Headland Headlines Articles

From Tony Durkin  BONVILLE LEGENDS: Headland members Brad Reddan and Graeme Warne have established almost legendary status at the difficult Bonville course near Coffs Harbour following their recent win in the four-day Bonville Annual Interclub Invitational. For the good mates,… Read More

From Tony Durkin  GIFTED MEDALIST: Anyone aware of the past sporting achievements of Christina Claxton would not be surprised at her remarkable win in Thursday’s Monthly Medal. Christina had her best round since she started golf two years ago –… Read More

From Tony Durkin  WASHED OUT: Close to 800 members and guests will tread the fairways of Headland in competition events during an average week, but inclement weather from Tuesday restricted last week’s fields to less than 300. But while the… Read More

From Tony Durkin RELAXED RUSSELL: While the national leader of the political party he once led as Queensland Premier was wallowing in hot water last Tuesday, Russell Cooper was having his most rewarding round of golf in years. The woes… Read More

From Tony Durkin BLAKE FIRES: Last week, when Sharon Thomas realised that she and son Blake would be defending their Headland Mixed Foursomes title in less than six weeks, she threw down the gauntlet to her partner. Blake, who now… Read More

From Tony Durkin MASTERFUL WIN: Headland’s 2018 quest for Sunshine Coast Zone Pennant honours is off to the perfect start with the Masters yesterday scoring a crushing 5½ to 1½ victory over reigning champions Caloundra. On a saturated Mt Coolum… Read More

From Tony Durkin DUCK’S DEBUT: A new monthly event, sponsored by Director of Golf James Kidd and his company EKO Financial, made its debut yesterday and five players won on the day. Named the Wood Duck Challenge, any player breaking… Read More

From Tony Durkin DUGGIE’S DROWNING: Darren Walters didn’t particularly need or want new golf clubs as the set he had were only three weeks old. But, according to the man affectionately known as ‘Duggie’, clubs, a phone, a GPS and… Read More

From Tony Durkin  BRAGGING RIGHTS: It may have taken almost 12 months, but Dennis Mikolic has finally won bragging rights over his wife, Kim Williams, a member at Caloundra. Early last year, in her first competitive outing at her new… Read More

From Tony Durkin  NUMBER 11: Stick your chests out members – Headland Golf Club has been voted No.11 in a poll on Australia’s favourite golf course. The poll was conducted by Golf Australia’s on-line magazine, Golf Australia Express, and votes… Read More