Headland Headlines Articles

From Tony Durkin  WORTHWHILE WAIT: A persuasive playing partner convinced Helen Fraser to sit out Saturday’s hour-long storm delay in the clubhouse – and the 28-year Headland member is mighty glad she did. Heading back onto the course to play… Read More

From Tony Durkin  DUCK JACKPOTS: Headland’s monthly Wood Duck Challenge, in which each player who breaks their handicap shares in the prizemoney, is to jackpot for the third successive month. Rain and predicted electrical storms on Sunday morning gave the… Read More

From Tony Durkin THREE-TIME CHAMPS: Scratch markers David Rattray and Ryley Martin have – not unexpectedly – won the 2018 Headland Men’s Foursomes Championships, which were contested on Saturday. Members of Headland’s victorious 2018 A Grade Sunshine Coast Pennant team,… Read More

From Tony Durkin  SCHOOLMATES SHINE: Even a birdie on the last hole in Wednesday’s Single Stableford event could not get John Wettenhall over the line to beat his schoolmate of almost seven decades ago, Daryl Jones. The Headland members, who… Read More

From Tony Durkin FOURSOMES CHAMPS: Headland Pro Shop assistant and Occupational Therapy student Dominique Paice has again successfully teamed with 2018 shining star Sharon Thomas to win back-to-back Ladies Foursomes Championships. Dominique, the second-lowest handicapped player among the lady members,… Read More

From Tony Durkin STRESS RELIEF: The relief of finally selling her Buderim home has oozed out of a stressed Rhonda Parry in recent weeks and her golf game has been the beneficiary. A graduate of Headland’s mighty-successful SWING program –… Read More

From Tony Durkin FAMILY AFFAIR: The mother-and-son pairing of Kathy and Scott Walker has gone back-to-back to win Headland’s Annual Patron’s Day, but not until surviving another closely-fought affair. However, while their nett score of 67 in the American Foursomes… Read More

From Tony Durkin MORE EAGLES: It seems not a matter of if Ryley Martin scores an eagle, or even when, but on which day of the week. After doubling up with eagles twice in the past fortnight – at Mount… Read More

From Tony Durkin EAGLE HUNTING: To most golfing mortals, an eagle is a hole-in-one on a par three and one of those rarities forever in the memory bank. But not, it seems, for big-hitting youngster Ryley Martin who has scored… Read More

From Tony Durkin JOHN’S REVENGE: Seven months ago, spritely septuagenarian John Wettenhall broke his shoulder and suffered major ligament damage when he fell from his bicycle. Surgery followed, and his return to golf just eight weeks ago. But it had… Read More