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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 |
RACV Royal Pines (White Field)
The Glades - Both Fields
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.
