Headland Headlines Articles

From Tony Durkin  IONNA LEADS: Not surprisingly, Headland’s lowest-handicapped female member, Ionna Muir, is a runaway leader after the first 36 holes of the 2022 Women’s Championship. The 14-year-old Siena Catholic College student had rounds of 75, 79 over the… Read More

From Tony Durkin  EVENTUAL WIN: Peter Raymond and Jeff Lovell have been Headland members, and mates, for a collective total of 70 years, but have never combined to win a team’s event prior to Saturday. The Headland ‘heavies’ – Peter… Read More

From Tony Durkin  JUNIORS WIN: Promising Sunshine Coast juniors Shae Coghlan and Ionna Muir – both 14-year-olds – have combined to become Headland’s youngest Mixed Foursomes Champions. The teenagers shot rounds of 78-79 for a 36-hole 15-over total of 157… Read More

From Tony Durkin WINNING FAREWELL: Brad Williams is unlikely to play another round of golf at Headland for at least 12 months, which makes Thursday’s win by the fly-in fly-out crane operator an especially memorable one. A member since May… Read More

From Tony Durkin SHOULDER ARMS: Shoulder replacement surgery last year may have taken Les McClymont away from his plastering business and stalled his love of golf for six months, but it has proved well worth the adjournment. From 25 years… Read More

From Tony Durkin COURSE UPDATE: After walking the course on Sunday morning, Superintendent Ben Tilley described the condition of the general surface of Headland as ‘soup’. As a result of incessant rain since late last week, Ben has predicted the… Read More

From Tony Durkin MARRIED GOLF: Not many golfers have an empathetic partner who consents to her husband’s round of golf while on their honeymoon, but the narrative around Joel Cooney’s loving relationship is somewhat atypical. Ten handicapper Joel won Wednesday’s… Read More

From Tony Durkin PRESIDENT WINS: Headland’s long-serving President, Jon Welch, has finally recovered from a debilitating shoulder injury and on Sunday registered his first win in just on two years. Jon, who has been a Headland board member since 2006… Read More

From Tony Durkin JACK WINS: Former Headland Junior, Jack Trent, whose parents John and Louise relocated to Las Vegas seven years ago to foster his burgeoning golf career, has won his first professional tournament in the US. Jack, who turned… Read More

From Tony Durkin MICK RETURNS: So poorly was Mick Kelsey swinging his golf club this time last year, he contemplated taking a break from this ‘new game’ which had become a major focus in his recently-retired lifestyle. A former Commander… Read More