{"id":11308,"date":"2024-11-17T22:15:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T22:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/?p=11308"},"modified":"2024-11-17T22:15:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T22:15:18","slug":"headland-headlines-18-11-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/2024\/11\/17\/headland-headlines-18-11-24\/","title":{"rendered":"HEADLAND HEADLINES 18-11-24"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Tony Durkin<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

OH BROTHER: <\/strong>When Paul Henricks was three under the card after 13 holes on Wednesday and facing a two-metre birdie putt, his thoughts turned to his older brother Mark.\u00a0 \u201cHe shot two-under back in July, his best golf round, and I was keen to get him,\u201d Paul confessed. \u201cHis score was most definitely in my thought process.\u201d But despite winning the A Grade Medley Single Stableford with 40 points, Paul fell just short thought of the \u2018family record\u2019. After starting his round on the back nine, he turned two over following a birdie, a bogey and a double, then parred the first hole and birdied two, three and four, to be three under facing the two-metre birdie putt at the par-three fifth. \u201cI missed that putt, hit it over the back of the green from 70 metres at the next and took bogey, then missed another gettable birdie at the seventh, and bogeyed the eighth. I finished one under on the front, for one over in my round.\u201d It was not his best round at Headland for the talented sportsman, who owns Bowler\u2019s Paradise at Mooloolaba Bowls Club. The former Sunshine Coast rep cricketer who has been captain of the Sunshine Coast Suns men\u2019s rep bowls team for the past two years, has previously shot rounds of 72 and 71 in recent years. \u201cI had my chances today, but Mark certainly remains in my sights,\u201d he chirped. Terry Lawler (41 points) won B Grade while Duncan Watts, with a table-topping 42, won C Grade.<\/p>\n

GUILTY VICTOR<\/strong>: Despite having her best round \u2018in such a long time\u2019, Marg Howard said he felt \u2018terrible\u2019 driving home after her outstanding victory on Thursday. \u201cI just wish it had been a few weeks, or even months, later,\u201d said the winner of Division Two in the Women\u2019s Single Stableford event. Marg, you see, felt she was encroaching on the equally-impressive win by her husband Rob, who scored 42 points 10 days earlier for his first victory in \u2013 well, Rob could not remember how long ago that was. \u201cI knew that the first thing he would ask me was how I had played, and I did not want to rain on his parade. But, as I expected, he was happy for me,\u201d she conveyed. Not only did Marg inform Rob she had also won, but that she had outscored him \u2013 her 43 points coming from a card that revealed eight three-point holes and a four-point birdie at the par-four 11th. \u201cRob was very thrilled for me \u2013 I think,\u201d quipped Marg, who added that the positive reaction from her fellow Headland members had exemplified the outstanding camaraderie she enjoyed so much at the club. \u201cI played well, but I was surprised I stayed focused for so long.\u201d Karen Wilson (38 points) won Division One, and Janette Mason (42) won Division Two.<\/p>\n

ELECTRIFIED<\/strong>: Having been a plumber for most of his working life, Kevin George is accustomed to running water. And because he has also worked closely with sparkies, electricity has never concerned him either. So, on Thursday when an electrical storm hit Buderim as Kevin (handicap 18) was midway through his Stableford round, he was prepared to allow nature to take its course \u2013 that was until a siren sounded, ordering all golfers from the course. \u201cI was filthy,\u201d said Kevin who, after 11 holes, had already massed 29 points, and that score included a bogey and two doubles. He had \u2018carved up\u2019 the back nine, with seven pars, a birdie and a bogey for his first even-par nine-hole score at Headland. \u201cI was in the zone, but maybe I was thinking of grander things when we turned, and then double bogeyed holes one and two,\u201d he revealed. Naturally, Kevin was keen to continue his stellar round, and when the storm cleared and the competition continued, he parred the third hole, giving him 32 holes, with six still to play. \u201cBut the siren sounded again, and that was it for the day,\u201d he said. NOTE<\/strong>: With his only blunder on the back nine, Kevin \u2018just missed\u2019 his par putt at the 17th, and then made a miraculous recovery to manage a point on the first after hitting his drive out of bounds.<\/p>\n

TREASURE TOVE: <\/strong>\u201cI never, ever win,\u201d was how Tove Larsen reacted to her topping the leaderboard at Headland in Tuesday\u2019s Single Stableford for Women. In fact Tove, who has been a member for 13 years, is not certain that the win may even be her first. \u201cIt was amazing, and the girls I played with were so supportive, and excited for me,\u201d she said. \u201cI can honestly say, I don\u2019t know how that happened.\u201d What did happen was that Tove, handicap 31, started on the back nine and shot the light out. And her score was an alliteration of the numbers two and three. She amassed 23 of her winning 40 points on the back, with progressive scores of 3,3,3,2,2,3,3,22. \u201cThen I wiped the first hole, and thought \u2018well that\u2019s it, and I will probably score my usual 30 points,\u201d she quipped. But Tove went on to add another 17, win the event by a point from Althea McLean, and add $40 to her House Account. But there was more. In a truly memorable day for the popular member, she collected the NTPs at both the fifth and eighth holes. \u201cAnd my husband Erik, who is a great cook, made a beautiful pasta dinner to help me celebrate,\u201d she revealed.<\/p>\n

THE WOODIES<\/strong>: Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodford may well be Australia\u2019s greatest tennis doubles combination but, after Sunday, Craig Firns and Victor Villanueva hold the Headland title. Both accomplished tennis players before joining Headland, Craig and Victor met for the first time before teeing off in the Medley Fourball Stableford and combining to score 48 points, and victory. \u201cWe were randomly matched, and did not know anything about each other,\u201d said Craig, who was once the No.1 ranked junior tennis player in Western Australia. \u201cBut we complemented each other well, with Victor scoring two really important four pointers, including a par, with two shots, and the 15th.\u201d Craig, who last won in October 12 months ago when he scored 41 points from his best-ever round of 79, also played his part, with seven three-pointers on the winning card. And 12-month member Victor, who played A Grade tennis in Sydney before moving north, was pressured in to sinking a bogey putt on the 18th hole to win Sunday\u2019s event. \u201cWe were tied on 46 points with another group before teeing off at the last, and I told Victor he had to get his putt, which was worth two points. And he did,\u201d said Craig.<\/p>\n

WEEKLY RESULTS:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, Vets, <\/strong>Single Stableford – sponsor, Living Choice<\/em><\/strong> – Women (24 players) \u2013 Julie Lewis (36 points), Margot Easton (35), Marg Smith (34).<\/p>\n

Men (55 players) \u2013 Division One, Col Pledge (38), Nick Cox (38), Jim Saunderson (37); Division Two, Alan Reed (35), Chris Byrnes (34), John Marrington (34).\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, <\/strong>Single Stableford, Women (32 players) \u2013 Tove Larsen (40 points), Althea McLean (39), Kym Mason (37).<\/p>\n

Men (69 players) \u2013 Jesse Archer (43), Bruce Livingston (41), Brad Williams (40).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday,\u00a0<\/strong>Medley Single Stableford (212 players) \u2013 A Grade, Paul Henricks (40 points), Wayne Taylor (39), Scott Ingham (39); B Grade, Terry Lawlor (41), Nick Cox (40), Graham Myers (40); C Grade, Duncan Watts (42), Errol Greiner (38), Lib Bonel (37).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday<\/strong>, Single Stableford, Women – (102 players) \u2013 Division One, Karen Wilson (38 points), Cathy Roberts (36), Liz Dunford (35); Division Two, Marg Howard (43), Linda Cannon (36), Sue Briffa (35); Division Three, Janette Mason (42), Sue Bolton (38), Susan Stratford (35).<\/p>\n

Men (competition cancelled because of electrical storm).<\/p>\n

Saturday, <\/strong>Medley Wood Duck Challenge \u2013 (competition postponed because of weather conditions).<\/p>\n

Juniors<\/strong> \u2013 Nine-hole Stroke, Finn Darlison (41), Peter Hall (43), Dominic Manning (44).<\/p>\n

Sunday, <\/strong>Medley Fourball Best Ball Stableford (62 players) \u2013 Craig Firns and Victor Villanueva (48 points), Ben Faith and Lincoln Palmer (46), Cooper Hulsman and Harry Hulsman (45).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From Tony Durkin\u00a0 OH BROTHER: When Paul Henricks was three under the card after 13 holes on Wednesday and facing a two-metre birdie putt, his thoughts turned to his older brother Mark.\u00a0 \u201cHe shot two-under back in July, his best… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1911,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-headland-headlines"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1911"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11308"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11309,"href":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11308\/revisions\/11309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}