The Australian Disc Golf community has wrapped up another outstanding year, and ADG is thrilled to announce the 2025 Tour and Community Award winners who have made this season truly memorable.

Female Division Champions

Clare (Huss) Hussey dominated the FPO Division with a series of impressive performances throughout the season. Her consistency and skill earned her the top honour in women’s professional disc golf.

Speaking about her victory, Huss shared: “I really enjoyed playing in the events that contributed to the tour win. It’s a bonus getting recognition for performance too.”

Female Division Winners:

• FA1: Claire Bruton
• FA40: Carol Hartley
• FA50: Janet Cartwright
• FP40: Sue Summers
• FA2: Jasmin Barr
• FA3: Krystal Goscombe
• FJ15: Miley Nicholson

Mixed Division Champions

Blake Houston claimed the prestigious MPO Division title with exceptional performances throughout the year. His podium finishes at major events including ADGC, Eruption, the Queensland Open, and the ACT Championships demonstrated consistent excellence at the highest level. Blake’s year was made even more remarkable by his selection to co-represent Australia at the 2025 IWGA World Games.

Reflecting on his achievements, Blake said: “This year has been incredible for me, and I’ve enjoyed every moment of it. I’ve been fortunate enough to travel around Australia for some bigger events and even got to participate in the world games, representing my country has been a life goal for me since I first started playing sports. I’m very happy with my performances this year however it all wouldn’t be possible without the support of many people. I’d like to thank my family, Mum, Dad, my competitors for pushing me to be better every tournament, and my sponsors; Discraft, Hyzerflight, and Flying Fox Disc Golf. Looking forward to 2026!”

Mixed Division Winners:

• MA40: Justin Clarke
• MA1: Pen Liu
• MA50: Lotus Kingston
• MP40: Patrick Willson
• MA2: Alex Young-Jackway
• MA3: Leah Manning
• MJ15: Marcus Davies

Community Awards: Honoring Our Volunteers

ADG proudly recognises Joel Rub (Tournament Director of the Year) and Matt Tulip (Volunteer of the Year) as the 2025 Community Award winners. Their incredible dedication and unwavering commitment have made a significant impact on their local disc golf communities and beyond.

Disc golf in Australia thrives because of volunteers who step up and give their time and energy. Every event, program, and achievement exists thanks to these dedicated individuals who contribute to the present, shape the future, and leave a lasting legacy for generations to come.

Special recognition goes to Jason McCormick and Sue Summers for their exceptional effort and dedication in hosting the 2025 Australian Disc Golf Championships in Mundaring, Western Australia.

To all our volunteers, tournament directors, and mentors: thank you for building the future of disc golf in Australia. We see you, and your contributions make all the difference.

Congratulations to all our 2025 winners, and we look forward to seeing everyone back on the 2026 ADG Tour!

It has been another lively year for disc golf in Australia, and the ADG board has continued to work hard guiding steady participation and supporting tournaments and Major events across the country. The 2025 ADG annual report outlines what the board has been up to and some of the highlights from the year of disc golf in Australia. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered their time to help run a club, TD an event, support a TD, or assisted in growing the sport.

The year also brought important changes at ADG. A heartfelt thanks to outgoing Board and committee members Christie Hales-Thornton, Benn Kennedy, Clayton Beck, Jon Munnikhuis, and Margaret Trail for their dedication and contributions. After more than a decade of consistent and passionate dedication as Secretary, Emilie Cameron has stepped into a General Member role, and we welcome Mark Donnelly to the Board. We’re excited to continue with Jeremiah Flickinger as Chairperson and celebrate the strengthening of our operations through the addition of Erica Buckett as Administration and Communications Assistant. With our team of returning and new Board and committee members, plus enhanced administrative support, we’re well-positioned for continued growth in 2026.

On Friday December 12, 2025, at 8:00AEDT, ADG will be hosting the Tour Awards to recognise the champions of the 2025 ADG Tour in addition to crowning the winners of the 2025 Community Awards. Earlier this year we sought nominations for the TDs and Volunteers that made this year in disc golf exceptional. These people often work tirelessly to give our community the events and support that can so easily go unrecognised. Ahead of the awards night, ADG would like to showcase the nominations we received and the time, energy and dedication each of the nominees have given to the sport.

TD of the Year Nominees

First up, the nominees for TD of the Year. Five TDs for four events were nominated this year. Each nomination praised how well the events were received, how hard the TDs worked to make their community feel welcomed, and just how much fun everyone had. I’ll leave it to those who saw these TDs in action to say it best:

Jeff Brunsting & Anthony Pearsall

Aussie Masters

“The event was a big success and should set a legacy as a masters tournament becomes a fixture on the Australian disc golf calendar. This sort of innovation should be celebrated. As well as being great TDs these two also contribute in other ways to the community.”

“Jeff and Anthony’s inaugural “Aussie Masters” that was hosted in Ballarat this year, has been amazing for (the) clubs reputation with not just those that played the event, but with the Mount Xavier Golf Club, The City of Ballarat, and every other organisation that was involved.”

Jason Vidot

Queensland Open

“…(has) the competitors experience at the forefront of his mind.”

Joel Rub

Garden City Open

“Nothing but positive feedback and happy dispositions come out of these events which Joel commits himself to organising.”

“Joel is a perfect representation of a passionate TD trying to grow the sport.”

“Joel creates events that are not only competitive and well-run, but also welcoming, inclusive, and fun. The kind of tournaments that players talk about long after they’re over.”

“He is constantly welcoming new players with open arms, asking if they need discs, or want to have a go.”

“Joel is dedicated to disc golf, dedicated to helping the sport grow throughout the community.”

Wayne Govan

Cobden Carnage

“Started a brand-new tournament from the ground up, from approaching the golf club to designing the course from scratches and to engaging in promotional information and managing to fill the field cap of 72 players for the event. Players packs were amazing, all players were happy and have received very positive feedback in regard to wanting the event run again next year”

Volunteer of the Year Nominees

Now let’s turn our attention to the nominees for Volunteer of the Year. We received nominations for three volunteers that poured their heart into making their disc golf community thrive. Each nomination praised how well tirelessly each volunteer worked while acknowledging the amount of effort involved in creating something worth doing. Those who nominated Matthew Tulip, JJ Jonas and Bryan Rauwerda were lavish with their praise so I have summarised their contributions below.

Jonathan “JJ” Jonas

Newcastle Disc Golf Club

JJ has run the Newcastle Disc Golf Club since 2010, running weekly club training during summer and monthly league days. He has been instrumental in the installation of 6 courses in the region helping to grow and spread the sport. This year, JJ’s leadership was especially evident as he took on the enormous task of TDing the NSW Disc Golf Open, managed the daily setup of the new course and coordinated a dedicated team of club volunteers—an effort that reflects the deep respect he commands within the community.

Bryan Rauwerda

North Queensland Disc Golf Club

Bryan is passionate about bringing disc golf to the community.  He manages the NQDG club as president with patience and commitment. He encourages others to enjoy the game and advocates the sport whenever he can. He works well with others, includes others in the decision-making process but isn’t afraid of making the tough calls when required. He’s also done all he can to train and support other TDs and club members in the betterment of their game.

Matthew Tulip

South Australia Disc Golf Club

Matt is always the first person to arrive and the last person to leave any of our events and sets up, sweeps tee pads, paints lines, does general course maintenance and all this with a smile on his face and never complaining. He recently stepped up into the world of TD’ing and has been assistant TD for almost all our leagues this year and some tournaments as well. The course is often half setup before any other volunteer arrives. On top of that he never misses a community even. He lives disc golf.

Here’s the to the people who make disc golf such a strong and engaging community year after year in Australia. Thank you to everyone for your nominations and to the photographers who captured the TDs and volunteers hard at work. Join us in awarding the community awards on Friday 12 December at 8:00PM AEDT. See you there.