Headland Headlines Articles

From Tony Durkin GREAT SCOTT: While returning the best nett score in Saturday’s Monthly Medal was an obvious thrill for Scott Lindsay, his eagle at the par-five tenth was the highlight. “My drive finished really close to the bunker, and… Read More

From Tony Durkin FINE TUNING: Marcus Mesic used his break over the ‘holiday’ period to hone his golfing skills and, as a result, the 24-year-old has had $135 added to his House Account. “I probably played as many as 10… Read More

From Tony Durkin  CLOSING DAY: Two Club Champions, a rookie and a 66-year member have combined like a well-oiled machine to engineer victory in the final event on Headland’s stacked 2025 golfing calendar. With a generous handicap of 7.25 –… Read More

From Tony Durkin WOOD DUCKS:  A visitor with a dual vested interest, a junior, a prince, and a gold medallist were among the 16 golfers who shared the prizemoney in Saturday’s Wood Duck Challenge. With the 18th hole out of… Read More

From Tony Durkin  BROWN’S GOLD: Men’s Gold Medal winner for 2025, Graeme Brown, reckons he may have hit on the perfect preparation for competing in one of Headland’s prestige events. “I took a month-long caravanning holiday between winning the Monthly… Read More

From Tony Durkin  SLASHING DEBUT: Rarely does a new member make a more headline-grabbing debut than Sarah Gardner did at Headland on Wednesday. On a day when two separate competitions were played to honour the late Dr Daniel Lane, week-long… Read More

From Tony Durkin  THANKS ADAM: Ellen Bloxsome has dedicated her ‘exciting’ 2025 Medal of Medals victory to Head Pro Adam Norlander, and one sentence of advice. “I had a playing lesson with Adam back in June, and from my first… Read More

From Tony Durkin  BOGEY FINISH: Although delighted to score his first win in 12 months, Paul Clarke was kicking himself for finishing Wednesday’s Medley Single Stableford round with three successive bogeys. Starting on the par-five tenth, Paul turned on two-over… Read More

From Tony Durkin  NIXEY’S NIRVANA: Such was her state of utter bliss – and exhilaration – Jill Nixey said she ‘could not sleep’ on Thursday night. Thursday just happened to be the 54th wedding anniversary of Jill and her husband… Read More

From Tony Durkin  SYD LIFTS LID: When HH contacted Syd Shilling on Sunday morning to discuss golf, the recently-retired business owner was taking part in a charity walk tagged ‘Lift the Lid’. But a day earlier, the 16-year Headland member… Read More