The Tour Championship - SGA Tour (Vic)

The Tour Championship is the final event of the Tour season and is intended as a celebration of the year of golf on the Victorian SGA Tour. We play a round of golf on a deluxe golf course followed by a presentation dinner where we give out all the major awards for the year. It is our hope that all Tour members and regular Tour players as well as guests come along to enjoy the fun, glamour and excitement of the day at The Tour Championship. There will be a competition with prizes and results on GOLF Link for all players attending.

As an added bonus, the top 25 players (plus ties) in the Order of Merit (OOM) who attend will compete on the day in a separate event for the prestigious Tour Championship title. Note that if a player in the top 25 cannot take their place in the field, that place is offered to the first alternate (the 26th player in the OOM plus ties) and so on. Hence, if five of the top 25 do not attend, the Tour Members down to 30th place (plus ties) will qualify to compete for the Tour Championship title.

This means we will have two separate competitions run on the day - the 25 competing for the Tour Championship and all other players enjoying a fun competition with some great prizes. As with all Tour events, the results will be entered on GOLF Link. The Tour Championship is a separate title to the Order of Merit and will be decided by the results over 18 holes of stableford at the Tour Championship Final. Besides qualification, all previous results for the year will not be relevant.

The 2012 Tour Championship

In 2012, The Tour Championship for the Victorian SGA Tour will be held on Wednesday December 12 at Victoria Golf Club, one of Melbourne's premier sandbelt courses and the venue for the 2010 and 2011 Australian Masters. After the superb service, facilities and golf course we enjoyed last year, it was an easy decision to return the Tour Championship to Victoria in 2012. All SGA Tour players and their guests are welcome to book in to play and enjoy the day of the Tour Championship, however SGA Tour Members do have the privilege of having a place in the field reserved for them.

Payments: Due Thursday November 24 by EFT, cheque, direct deposit or credit card (attracts a 2% fee).

Bank:  Bendigo Bank
Account: Social Golf Australia
BSB:  633000
Account No: 130203821

The Tour Championship is last event for the year and includes lunch before golf, free range balls, a meal after golf and our major presentation for the year with the presentation to the Order of Merit and the Tour Championship winners and the other Tour awards for the year. The winner of The Tour Championship will receive a new set of Ci11 OR Tour Irons thanks to Wilson Staff. At the Presentation Dinner, awards will be presented to the annual winners of:

The 2011 Tour Championship

In 2011, The Tour Championship for the Victorian SGA Tour was held on Wednesday December 7 at Victoria Golf Club, one of Melbourne's premier sandbelt courses and the venue for the 2010 and 2011 JBWere Australian Masters. In 2011, we had the added excitement of playing the event one week prior to the commencement of the Masters, so the course was in peak condition and the club was a hive of activity with the preparations for the Masters in full swing.

2011 Tour Championship Running Order

10:30am - Registration & driving range open 
11:00am - Light lunch served
12:15pm - Player briefing 
12:30pm - Shotgun start 
6:00pm - Dinner in the dining room 
6:30pm - Presentations during dinner 
8:00pm - Official proceedings complete - players welcome to remain for drinks 
9:00pm - Bar closes 
9:30pm - Clubhouse closes
 

2011 Tour Championship Prize Pool

In addition to the SGA Tour Members competing for The Tour Championship, we will have a single stableford event for all other handicapped golfers attending. Thanks to our sponsors, we have over $4500 of prizes in the two events, including:

• A set Wilson Staff irons for The Tour Championship winner
• A Victoria GC stay-and-play voucher for four people for one night and one round of golf (door-prize draw)
• Three vouchers for four people for one round of golf at Victoria GC
• A cordless power tool package & accessories from Wurth Australia
• In-store prize vouchers from Drummond Golf
• Golf bags, balls and equipment from Wilson Staff
• SGA Shiraz from Heathcote Winery  

 Sponsor the 2012 Tour Championship

The Tour Championship is our premier event of the year and the ideal opportunity for business operators who play on the Tour to show their support for the SGA Tour and promote their businesses to our Tour golfers and their guests.

Tour Championship Sponsors benefits:

Acknowledgement in event information Sponsor's logos printed in the event program  Acknowledgement at the prize presentation Tax receipt for event sponsorship & advertising Acknowledgement and website links in event results Logos and links on the Tour Championship webpage

Thanks to our 2011 Tour Championship Sponsors

 
Prize Sponsorship - Wilson Staff 

Prize Sponsorship - Wurth - Global supply of fixing and assembly materials

  
Prize Sponsorship - Drummond Golf - Australia's premier golf retailer

 
Prize Sponsorship - Cygnett - Australia's premier digital accessories company

Prize Sponsorship - Heathcote Winery 

 
Deluxe TC Sponsorship - Annex - Specialised Packing & Warehousing