Headland Headlines Articles

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

HEADLAND HEADLINES 13-3-23

From Tony Durkin JOY OF PAR: Seven-handicapper Ian Michel has tasted much success in sport, but doubts he has felt a greater thrill than shooting par to win Wednesday’s A Grade Single Par. A Headland member for almost four decades,… Read More

HEADLAND HEADLINES 6-3-23

From Tony Durkin  ALNON’S BIG WEEK: The man with the longest name at Headland – Alnon Christian Paggabao – is celebrating the biggest week of his short golfing career. The Bokarina Beach chef has pocketed $130 from victories on Tuesday… Read More

HEADLAND HEADLINES 13-2-23

From Tony Durkin  MARRIED BLISS: In the past five years Brad Reed has averaged five rounds of golf per annual membership, with his last win the Monthly Medal in July of 2020. But it seems the relaxed routine of married… Read More

HEADLAND HEADLINES 6-2-23

From Tony Durkin  GOLF STRENGTH: After 12 months of ‘rubbish’ golf, Personal Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Coach Tim Diedricks has acknowledged that brute strength is not the answer to better golf scores. “I was trying to hit the ball… Read More