Headland Headlines Articles

From Tony Durkin DROUGHT ENDS: Three fruitless years have passed since Matt Folker won his first event as a Headland member – and that was in his first week. But the drought ended in the best possible way on Saturday,… Read More

From Tony Durkin MONEY TIME: Accountant Chris Eccles spends his working days evaluating and, hopefully, improving the financial situation of others, so it was an enjoyable change for him to boost his Headland House Account during the first week of… Read More

From Tony Durkin  CLASSIC CLOSING: With the lowest handicap in the biggest field of the year, four Headland Pennant players combined to shoot the lights out and win Saturday’s 2023 Closing Day Medley Ambrose. Ben Duncombe (+4), Josh Holbrook (+3),… Read More

From Tony Durkin  HEADLAND HISTORY: Annabel Harris created Headland Golf Club history on Wednesday to become the first woman to win an A Grade Medley Monthly Medal, and return the best nett and gross scores of the day in the… Read More

From Tony Durkin DENIS DOUBLE: Like his beloved NRL Wests Tigers, wins in recent times have been few and far between for Denis Clifford. But the retired surveyor found an elixir on Saturday, not only returning the best score of… Read More

From Tony Durkin STEADY SCOBIE: With regular playing partner and event sponsor Dave Mayes paying his way, Headland Vice-President Ian Scobie on Saturday turned in one of the more consistent rounds of his seven-year-Headland career. Ian scored 40 points in… Read More

From Tony Durkin HANDICAP VICTORY: Friendship prevailed over family on Sunday when friends since pre-school, and current Rugby teammates Alex Dwyer and Lachie Moffat, won the final of Headland’s Fourball Best Ball Match Play Championship, an Honour Board event sponsored… Read More

From Tony Durkin MEDAL MASTERS: Headland’s Mid-Week Gold Medal winner, Mark Ludbrooke, turned back the clock to the mid-80s when he scored nett 63 in Wednesday’s finale. “That is the best round of golf I have played since my golfing… Read More

From Tony Durkin MEDAL FOR LIZ: Fifteen years ago, Liz and Tony Dunford joined Headland after they moved north from Forbes, with the club since becoming a significant part of their social life. And on Thursday, career-nurse Liz joined her… Read More

From Tony Durkin ADAM’S BEST: After seeing his father Brian shoot his age seven days earlier, five-time Headland Club Champion Adam Richards kept the family streak going by playing the round of his life on Saturday, scoring nine birdies in… Read More