Headland Headlines Articles

From Tony Durkin  DIRECTORS RULE: Headland Directors and good mates Jon Welch (President) and Roger Van Ginkel (House) took advantage of their 15 years’ experience of playing together when they scored 49 points to win Saturday’s Medley Fourball Best Ball… Read More

From Tony Durkin POM PERFECT: While the majority of Saturday’s field for the Single Par was obviously scared off by the inclement weather, ex-Pom Andy Whitmore revelled in the rain. “It was perfect English-like conditions for golf, and brought the… Read More

From Tony Durkin HOLT THE PHONE: No, it is not a misprint. And no, it was not a fourball event. But yes, Tom Holt did score 48 points in Sunday’s Single Stableford to win the event by a massive six… Read More

From Tony Durkin  SID’S SUPER 64: He could not comprehend why suddenly everything came together in the one round, but Sid Ryan found it even more difficult to recall when, or even if, he had returned a better score. The… Read More

From Tony Durkin CONSISTENT KEN: Not only has Ken Maynard’s golf been consistently good for the past six weeks, but he has displayed the same form of symmetry in his Monthly medal victories. The 75-year-old, who has been a Headland… Read More

From Tony Durkin  PATRON’S BLITZ: Wayne Bridgman (handicap seven) heaped praise on his partner Pik Chong (13) after the pair combined superbly in the Mixed American Foursomes event to win the annual Patron’s Day on Sunday. With their combined handicap… Read More

From Tony Durkin  MEN’S CHAMPS: Four birdies on a flawless afternoon front nine of 32 from the pairing of Adam Richards and Scott Walker was the highlight of the 2022 Headland Men’s Foursomes Championships on Saturday, won for the second… Read More

From Tony Durkin IRONMAN BRUCE: A new set of TaylorMade irons bought recently from Head Pro Adam Norlander, has given Bruce Heseltine the impetus his golf needed, and resulted in a win in Saturday’s Single Stableford. The retired engineer, who… Read More

From Tony Durkin  CHAMP CROWNED: Headland Women’s Champion, Ionna Muir, has won the Sunshine Coast and South Burnett District Women’s Champion of Champions crown for 2022. Despite finishing runner-up to Kimberley Crawley of Maroochy River in the two-day Championship –… Read More

From Tony Durkin  BIRDIE TREBLE: Ross Itzstein and Brian Richards both joined Headland 35 years ago, were Pennant teammates back in the 90s and for those 35 years have usually played competition golf twice a week. But in that time… Read More