2022 – ACTA Annual Golf Day Results
2022 ACTA Annual Golf Day Results
Friday 4th November 2022 – OATLANDS GOLF COURSE
Congratulations to Team Vittoria Coffee for taking out the 1st prize, and to all winners!
| Award | Sponsor | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Winners | Grinders Coffee | |
| Team3- Vittoria Coffee | ||
| Simon Creswick– Vittoria Coffee | ||
| Nett 51.3 | Matt Hill– Vittoria Coffee | |
| Greg Rider– Vittoria Coffee | ||
| Ben Mackay– Vittoria Coffee | ||
| Best Front Nine | Seven Miles | |
| Team2- Di Bella & JDE | ||
| Dilhan Hincal– Di Bella | ||
| Nett 36 | Giovanni Solinas– Di Bella | |
| Clinton Sutherland– JDE | ||
| Shaun Kumar– JDE | ||
| Best Back Nine | InterAmerican | |
| Team1 - De Bella, Thriving & Sucafina . | ||
| Lisa Plummer - Di Bella | ||
| Nett 37 | Peter Bell - Di Bella | |
| Will Lin - Thriving Enterprises | ||
| Santiago Londono - Sucafina | ||
| Longest Drive | Vittoria Coffee | Santiago Londono -Sucafina |
| Nearest to the Pin (220cm) | Condesa | Mark Hill – Vittoria Coffee |
Thank you to our sponsors For Golf:
COURSE & PRIZES : GRINDERS, SEVEN MILES, INTERAMERICAN COFFEE, CONDESA & VITTORIA COFFEE
COURSE : COFI-COM BENNETT’s, JDE & DI BELLA
| Award | Sponsor | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Winners | Grinders Coffee | |
| Dom Musumeci – Seven Miles | ||
| Nett 51.5 | James Burt – Seven Miles | |
| Adam Carr – Seven Miles | ||
| Ben Irvine – Seven Miles | ||
| Best Front Nine | Seven Miles | |
| Ben Cowell – Grinders | ||
| Nett 27.25 | Phil Badolato – Grinders | |
| Steve Commerford – Grinders | ||
| James Liotis – Grinders | ||
| Best Back Nine | Huhtamaki | |
| Andrew Mackay – Cofi-Com Trading | ||
| Nett 27.5 | Clayton Pine – Pine Tea & Coffee | |
| Nicolas Pine – Pine Tea & Coffee | ||
| Kieran Kennedy – La Casa del Caffe | ||
| Longest Drive | Suntory | James Liotis –Grinders |
| Nearest to the Pin | Condesa | Adam Carr – Seven Miles |
Thank you very much to our sponsors on the day:
GRINDERS, SEVEN MILES, HUHTAMAKI, CONDESA, SUNTORY.
Cofi com Trading, Beanscene & Bennett’s.
Thank you to all our Players, I’m sure you would agree it was a great day.
We were really lucky with the weather. Hope to see you all again for the March 2020 ACTA Golf Day. For those that missed out – come along next year and enjoy all the networking opportunities, fun and prizes.
| Award | Sponsor | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Winners | Grinders Coffee | Matt Rolfe – Vittoria Coffee |
| Nett 53 | Ian McIntyre – Vittoria Coffee | |
| Greg Rider – Vittoria Coffee | ||
| Stuart Page – Vittoria Coffee | ||
| Best Front Nine | Seven Miles | Andrew Mackay – Cofi-Com Trading |
| Nett 38 | Kirk Stuart – Green Bean Coffee | |
| Guy Nathan – Green Bean Coffee | ||
| Don Kennedy – La Casa del Caffe | ||
| Best Back Nine | Huhtamaki | Steve O’Shea – Suntory |
| Nett 39 | Jarad Chapman – Suntory | |
| Suraj Khadgi – Suntory | ||
| Bryce Ring – Suntory | ||
| Longest Drive | Jacobs Douwe Egberts | Stuart Page – Jacobs Douwe Egberts |
| Nearest to the Pin | Condesa | Philip Badolato – Grinders |
Thank you very much to our sponsors on the day:
GRINDERS, SEVEN MILES, HUHTAMAKI, JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS & CONDESA.
Cofi com Trading, Beanscene, Retail Food Group & Bennett’s.
Thanks to Vittoria Coffee for providing our morning coffee from the Vittoria Coffee Cart.
Thank you to all our Players, I’m sure you would agree it was a great day.
Another year of perfect weather and beautiful green for our wonderful golf day. Hope to see you all again for the 2019 ACTA Golf Day, and for those that missed out come along next year and enjoy all the fun.
A Piccolo entry from Sydney has won one of just three gold medals awarded for Coffee at the Sydney Royal Fine Food competition run by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) at its home, Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park.
It is the first time Piccolo had been a nominated class in the Coffee section of the Sydney Royal Fine Food competition’s Summer Series. Like all such competitions, the entry classes are reviewed each year to be in line with industry and consumer tastes.
Freshfood Corporation Pty Ltd at Concord has won gold for it’s the House of Robert Timms – Fairtrade entry in the Piccolo – Blend class.
Gold Medals were also awarded to Dandelion and Driftwood from Hendra in Queensland for its Wolff Coffee Roasters entry in the Latté, Blend class and Beanroasters, Fyshwick, ACT for its Beanroasters Colombia Castillo entry in the Latté, Single Origin section.
In all 343 coffee entries were received from 64 exhibitors across Espresso, Latté, Plunger, Decaf and Piccolo categories, with a 10% increase on the 2017 competition.
All results for the Sydney Royal Wine, Dairy and Fine Food competitions in the above categories can be found here:
www.rasnsw.com.au/finefood
| Award | Sponsor | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Winners | Grinders Coffee | Chris Yates – Jacobs Douwe Egberts |
| Nett 56.5 | Nick Morrow – Jacobs Douwe Egberts | |
| Daniel Vergnano – Jacobs Douwe Egberts | ||
| Darren Kilkeary – Jacobs Douwe Egberts | ||
| Best Front Nine | Roasting Australia | Andrew Mackay – Cofi-Com Trading |
| Nett 32 | Kirk Stuart – Green Bean Coffee | |
| Clayton Pine – Pine Tea & Coffee | ||
| Don Kennedy – La Casa del Caffe | ||
| Best Back Nine | Huhtamaki | Neale Wood – Grinders |
| Nett 35 | Phil Badolato – Grinders | |
| Richard Spelman – Grinders | ||
| Steve Commerford – Grinders | ||
| Longest Drive | Jacobs Douwe Egberts | Brian Dessaix – Cerebos |
| Nearest to the Pin | Condesa | Charley Requadt – FTA |
Thanks to all our sponsors for the day Grinders Coffee, Roasting Australia, Huhtamaki Australia, Jacobs Douwe Egberts Australia, Condesa, Cofi-com Trading, Seven Miles & Vittoria Coffee.
Another year of perfect weather and beautiful green for our wonderful golf day. Hope to see you all again for the 2018 ACTA Golf Day, and for those that missed out come along next year and enjoy all the fun.
| Award | Sponsor | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Winners | Vittoria Coffee | Paul Asquith – Belaroma |
| Nett 55.5 | Nick Chronis – Belaroma | |
| Craig Lawson – Belaroma | ||
| Domenic Musumeci -Belaroma | ||
| Best Front Nine | Wallace International | Andrew Mackay – Cofi-Com Trading |
| Nett 31 | Lachlan Hosking – QRoaters | |
| Paul Mannassis – Mocha Coffee | ||
| Don Kennedy – La Casa del Caffe | ||
| Best Back Nine | Huhtamaki | Darren Stodart – Jacobs Douwe Egberts |
| Nett 34 | Josh Parkes – Jacobs Douwe Egberts | |
| Darren Kilkeneary – Jacobs Douwe Egbertrs | ||
| George Chronis – Jacobs Douwe Egberts | ||
| Longest Drive | Jacobs Douwe Egberts | Josh Mikklesen – Wallace Internationa |
| Nearest to the Pin | The Bean Alliance | Mark Ruaporo – Wallace International |
Thanks to all our sponsors for the day Vittoria Coffee, Wallace International, Huhtamaki Australia, The Bean Alliance, Jacobs Douwe Egberts Australia, Cofi-com Trading, Belaroma & Condesa.
Hope to see you all again for the 2017 ACTA Golf Day, and for those that missed out come along next year and enjoy all the fun!!
| Award | Sponsor | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Winners | Vittoria Coffee | Eugene Visione – Mocopan |
| Brent Williams – Cerebos | ||
| Geoff Ried – Mocopan | ||
| Brad Buchanan – Prime Creative | ||
| Best Front Nine | Wallace International | Matt O’Bryan – Cerebos |
| Mark Powell- Cerebos | ||
| Steve O’Shea- Cerebos | ||
| Craig Lewis – Cerebos | ||
| Best Back Nine | Huhtamaki | David Boudrie – FTA Coffee |
| Paul Helmers – Parmalat | ||
| Shae Macnamara – GrindersCoffee | ||
| Nik Kalis – GrindersCoffee | ||
| Longest Drive | ACTA | Andrew Mackay – Cofi-com Trading |
| Nearest to the Pin | The Bean Alliance | Steve O’Shea – Cerebos |
Hope to see you all again at the ACTA Golf Day on the 22nd September 2016.
| Award | Sponsor | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Winners nett 57 ¾ | Vittoria Coffee | Eugene Visione – Mocopan |
| Steve O’Shea – Cerebos | ||
| Steve Wrightson – Mocopan | ||
| Brad Buchanan – Prime Creative | ||
| Best Front Nine net 34 | Douwe Egberts | Eugene Visione – Mocopan |
| Steve O’Shea – Cerebos | ||
| Steve Wrightson – Mocopan | ||
| Brad Buchanan – Prime Creative | ||
| Best Back Nine nett 35 | Huhtamaki | Simon Creswick – Vittoria Coffee |
| Matt Hill – Vittoria Coffee | ||
| Brent Williams – Da Vinci Gourmet | ||
| George Stavros – Espresso Connect | ||
| Longest Drive | Kerry Foodservice | Steve O’Shea – Cerebos |
| 9th Hole | ||
| Nearest to the Pin | The Bean Alliance | Brent Williams – Da Vinci Gourmet |
| 17th Hole |
Hope to see you all again in the 2015 ACTA Golf Day and for those that missed out come along next year and enjoy all the fun!!
| Award | Sponsor | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Winners nett 50 ¾ | Vittoria Coffee | Tony Elliott – D E Coffee & Tea Australia |
| Simon Rowe – Huhtamaki | ||
| Craig McConaghy – H A Bennett & sons | ||
| Dariusz Lewandowski – Cofi-Com Trading | ||
| Best Front Nine nett 26 ½ | Douwe Egberts | Don Kennedy – La Casa Del Caffe |
| James Thornwaite – Huhtamaki | ||
| Daniel Vergnano – D E Coffee & Tea Australia | ||
| Maike Milobara – Huhtamaki | ||
| Best Back Nine nett 25 | Huhtamaki | Simon Creswick – Vittoria Coffee |
| Matt Hill – Vittoria Coffee | ||
| Scott Bennett – H A Bennett & sons | ||
| Lee Palmer – D E Coffee & Tea Australia | ||
| Longest Drive | Kerry Foodservice | Don Kennedy – La Casa Del Caffe |
| 17th Hole | ||
| Nearest to the Pin | The Bean Alliance | Craig McConaghy – H A Bennett & sons |
| 6th Hole |
Great Day & lots of prizes!
| Award | Sponsor | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Winners nett 53 1/8 | Vittoria Coffee | Eugene Visione – Mocopan |
| Shane Gough – Mocopan | ||
| Brent Williams – Davinci Gourmet | ||
| Jurgen Kennedy – Davinci Gourme | ||
| Best Front Nine nett 56 3/4 | Douwe Egberts | Jonh Mikkelsen – Wallace International |
| Dariusz Lewandowski – Cofi-Com Trading | ||
| Ian McIntyre – Vittoria Coffee | ||
| Greg Rider – Vittoria Coffee | ||
| Best Back Nine nett 56 1/8 | Huhtamaki | Simon Creswick – Vittoria Coffee |
| Matt Hill – Vittoria Coffee | ||
| Luke Terrey – Green Bean Coffee | ||
| Darren Stoddart – D E Coffee & Tea Australia | ||
| Longest Drive | Kerry Foodservice | Simon Creswick – Vittoria Coffee |
| 17th Hole | ||
| Nearest to the Pin | The Bean Alliance | Greg Rider – Vittoria Coffee |
| 6th Hole |
Hope to see you all again in the 2013 ACTA Golf Day and for those that missed out come along next year and enjoy all the fun!!
The Coffee Competition followed on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 February as 16 coffee experts sipped their way through 244 entries from 71 roasters from across the country. Judging was undertaken in six classes including Espresso, Cappuccino, Plunger Coffee (small commercial), Plunger Coffee (large commercial), Plunger Coffee (100% Single Origin Coffee, small commercial) and Plunger Coffee (100% Single Origin Coffee, large commercial).
Eighty-four medals were awarded, including 23 Silver and 61 Bronze medals. Stand-out results were achieved by NSW based exhibitor The Coffee Roaster. The Strawberry Hills roaster was awarded one Silver and four Bronze medals for its espressos and plunger coffees.
The Byron Bay Coffee Company picked up two Silver medals and one Bronze in the espresso and plunger coffee classes, while Seven Hills coffee roasters Cerebos Australia was awarded four Bronze medals for similar blends.
Entries were assessed on criteria including visual (green and roasted beans), aroma, body and taste in terms of freshness, acidity, sweetness, bitterness, flavour, aftertaste and balance.
BIOBEAN COFFEE HELENA VALLEY WA 6056
COLOMBIAN EXCELSO CERTIFIED FAIRTRADE AND ORGANIC
BYRON BEANS BANGALOW NSW 2479
DARK COMBO
VELLA NERO PYRMONT NSW 2009
COSTA RICA RIO NEGRO
NELI COFFEE SCARBOROUGH QLD 4020
MEXICO ORGANIC
FISH RIVER ROASTERS O’CONNELL NSW 2795
ESPRESSO BLEND
SEXIE COFFIE MARYBOROUGH QLD 4650
MOJO
BUN COFFEE BANGALOW NSW 2487
100% SHADE GROWN RAINFOREST BLEND
ARTISTI DI ESPRESSO COFFS HARBOUR NSW 2450
MORNING FIX
THE COFFEE ROASTER (NSW) PTY LTD STRAWBERRY HILLS NSW 2012
TCR22
AMORE COFFEE PTY LTD BURLEIGH QLD 4220 MILANO
MILAZZO COFFEE QUAKERS HILL NSW 2763
ITALIAN ROAST
MONTANA COFFEE COMPANY NERANG QLD 4211
BARISTA BLEND
GLOBAL COFFEE SOLUTIONS FAIRY MEADOW NSW 2519
LAZUMBA SUPERIOR
BYRON BAY COFFEE COMPANY NEWRYBAR NSW 2479
ORGANIC ESPRESSO
RIVER ROAST EAST MAITLAND NSW 2323
PATERSON BLEND
ARABICA COFFEE SUNNYBANK QLD 4109
CAPPUCCINO GOLD
GLOBAL COFFEE SOLUTIONS FAIRY MEADOW NSW 2519
VOLERE ESPRESSO
ELIXIR COFFEE STAFFORD CITY QLD 4053
ESPRESSO BLEND
THE DAILY GRIND COFFEE COMPANY GERRINGONG NSW 2534
WERRI ESPRESSO BLEND
DRAMANTI ESPRESSO BRISBANE QLD 4000
HIT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME
BYRON BAY COFFEE COMPANY NEWRYBAR NSW 2479
EXOTIC
CLASS: 5 Plunger Coffee. 100% Single Origin Coffee. Small Commercial Class
EUREKA COFFEE PTY LTD BRUNSWICK EAST VIC 3057GROWERS ESPRESSO – SPECIAL RELEASE
VENEZIANO COFFEE ABBOTSFORD VIC 3067
EL SALVADOR SUIZA
For a full list of medal winners please visit
www.sydneyroyal.com.au
The Sydney Royal Coffee Competition forms part of the summer Sydney Royal Fine Food Show. REWARDING EXCELLENCE IN AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURE A division of the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW ABN 69 793 644 351 Sydney Showground, 1 Showground Road, Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127 t 02 9704 1111 f 02 9704 1122 www.sydneyroyalshows.com.au
| Award | Sponsor | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Winners nett 52.3/4 | Vittoria Coffee | James Thornwaite – Huhtamaki P/L |
| Andy Simpkin – Belaroma | ||
| Simon Creswick – Vittoria Coffee | ||
| Greg Rider – Vittoria Coffee | ||
| Best Front Nine nett 29 | Douwe Egberts | Maike Milobara – Huhtamaki P/L |
| Simon Rowe – Huhtamaki P/L | ||
| Lee Palmer – Douwe Egberts Coffee | ||
| Mark Haj – Douwe Egberts Coffee | ||
| Best Back Nine nett 25 | Huhtamaki | Richard Wild – Hamburg Sud P/L |
| Chris Muir – Maranatha Import Export P/L | ||
| Clayton Pine – PineTea & Coffee | ||
| Darrell Gibbs – DaVinci Gourmet | ||
| Longest Drive | Kerry Foodservice | Darrell Gibbs – DaVinci Gourmet |
| 17th Hole | ||
| Nearest to the pin 437cm | The Bean Alliance | Peter Bell – Maranatha import Export P/L |
| 6th Hole |
Hope to see you all again in the 2012 ACTA Golf Day and for those that missed out come along next year and enjoy all the fun!!
| Award | Sponsor | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Winners | Vittoria Coffee | Steve Wrightson – Cerebos |
| Marc Powell – Cerebos | ||
| Steve Parker – Cerebos | ||
| Peter Wherry – Cerebos | ||
| Best Front Nine | Douwe Egberts | Don Kennedy – La Casa Del Caffe |
| Peter Bell – Maranatha Import Export P/L | ||
| Greg Rider – Vittoria Coffee | ||
| Tim Bonaguro – Douwe Egberts Coffee | ||
| Best Back Nine | Huhtamaki | Andrew Mackay – Cofi-com Trading |
| Alex Szarbo – Cofi-com Trading | ||
| Frank Brancitisano – Douwe Egberts Coffee | ||
| Richard Wild – Hamburg Sud | ||
| Longest Drive | Kerry Foodservice | Peter Wherry – Cerebos |
| Nearest to the pin | The Bean Alliance | Peter Bell – Maranatha Import Export P/L |
| Award | Sponsor | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Winners nett 51 | Vittoria Coffee | Trifon Dimitrakis – Mocha Coffee |
| David Bartholomuez – Cofi-Com Trading |