{"id":12178,"date":"2025-11-23T21:25:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T21:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/?p=12178"},"modified":"2025-11-23T21:25:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T21:25:39","slug":"headland-headlines-24-11-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/2025\/11\/23\/headland-headlines-24-11-25\/","title":{"rendered":"HEADLAND HEADLINES 24-11-25"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

BROWN\u2019S GOLD: <\/strong>Men\u2019s Gold Medal winner for 2025, Graeme Brown, reckons he may have hit on the perfect preparation for competing in one of Headland\u2019s prestige events. \u201cI took a month-long caravanning holiday between winning the Monthly Medal in October, and today,\u201d he said after scoring nett 66 from his round of 83 to snatch his first piece of gold. \u201cAnd not only did I not hit a golf ball in between the two wins, I never even thought much about golf.\u201d A Headland member for two decades, Graeme\u2019s October Medal victory – which qualified him for the Gold Medal play-off in Saturday\u2019s November Monthly Medal round – was also his first-ever Medal win. \u201cAnd now I have two Monthly Medals, and the Gold, all within a month,\u201d he chirped after also winning the B Grade event on Saturday. A 68-year-old retired compositor who worked for the Sunshine Coast Daily for 24 years, Graeme\u2019s winning card revealed a consistent seven pars and 11 bogeys from his 17 handicap. \u201cAnd no doubles,\u201d he beamed after revealing his short game, and particularly his putting, had been his strong suit. Jack Hourn took the A Grade Medal\/Gross double with 71\/67, while 14-year-old Harrison Lane (64 nett) had a day out, winning the C Grade Medal and snaring a Pro Pin for a collect of $157. NOTE<\/strong>: Ironically, Women\u2019s Gold Medal winner two weeks ago, Ellen Bloxsome, like Graeme, also \u2018waited\u2019 until October to win her qualifying Medal.<\/p>\n

MEDLEY REIGN: <\/strong>Playing a Saturday Medley event rather than their own dedicated competition, several Headland women had the goal of \u2018let\u2019s beat the boys\u2019. And that is exactly what they did. Narelle Hollowood, who won the Women\u2019s Foursomes Championship earlier in the year alongside Kate Wilkie, won Division One with 40 points, while Bev Kelly (37) won Division Two. Narelle confessed that when she and her playing partners \u2013 Josie Ryan, Cathy Roberts, and Kirsten Kaergaard \u2013 realised no specific Women\u2019s competition was being played, they made a pact. \u201cWe thought it would be good if one of us could win,\u201d she said, revealing the quartet will be representing Headland at the Kookaburra Carnival being played at Maroochy River on Monday (today) and Tuesday. \u201cObviously the agreement was made half in jest, but it was nice to complete the \u2018deal\u2019,\u201d said Narelle, whose Skirtsports and FlipBelt businesses are generous Headland sponsors of Women\u2019s events. She recorded a birdie, four pars and 11 bogeys on her card, and said that although she had played \u2018okay\u2019, she felt her round was \u2018nothing special\u2019. \u201cMy putting saved me several times,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u2018CLICKED\u2019 GOLF:<\/strong> \u2018Something clicked\u2019 was how Wayne Taylor explained his lowest Headland round to win Wednesday\u2019s final Mid-Week Medal for 2025. \u201cI have been playing fairly poorly of late, but most of my game suddenly came together on Wednesday,\u201d he said after scoring two-over par 74 from the black tees for nett 67, and victory in A Grade. An expat Victorian who recently moved north and joined Headland in February last year, Wayne said he has struggled adjusting to the harder greens, something which he estimates cost him an under-par round on Wednesday. \u201cI missed quite a few \u2018gettable\u2019 putts, but it was good to be once again hitting the ball well,\u201d he quipped. The 55-year-old Cabinet Maker scored one birdie, 13 pars and three bogeys in his round, beating event sponsor Ryan Tomlinson (Century 21 on Duporth) by a shot for the A Grade Medal, while Club Captain Col Pledge (also 67) won the B Grade Medal and Graham Cartledge (71) collected the C Grade prize. Club Champion Adam Richards returned par 72 for the low gross of the day, while Neven Daniel (69) was the best of the Mid-Week Medal winners for the year, and was rewarded with the 2025 Gold Medal. NOTE<\/strong>: Wayne Taylor played Masters Pennants for Headland during the year, but said his form had generally been below par. But he saved his best performance for his lone appearance in A Grade, when he came from five-down after eight holes to win at the 18th, and clinch Headland\u2019s 4-3 victory against Mt Coolum, at Maleny.<\/p>\n

TRIAL SUCCESS: <\/strong>Recent octogenarian, Roz Brandt, decided to play Tuesday\u2019s Single Stableford merely as an experiment. \u201cI hurt my back, hadn\u2019t played for a few weeks, and wasn\u2019t sure whether I could still swing the club,\u201d she explained after scoring 40 points, to win the event. \u201cI played rather cautiously, so maybe that is the secret.\u201d A Headland member for 35 years and formerly a \u2018teen\u2019 handicapper, Roz conceded she has \u2018really battled\u2019 on the course since the addition, and upgrade, of bunkers. \u201cIf I\u2019m honest, I think the course is way too hard for many of us older golfers,\u201d she opined. \u201cOn Tuesday I only found one bunker, and that was on the tenth where I received three shots because of my 37 handicap. I scored a nine on the hole, for one point.\u201d Roz scored another three one-pointers, which were penned beside seven twos, six threes and a four-point par at the first hole which superbly kick-started her round. Her last victory was two years ago, while the course was under redevelopment, and the highlight of her winning score back then \u2013 also 40 points \u2013 was a two-of-five after she chipped in at the par-three practice hole, which was in play at the time. In the Men\u2019s Stableford, Mark Glassop won with 39 points.<\/p>\n

NO BURGLAR<\/strong>: Tony Coad has held various positions of authority at Headland and has been bestowed Life Membership of the club, but he says no-one could accuse him of being a burglar. \u201cI will never get in trouble for being one of those,\u201d said the rising 84-year-old, who returned the equal best score in Wednesday\u2019s Medley Single Stableford despite a chequered round. \u201cIn my heyday I was down to eight, but regularly played off 11 and 12. On Wednesday it was 18, which is as high as my handicap has ever been.\u201d His round, which garnered him 38 points and won B Grade, started with a birdie at the first, and by the sixth he had tabled 16 points. \u201cBut I then scrubbed seven and eight, before coming back with a par at the ninth,\u201d quipped Tony, who earlier in the year was re-elected President of Headland Vets for his 17th successive year. But he scored consistently on the back nine, added another 19 points, and described the day as \u2018a lot of fun\u2019. A Headland member for 31 years, Tony has held executive positions at the club for 26 of those years, including Vice-President for four years (2000 to 2003), and Club Captain for two (2004 and 2005). And despite his upcoming 84th birthday on January 1, he still plays three times a week. Alan Brooker (35 points) won A Grade on Wednesday, while Michael Fortune (38) equalled Tony\u2019s score to win C Grade.<\/p>\n

EMILIA\u2019S DOUBLE<\/strong>: <\/strong>Back in September, after Emilia White won her first event in three years, she jested that she doubted whether she could repeat the feat in another three years. But what unfolded on Thursday was beyond any expectations the ex-Victorian has for her golf game. Emilia scored a mammoth 46 points, streeting the field of 92 in the Women\u2019s Single Stableford event, and winning Division Three by five points. \u201cIt was truly bizarre. I don\u2019t know how I did it, but I will certainly accept that score, and the win,\u201d remarked Emilia, who confessed she had been playing terribly since her win three months ago. But in her winning round, which included a five-point par at the par-five 15th, four four-point holes and five three-pointers, she confessed luck had been on her side. \u201cThree times I thought I had lost my ball, but each time we found it. In fact, for one of the rare occasions, I started and finished the round with the same ball,\u201d she said. And she also conceded that putting, which is often her weak point, was strong. But Emilia has paid a high price for her massive score. She played from a daily handicap of 42 on Thursday, and her new GA is 37. \u201cThat is great. Now, I need to play to that,\u201d she quipped. Althea McLean (37 points) won Division One, Laura Mason-Baierl (41) won Division Two and Emilia smashed the Division Three field.<\/p>\n

BETTER GOLF<\/strong>: The last time Tony Kelleher won at Headland, he described his round as \u2018very erratic\u2019. Back in June he scored a rather paltry 37 points to win the Thursday Single Stableford, and his winning card included a shank, two bunker \u2018episodes\u2019, two doubles and two wipes. But when he saluted the judge last week in the same event, it was a much different story \u2013 the former Headland Club Captain tallied 42 points, scored 81 gross, penned two birdies and eight pars, and shot one-over 37 on the front nine. \u201cI played the front nine great and, luckily, held it together on the back,\u201d said the popular ex-teacher, who retired eight years ago. \u201cI had a hot patch of golf in February, then the win in June, but in between things have been pretty average\u201d. And not only did he win the Men\u2019s event, for \u00a0which $130 was added to his House Account, but Tony pocketed a further $80 for the best score among the Fraser Follies group. \u201cIt was a great day on the course, and the cash was handy too,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

JARVIS AGAIN<\/strong>: Apprentice greenkeeper Jarvis Wellington may well be an employee at Caloundra Golf Club, but he seemingly enjoys the course at Headland more than the ones on which he works six days a week. The 17-year-old, who starts the third year of his apprenticeship next month, joined Headland in December last year for \u2018a change of scenery\u2019, and the move has certainly paid dividends. On Sunday he won his second event in the past 12 months, and in that period has slashed his handicap by 10 shots. Back in June he scored 40 points to win the Sunday Medley Stableford, a feat he repeated at the weekend despite a shank, and a resultant wipe, at his first hole. But he recovered well, adding 24 on the back nine to his first 16 points to win by two. Jarvis started his membership at Headland on a 32 handicap, has been down to 22, but played from 24 on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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

Monday, Vets<\/strong>, Single Stableford \u2013 sponsor, Perry & Oster<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Women (34) \u2013 Marg Smith (36 points), Leeanne Ptak (36), Dianne Keen (35).<\/p>\n

Men (75 players) \u2013 Division One, Keith Hood (37 points), Tony Waddington (36), David Williams (36); Division Two, Chris Byrnes (36), David Parker (35), Erik Larsen (34); Division Three, John Moran (39), John Visser (38), Mal McDougall (37).<\/p>\n

Tuesday,\u00a0<\/strong>Single Stableford, Women (43 players) \u2013 Roz Brandt (40 points), Lisa Ramen (40), Colleen Squires (39).<\/p>\n

Men (67 players) \u2013 Mark Glassop (39 points), Garry Holmes (39), Craig Firns (38).<\/p>\n

Wednesday,<\/strong>\u00a0Medley Mid-Week Medal, and Mid-Week Gold Medal – sponsor, Ryan Tomlinson, Century 21 on Duporth <\/em><\/strong>– (129 players) – A Grade, Wayne Taylor (67 nett), Ryan Tomlinson (68), Neven Daniel (69); B Grade, Col Pledge (67), Annabel Harris (68), Peter Welsh (70); C Grade, Graham Cartledge (71), David Drinnen (73), Greg Smith (73); gross, Adam Richards (74). Mid-Week Gold Medal, Neven Daniel.<\/p>\n

Medley Single Stableford (101 players) \u2013 A Grade, Alan Brooker (35 points), Dave Mayes (35), Warren Chapman (35); B Grade, Tony Coad (38), Barry Mapes (37), Syd Shilling (36); C Grade, Michael Fortune (38), Ben Kennedy (37), Graham Clarke (37).<\/p>\n

Thursday,<\/strong>\u00a0Single Stableford, Women, \u2013 sponsors, Ree Condon, Sue Briffa, Lyn Forbes, Jackie Thinee, Joy Logan, Barb Marrington, Christine Hall and Linda Cannon <\/em><\/strong>(92 players) \u2013 Division One, Althea McLean (37 points), Kirsten Kaergaard (37), Rebecca Masters (36); Division Two, Laura Mason-Baierl (41), Rhonda Parry (40), Ellen Bloxsome (38); Division Three, Emilia White (46), Marg Loughnan (41), Leigh Derigo (37).<\/p>\n

Men (86 players) \u2013 Tony Kelleher (42 points), Wayne Bridgeman (40), Mick Clarke (38).<\/p>\n

Saturday<\/strong>, Men\u2019s Monthly Medal \u2013 sponsor, Ryan Tomlinson, Century 21 on Duporth<\/em><\/strong> – (153 players) \u2013 A Grade, Jack Hourn (67 nett), Neven Daniel (67), Gary Marr (70); B Grade, Graeme Brown (66), Karl Aldrich (69), Terry Grogan (70); C Grade, Harrison Lane (64), Russell Ferguson (69), Luke Fluerty (70); Best Gross, Jack Hourn (71); Gold Medal – Graeme Brown (83\/66)<\/p>\n

Medley Single Stableford (89 players) \u2013 Division One, Narelle Hollowood (40 points), Gary Clarke (39), Tristan Scott (38); Division Two, Bev Kelly (37), Kerry Longworth (36), Chris Byrnes (36).<\/p>\n

Sunday<\/strong>, Medley Single Stableford (35 players) \u2013 Jarvis Wellington (40 points), Ron McMahon (38), Lyle Robbie (37).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From Tony Durkin\u00a0 BROWN\u2019S GOLD: Men\u2019s Gold Medal winner for 2025, Graeme Brown, reckons he may have hit on the perfect preparation for competing in one of Headland\u2019s prestige events. \u201cI took a month-long caravanning holiday between winning the Monthly… 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-12178","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\/12178","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=12178"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12179,"href":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12178\/revisions\/12179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}