special Thanks

We would like to thank all the competitors (and their spouses/partners/plus-ones) for an incredible week at the 2026 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 Royal Canberra 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 and Card.Gift .

Photo Galleries: 2026 Trans-Murray Matchplay

Photo Gallery - Day 1. Royal Canberra Golf Club

Photo Gallery - Day 2 Gold Creek.

Photo Gallery - Day 3. Gungahlin Lakes GC

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.

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

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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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