Headland Headlines Articles

From Tony Durkin BEN IS HOT: Headland’s lowest handicapped player, 19-year-old Ben Duncombe, shot the first under-par round of the 2023 Headland Men’s Championship on Sunday and appears to be in the box seat to win his first senior title… Read More

From Tony Durkin  DON’S PARTY: While he concedes he doesn’t take his golf too seriously, Don Harris did allow himself a few celebratory drinks after returning the best score in a big field of 220 in Saturday’s Single Stableford for… Read More

From Tony Durkin FINAL HURRAH: Playing his second last Monthly Medal as Headland Club President, Jon Welch has achieved a rare first. President for eight years over two separate terms, Jon won Saturday’s August Monthly Medal with 64 nett, the… Read More

From Tony Durkin  OPEN DELIGHT: Not only did Del Whittaker score her first win at an Open event in 27 years as a Headland member but, just as significantly for Del, she won her very first raffle. “I did not… Read More

From Tony Durkin  SIMON SAYS: A Headland member for an astonishing 64 years, Club Patron Simon Whittle says he had plenty of incentive to fire in Saturday’s Single Stableford round. “I was back in B Grade for the first time… Read More

From Tony Durkin SWIFT CHANGE: His handicap had blown out by three strokes in three months, but Mark Swift had a feeling during his past three rounds that his luck was about to change. And that is exactly what happened… Read More

From Tony Durkin AMY PASSES: Amy Pincott, one of the most decorated golfers and colourful characters in the 68-year history of Headland Golf Club, has passed away. Following a 65-year love affair with Headland, Amy – who lived in Bairnsdale… Read More

From Tony Durkin TRIPLE TREATED: Accountant and Tax Agent Deon Breytenbach has managed to overcome a triple bogey seven holes from home to play seven under his handicap and win his first Monthly Medal as a Headland member. Deon, who… Read More

From Tony Durkin RECOVERED REED: Although he was beaten on a countback for C Grade honours in Saturday’s Single Stableford, Alan Reed’s 38 points was in fact a massive victory. Returning to the game in March after almost six months… Read More

LEGGO MASTER: The closest Pete Leggo has come to winning consecutive events during his 35 years as a Headland member was ‘a few years ago’, when he was twice runner-up in successive Monthly Medals. But that changed big time during… Read More