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2022 Victorian SGA Tour Championship a massive hit

2022 Victorian SGA Tour Championship a massive hit

End of year event a smash at the stunning Victoria Golf Club

SGA's final event of the 2022 Victorian Season was a massive hit, with 77 golfers teeing off at the magnificent Victoria Golf Club, for the 2022 2022 Victorian SGA Tour Championship.

The event, which featured over $5k in prizes over two separate competitions (Open Event and Tour Event), proved to be an exciting conclusion to an action-packed season.

Despite early winds and occasional rain throughout the afternoon, our golfers enjoyed playing on a course that had just recently hosted Australia's top professional golfers (men and women) at the Australian Open. Playing a course the calibre of Victoria, in near-tournament conditions, was a real treat, and there were smiles all around.

Overall, it was a challenging and enjoyable golf day. 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.

The Open Day event, played as individual stableford, was won by Edward Klusik, on a solid 34 points. He pipped Paul Corcoran by a single point (33) and Lewis Read/Matthew Adlard on 32.

The Tour Championship Flight, which was open to the top 25 golfers in the season-long Order of Merit, was a tightly-fought competition. In the end, Chris Morgan's remarkable 39 stableford points was enough to grab the top spot, and claim the trophy for the 2022 Vic Tour Championship. Second place went to Drew Hallam (38) and third went to Neill Bell (37).

Chris' name is now etched in the SGA Tour Honourboards. Congratulations.

Novelty prizes: NTP 4th hole: Joel Evans, 7th: Chris Fernandez, 14th: Pete Calverley, 16th: Byron Holder, LD: Male: Lewis Read, Female: Rita Petrovs.

(SEE FULL LEADERBOARD AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE).

2022 Honourboard Champions

The event also saw the awarding of trophies and prizes for our season-long SGA Honourboard/trophy events.

SGA Matchplay: Phil Peacock

4BBB Championship: Yvonne Grant

Club Championship: Peter Langford

Order of Merit: Dean Connell

Golfer of the Year: Drew Hallam

Each of these players will all have their names added to the prestigious SGA Honourboards.

JOIN THESE PLAYERS ON THE HONOURBOARDS

To find out how you can become part of the SGA Tour, and play for trophies, prizes and glory in an exciting season-long Event Tour series, check out our SGA Tour page. Play the country's top courses, meet great people, and have heaps of fun!

2022 Victorian SGA Tour Championship Photos

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2022 Victorian SGA Tour Championship - Final Scores

Individual Stableford

See below for Final scores (or click here to see scores on our Golf Genius Portal)

The Tour Championship Flight

Pos.	Player	Stableford Points
1	Chris Morgan	39
2	Drew Hallam	38
3	Neill Bell	37
4	Geoffrey Steer	36
5	Shaun Condron	34
6	Shayne Svenson	34
7	Rob Robinson	33
8	Bill Anastasopoulos	31
9	Niall Burke	31
10	Andrew Grant	31
11	Darren Nelson	29
12	Yvonne Yip	29
13	Gavan Doran	29
14	Cameron Thompson	28
15	James Bourke	28
16	Peter Calverley	28
17	Graham Ball	27
18	Dean Mitchell	27
19	Dean Connell	25
20	Mark Verleg	24
21	Yvonne Grant	22
22	Frank Elisaia	22
23	Peter Langford	19
24	Ian Steer	18
25	Graham Sherlock	10

Daily Event Flight

Pos.	Player	Stableford Points
1	Edward Klusik	34
2	Paul Corcoran	33
3	Lewis Read	32
4	Matthew Adlard	32
5	Ashley Blyth	31
6	Christopher Fernandez	31
7	Robert Gamble	31
8	Mark Kennedy	29
9	Don Hackett	29
10	Paul Hargreaves	28
11	Brian Kennedy	28
12	Peter Kennedy	28
13	Michael Corcoran	28
14	Dean Jennings	27
15	Tavis Magriplis	27
16	Por Van	27
17	Greg McCubbin	27
18	Joshua Cooper	27
19	Rita Petrovs	27
20	Cameron Green	27
21	Byron Holder	26
22	James Meredith	26
23	Robert Stock	26
24	Glenn Pellegrin	26
25	Sam Fieldes	25
26	Rafael Pasquet	25
27	Troy Leo	24
28	Mark Lynch	24
29	Dean Thatcher	24
30	James McKinnon	24
31	Gavin Menezes	24
32	Hai Ho	23
33	Felix Cooray	23
34	Lukas Winward	22
35	Terry McAleenan	22
36	Geoff Bower	22
37	Robert Tadros	22
38	Darren Hall	21
39	Gus Geuna	20
40	Joel Evans	20
41	Andrew Ransom	20
42	Joel Smith	20
43	Phoebe Burfield	19
44	Simon Beamish	19
45	Peter Sproules	19
46	Sandro Penzo	15
47	Luke Coulson	15
48	Colin Edwards	10
49	Leon Smyth	8
50	Scott Lacey	8
51	David Hampton	5
NS	John Brugman	-

Special Thanks

Thanks to the team, staff and members of Victoria Golf Club for hosting us on your wonderful course.

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

Most importantly, thanks to ALL of our golfers for joining us! We hope to see you all at an event in 2023.

2022 Victorian SGA Tour Championship Sponsors

Team Redbacks dominate at the 2022 SGA Championships

Team "Redbacks" dominate at the 2022 SGA Championships

The 2022 SGA Championships saw the largest-ever field compete in SGA's flagship event, the 2022 SGA Championships, with 116 golfers making the trek to the gorgeous Gold Coast for a week of fun, sun and friendships.

Following two years of Covid-forced obstacles, our golfers were champing at the bit to compete in the event, which featured over $30,000 in prizes, as well as 7 full days of perfect weather.

WARM-UP DAY

Players teed off at Palm Meadows for the traditional "Fun" Ambrose golf day. The day was a perfect warm-up for the week, played on a great course, in the glorious Gold Coast sunshine, with plenty of laughs and good times.

Following the golf, players all enjoyed the prize presentation, followed by the traditional Welcome Dinner.

Photo Gallery - Warm-up Day

Photo Gallery - Pre-event and Welcome Dinner

ROUND 1

The 2022 SGA Championships officially teed off with Round 1 at the amazing Links Hope Island.

In perfect "Golf Conditions" the players thoroughly enjoyed their day, with Steve Francis taking the day's honours in the A-Grade/individual event, Tim Hibbard on top in B-Grade, Lindsay Scott capturing C-Grade and Kina Hazell atop the Ladies Grade. In the Teams event, it was Team 1770 in first, closely followed by Redbacks SA and NSW All Stars 2.

Photo Gallery - Round 1

ROUND 2

Round 2 of the 2022 SGA Championships saw golfers enjoy the stunning, private Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club's Pines Course. One of the most challenging and enjoyable courses of the week, The Pines was a favourite of the field, and had our golfers smiling from ear to ear.

Daily results: A Grade: Dennis Williams, B-Grade: Lincoln Tucker, C-Grade: Lindsay Scott, Ladies: Andrea Ray.

Daily Teams: Redbacks SA took 1st, 3 Kiwis and a Convict captured 2nd, and SGA Vic Tour 1 were in 3rd.

Photo Gallery - Round 2

REST DAY - BROOKWATER

Wednesday was a (for some) much-needed "Rest Day", which gave some golfers the opportunity to chill out, hit the beach, etc.

Some others, however, teed it up at the amazing Brookwater for a "Bonus Round of golf". One of the best (if not THE best) courses in Queensland, Brookwater proved a treat for the golf-mad players who made the trip.

Rest Day Photos

ROUND 3

On the Thursday, competitors arrived at Palmer Colonial for Round 3 of the event. Originally scheduled for Palmer Gold Coast/Robina Woods, the SGA Team made the call to move the round to Colonial due to poor playing conditions on Robina's front-nine (following months of rain on the Gold Coast). The SGA Team had anticipated a move such as this, so had previously arranged tee times at Colonial as a contingency/back-up measure.

The day featured the inaugural "SGA Dress-Up Day", where golfers were encouraged to emulate long-time fashionista Stuart "Krusty" Carlisle, and wear something colourful and fun.

Daily Results: A-Grade: Rhys Hugglestone, B-Grade Tim Hibbard, C-Grade: Lindsay Scott, Ladies: Jackie Penno.

Teams Daily: 1: Redbacks SA, 2: No Wuks Given, 3: Fairway to Heaven.

Photo Gallery - Round 3

ROUND 4

Mother Nature continued to shine, with Round 4 played under perfect conditions at the remarkable Lakelands GC.

Daily Results: A-Grade: Troy Tracey, B-Grade: Stuart Carlisle, C-Grade: John Banfield, Ladies: Maureen Mathews.

Daily Teams: Team 1770, followed by Redbacks SA, and (2021 Champs) Happy Days.

When the scores were tallied at the end of the day, team "Redbacks SA" found themselves at the top. With a 3-round aggregate of 415 Stableford points they obliterated the field. They pipped Team 1770 (380 points) and NSW All-Stars 2 (also on 380)

Congratulations to Lindsay Scott, Lincoln Tucker, Bruce Russell and Andrew McPherson. They have taken home the 2022 SGA Championships Team Trophy, and will have their name etched on the perpetual trophy, and included (digitally) on the SGA Championships Honourboard.

And for individual results, Dennis Williams was the individual A-Grade champion, finishing with a 4-round total of 134 Stableford points. He pipped Troy Tracey and David Warwick, both on 130. B-Grade saw Johnny Nguyen on top with 134 points, over Lincoln Tucker (133) and Trevor Slogrove on 130. C-Grade had Lindsay Scott on top with an incredible 144 points, followed by Thanh Tran on 125 and Gav Doran on 124. For the Ladies Division, Lois Fyfe took top honours with 125 points, winning on countback over Kina Hazell. Andrea Ray took 3rd on 122.

Photo Gallery - Round 4

Photo Gallery - Presentation Dinner

FINAL SCORES - TOP-5 TEAMS

(Detailed scoring available via our Golf Genius Leaderboard)

Pos.	Team	Total Stableford Points	R1	R2	R3	R4
1	Redbacks SA	415	107	105	100	103
2	Team 1770	380	110	86	79	105
3	NSW All Stars 2	380	106	89	92	93
4	Miramar Mates	368	93	91	90	94
5	Happy Days	366	91	88	87	100

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, Heathcote Winery, The Card Network, and Mantra Hotels. And our partner courses Lakelands Golf Club, Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club, Links Hope Island, Brookwater Golf & Country Club, and Palm Meadows Golf Course for all their help.

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

2022 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

Smiles all round at 2022 SGA International – Phuket

Smiles all 'round at The 2022 SGA International - Phuket

It was a week of fun in the sun for the competitors of the 2022 SGA International, Phuket. With four rounds of golf on four spectacular courses--in a truly magical setting--SGA golfers were smiling from ear to ear, enjoying a return to international golf travel.

One of the event's highlights featured a Hole-in-one by Terry Cooney on the 14th - Canyon Course at Blue Canyon. Congrats Terry!

EVENT RESULTS:

Day 1 Winner - David Morriss - 38pts

Day 2 Winner - David Morriss - 36pts

Day 3 Winner - Colm O'Donovan - 36pts

Day 4 Winner - Kristian Young - 36pts

Overall Winner - Glen McMillan - 140pts; 2nd Place - Kristian Young - 131pts; Third Place - Colm O'Donovan/David Morriss/Derek Montague - 128pts.

See the Daily Leaderboards here

Thanks to all of our players for joining us on this great trip. Thanks also to our major sponsors: Srixon Australia, Garmin Australia, Drummond Golf, and TCN.

For those of you looking to join in on the fun, we are returning to Thailand in March for the 2023 Pattaya Golf Week. It will be EPIC, so reserve your spot today!

Or, for more upcoming international destinations, check out our SGA International Main page.

Photo Galleries: 2022 SGA International - Phuket

(Players can receive high-resolution, full-size copies of the below images emailed to them, free of charge, by emailing media@sgatour.com.au.)

Round 1 - Loch Palm

Round 2 - Laguna

Round 3 Blue Canyon

Round 4 Red Mountain

Swings from the week

SGA International Sponsors

Contact us about the 2022 SGA International

Call or e-mail one of our team members or fill out the form below.

Mick David

General Manager

0402 488 253
mick@sgatour.com.au

Dean Miller

Major Events

0416 208 281
dean@sgatour.com.au

Matthew Pitt

SGA Founder

0425 742 501
matt@sgatour.com.au

Team North takes epic 2022 TMMP by a point

Team North captures epic 2022 Trans-Murray Matchplay by one point

It was a thrilling week of golf for the 2022 Trans-Murray Matchplay, Jan 15-18, 2022. 64 golfers from both sides of the Murray River returned to Canberra to represent their region, and battle for victory (and the all-important “bragging rights”).

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

Day 1

The First day's action (Pairs/Ambrose, held at the magnificent Royal Canberra GC) saw Team North in the lead, capturing 9 points to Team South's 7. It was a wild day, as the lead changed hands multiple times. Day 1 score: North 9, South 7.

TMMP_Day1

Day 2

For Day 2, (Pairs/ Alternate-Shot/Foursomes) at the picturesque Federal Golf Club, Team South clawed their way back by one point, courtesy of some strong play throughout. Day 2 score: North 16.5, South 15.5.

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Day 2's action was punctuated by a Hole-in-One by Team North's Noel Frogley, who aced the difficult (and long) par-3 12th hole. Congratulations, Noel! (See photos in the Day 2 Gallery)

Day 3

There was electricity in the air for the Singles matches on Day 3, at the lovely Gungahlin Lakes Golf Course. The scoring was tight, and both teams were feeling the pressure.

Following the round, the points were tallied (and re-tallied, and re-re-tallied ... it was THAT close), and when the Day's leaderboard was finalised, it showed a Tie for the day - 16 points each, and thus a victory to Team North by a SINGLE POINT, via a margin of 36.5 points to 35.5 points.

Congratulations to Team North!!

Final points leaderboard

Team	D1	D2	D3		Total Points
North	9.00	7.50	16.00		32.50
South	7.00	8.50	16.00		31.50

For day-by-day scores and matches, see the leaderboard on Golf Genius: https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/7472180679111899806

Special Thanks

We would like to thank all the competitors (and their spouses/partners/plus-ones) for an incredible week. 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!

A very special thanks to our sponsors Srixon Australia & New Zealand, Garmin and our hotel partner, Mantra on Northbourne.