Headland Headlines Articles

From Tony Durkin BRETT’S BEST: Starting with a triple-bogey seven on his first hole (the par-four 10th, formerly the 12th) on Saturday, Brett Beaumont could hardly be blamed for recalling a round six weeks ago which yielded a paltry 16… Read More

From Tony Durkin NEW CHAMPIONS: Hot favourites Adam Richards and Dave Rattray have won the 2023 Headland Men’s Foursomes Championships, but not without a late scare. Following an opening 18-hole morning round of par 68 – three birdies and three… Read More

From Tony Durkin  TEN-UNDER JUG: Club Champion Adam Richards and Pro Shop assistant Shane Muller have shot 10 birdies and an eagle in a phenomenal round to easily win Saturday’s Two-Ball Ambrose Jug. Playing from a miniscule handicap of 0.5,… Read More

From Tony Durkin  CHAMPION BELIEVES: An 11-shot win in Headland’s 2023 Women’s Championship has finally convinced Sharon Thomas that she CAN believe. Following a final-round 80 on Thursday, Sharon has added the Championship to her three Mixed Foursomes Championships and… Read More

From Tony Durkin SHARON LEADS: Still searching for her first individual A Grade Headland Club Championship after 20 years as a member, Sharon Thomas will take a six-stroke lead in to Thursday’s final round. Sharon (82,85,83-250), who has won three… Read More

From Tony Durkin  JOSIE’S STRUGGLE: Perennial Headland Women’s Champion, Josie Ryan, has taken her recent health struggles on to the golf course, with her first round of the 2023 Club Championships on Saturday revealing a rare triple bogey. Josie –… Read More

From Tony Durkin  COURSE RECORD: The man with the most famous moniker at Headland – Jack Nicholas – on Saturday returned his PB score to win the A Grade Monthly Medal for April. The co-owner of Hometree Property and Finance… Read More

From Tony Durkin  CHAMPION JARED: With rounds of 67-73, former Headland Champion Jared Whittal has easily won the Walsh Consulting Engineers Men’s Sunshine Coast Amateur Open played at Headland over the Easter weekend. The 38-year-old tiler, who won both the… Read More

From Tony Durkin ALMOST AGE: After scoring 81 in Saturday’s Wood Duck Challenge, 79-year-old Terry Lawlor declared ‘one day, I will shoot my age’. Things did not look encouraging for Terry after starting double bogey, bogey in the Single Stroke… Read More

From Tony Durkin  GOLF FUNDING: Winning Headland’s annual Future Fund Day – generously sponsored by Drew and Jocelyn Walker – was a boon for Gary Jamieson, who returned 41 points, the best individual score of the day. Gary, who teamed… Read More