Headland Headlines Articles

HEADLAND HEADLINES 15-5-23

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

HEADLAND HEADLINES 8-5-23

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

HEADLAND HEADLINES 1-5-23

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

HEADLAND HEADLINES 24-4-23

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

HEADLAND HEADLINES 17-4-23

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

HEADLAND HEADLINES 10-4-23

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

HEADLAND HEADLINES 3-4-23

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

HEADLAND HEADLINES 27-3-23

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

Known for her big bluesy voice and dynamic stage presence, powerhouse front woman Michelle Brown has teamed with veterans John Maier, Bob Ward and Terrence Barnard to form party band Redbelly Black. The band favours classic rock, raunchy blues and… Read More

HEADLAND HEADLINES 20-3-23

From Tony Durkin CHAMPION MUM: Sharon Thomas has again teamed with her son to win Headland’s Mixed Foursomes Championship – but it was a different child this time. Sharon had previously won the Mixed Foursomes with son Blake (2017 and… Read More