{"id":12506,"date":"2026-04-12T11:03:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T11:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/?p=12506"},"modified":"2026-04-12T11:03:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T11:03:42","slug":"headland-headlines-13-4-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/2026\/04\/12\/headland-headlines-13-4-26\/","title":{"rendered":"HEADLAND HEADLINES 13-4-26"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

TRIPLE TROUBLE: <\/strong>Had it not been for a triple bogey at the par-three eighth hole during Saturday\u2019s Monthly Mug round, Denis Orr would have broken 80 for the first time since October 2024. But it wasn\u2019t all bad for the retired Maroochy High Business Manager who says he has not played well for most of the past 12 months. He still managed 81 from the Championship tees, netted 67 with the best score of the day, and won the B Grade Medal. \u201cIt was my only fail of the day,\u201d said Denis, who otherwise penned a birdie, nine pars and seven bogeys on his card. \u201cAfter missing four months of golf following surgery, I have really struggled to find any kind of form. In fact, most of my golf has been absolute rubbish. Even today, I only hit three greens in regulation.\u201d Saturday\u2019s \u2018comeback\u2019 came seven years and one month since his best-ever Headland round of five-over 77 for the 32-year member. Glen Walker, with a nett 70 from his handicap of four, returned the best gross and won the A Grade Medal, while Gary Savill (68) won C Grade.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

NOT TRUDI: <\/strong>At times during her round on Thursday, two-decade member Trudi Russell could not believe the shots were coming from her clubs. \u201cI\u2019m thinking to myself, \u2018I can\u2019t play this well. This not me\u2019,\u201d she jested after combining with Kay Campbell to win the Women\u2019s Fourball Best Ball Stableford on Thursday, with a fabulous score of 50 points. \u201cIt was kind of an out-of-body experience.\u201d Rating it the best golf she has ever played, Trudi said that although her playing partner Kay contributed only 11 of the 50 points, she and the other pairing (Marion Dennis and Kaye Simmons) had been tremendously encouraging during the round. Kay added one four-point hole and one three to the winning card, while Trudi, who scored 39 points from just 13 holes and claimed she missed two \u2018very gettable\u2019 putts, penned three fours and seven threes. And it was a financial bonanza too for Trudi, who \u2018lost\u2019 eight of her 20- membership years because of breast cancer. She collected $90 for the victory, and $32 for a Pro Pin. \u201cBefore my medical issues, I was just playing social golf, but now I\u2019m a two-rounds-a-week girl, and really enjoying my golf,\u201d she revealed. And Kay admitted she relished Thursday\u2019s ride. \u201cTrudi played so beautifully. It was a pleasure not just to be her partner, but to see her enjoy herself so much. Everyone loves Trudi,\u201d she quipped.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

THANKS, BUFF: <\/strong>Somewhat disillusioned that his handicap had slipped out by two shots, drinks cart chauffer Sam Henricks did what all golfers are advised \u2013 consult a Golf Professional. \u201cRecently my best-behaved club, my driver, has been playing up on me,\u201d said Sam after he and playing partner Lyle Robbie scored 50 points to win Thursday\u2019s Fourball Best Ball Stableford for Men. \u201cI had a lesson with Buff (Head Pro Adam Norlander) and he sorted me out. It was a simple case of a few tweaks, and generally me trusting my swing.\u201d And his swing was certainly in the groove on Thursday, with Sam contributing 30 of the team\u2019s 50 points, including two four-point birdies, from his handicap of 15. But it wasn\u2019t just a one-man show. \u201cOn quite a few holes either of us could have scored, but in many cases, I putted first. We really did complement each other,\u201d he conceded. While winning the event with such a good score was pleasing, beating opponents Todd Petrie and Rory Hanley was just as satisfying. \u201cWe had teamed against each other twice before recently, and the score was one-all. This was the decider,\u201d Sam goaded.<\/p>\n

SUPER DAY<\/strong>: Vicki Oxley reckons Saturdays don\u2019t come much better than the one just gone. Not only did she win her first Monthly Medal as a six-year Headland member on an \u2018absolutely beautiful\u2019 April day, but Vicki also spent time in the morning at the beach with her daughter and grandchildren. \u201cAnd, I finished first, and my husband (Neil) finished third in his grade, so that gave me bragging rights,\u201d Vicki proudly beamed. Despite conceding her golf was not the \u2018prettiest\u2019 part of the near-perfect day, Vicki revealed that much of her pre-game plan did come to fruition. \u201cMy goal was to stay on the fairway and stay out of bunkers,\u201d she said. \u201cI mostly did that, and although I found myself in a couple of bunkers, I managed to extricate my ball successfully.\u201d Vicki\u2019s nett 73 from her handicap of 28 beat Colleen Berger on a countback.<\/p>\n

SCHOOL\u2019S OUT<\/strong>: Nash Hoger is having his most enjoyable and special school holiday \u2013 at least in relation to his golf. The Headland Junior Pennant player, who is a boarder at Marist Brothers College Ashgrove, had his first win in open company when he scored a very impressive 44 points in Saturday\u2019s Single Stableford for Men. But not only did he return the best score by six points and win Division Two, Nash shared a cart with Club President Peter Raymond. \u201cPeter met Nash on Wednesday and invited him to play in his group,\u201d said proud mum Karra, who scored 40 points the previous Wednesday to win the Medley C Grade event. But Saturday was all about Nash, who is named after champion jockey Nash Rawiller, who rode \u00a0Elvstroem<\/a>\u00a0to victory in the 2004\u00a0Caulfield Cup<\/a>. The 12-year-old, who has been a member for three years, had 85 from his handicap of 21 with three four-point holes \u2013 two of which were birdies \u2013 five threes and seven twos. \u201cObviously he is the best golfer in the family,\u201d joked mum Karra, who is joined by dad Lyndon as Headland members. \u201cNash only gets to play when he is home from boarding school on holidays, so gets out on the course as much as he can.\u201d And, according to President Pete, Nash is \u2018a great kid\u2019.<\/p>\n

DISTRICT SUCCESS<\/strong>: Headland women have attained great success in the Sunshine Coast and Burnett District\u2019s Race to the Coast event played at Nanango on Saturday. Nine members took part in the Single Stableford, and six in the field of 58 were prizewinners. Annabel Harris (36 points) won Division One, with Josie Ryan (34) second, while Robyn Boreham won Division Two with 41 points, pipping fellow member Kirsten Kaergaard (39), who was runner-up. And in Division Three, Odette Day (35) finished third, with Colleen Sarquis (33) in fourth place. The previous day, in the district Player of the Year Fourball, none of the Headland member scored a spot on the dais.<\/p>\n

RYAN IS HOOKED: <\/strong>He had never played golf until a work experience stint with the greens staff at the end of 2024, and now Ryan Sawell admits to being obsessed with the game. And that passion has borne fruit, with the 19-year-old groundsman winning his sixth event on Wednesday in just 18 months as a member. While it wasn\u2019t his best score \u2013 that came two weeks earlier when his 44 points won C Grade \u2013 Ryan\u2019s Wednesday round was his most consistent with a birdie, two pars, 12 bogeys and two doubles. \u201cAfter the Sunshine Coast Open at the weekend, the greens were very quick,\u201d the groundsman noted. \u201cBut my short game was good.\u201d He stormed home with 22 points on the back nine to win B Grade after a \u2018very busy\u2019 Easter weekend. Ryan worked each morning to help prepare the course for the Easter Open, then caddied later in the day for Shane Muller. Then, on Monday, he and three of his co-workers played Noosa. \u201cBefore I came to work here, golf was of no interest. Now, I play and practise as much as I can,\u201d he said. In 18 months, Ryan has reduced his handicap from 30 to 18.5. John Harris ended a lean trot on Wednesday with a win in A Grade (also 41 points), while Daniel Manning (40) won C Grade.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

DONKEY GOLF: <\/strong>After saluting in Tuesday\u2019s Single Stableford for Men, FIFO sparkie Bill Hegarty confessed it had been \u2018donkey\u2019s years\u2019 since his last win. \u201cI recall it was a Mid-Week Medal, but how long ago that was I have absolutely no idea,\u201d said the 30-plus-year Headland member. And while Bill was delighted with the win, he was disappointed his son Luke was not there to witness the \u2018miracle\u2019. \u201cLuke intended to play, but was called to work and had to withdraw,\u201d Bill explained. \u201cHe knows how poorly I usually putt, and would have been astounded with my work on the greens. The hole was like a bucket \u2013 I couldn\u2019t miss.\u201d One instance of this was a \u2018ripper\u2019 at the par-four 17th, for birdie, and four points, to go with his nine three-point holes. Bill reckoned the issue for him now is to recall what triggered his 40-point round, and how to replicate that form in the future. \u201cI\u2019m fortunate that I have one week on, and three weeks off, so the opportunity to play more than once a week, and maybe even practise, is certainly there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

HANDICAP HOPE: <\/strong>Despite compiling her second-best score in three years, Trish Marsden is still not a contented golfer. \u201cYes, I did have a good day,\u201d Trish acknowledged after tabling 42 points to return the best sore of the day in Tuesday\u2019s Single Stableford for Women, and winning by three points. \u201cBut I am disappointed at where my handicap stands. I need a few more rounds like this one, but still have a long way to go.\u201d Trish, who missed 12 months of golf just on four years ago after breaking her arm while on the golf course, and experiencing complications, recorded two four-point holes, four threes, 10 twos and two singles on a card which did not show a wipe. Runner-up with, with 39 points, was 2023 Club Champion Sharon Thomas on her steady climb back to form.<\/p>\n

NO FAILURE<\/strong>: Trevor Gourlay may be suffering kidney issues which have led to renal failure, but his golfing prowess did not fail him on Sunday. \u201cSince August last year when my health issues kicked in, I have lost all my strength,\u201d said Trevor, who now requires dialysis three times a week. \u201cAnd because of that my handicap has blown right out, and this is my first win in more than 12 months. So, it\u2019s nice to know there is still something there.\u201d Trevor scored 42 points to win Sunday\u2019s Medley Single Stableford, and quipped that he beat his groundsman \u2013 and much lower-handicapped – son Jay, by a whopping 13 points. \u201cWe played in the same group, and while he was happy for me, I don\u2019t think he enjoyed the margin,\u201d joked Trevor, who won $82 from a card which showed one four-point hole, six threes and nine twos. And while delighted by the return to form, Trevor was devastated that he missed Masters Monday at Headland. \u201cI have dialysis Mondays, Wednesday and Friday, and I reckon this is my first miss in at least 15 years,\u201d he confessed.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

SIMPLY THE BEST<\/strong>: Shane Muller has continued his outstanding form in last weekend\u2019s Sunshine Coast Amateur Open to \u2018win\u2019 Headland\u2019s STB award for the past week. Pro Shop Manager Shane shot two-under 70 on Tuesday from the white tees, with four birdies, 13 pars and one double bogey on his card. The best score from the black tees came in Saturday\u2019s Monthly Medal, with A Grade winner Glen Walker firing two-over 74. Each week in 2026, HH will name our \u2018Simply the Best\u2019 golfer, an \u2018award\u2019 introduced specifically to recognise the club\u2019s low-handicap members.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Monday,<\/strong> Medley Single Stableford (63 players) \u2013 Nick Page (37 points), Aaron Regan (37), Jarvis Wellington (36).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday,<\/strong> Single Stableford, Women (43 players) \u2013 Trish Marsden (42 points), Sharon Thomas (39), Narelle Hollowood (38).<\/p>\n

Men (76 players) \u2013 William Hegarty (40), Shane Muller (39), Russell Harris (39).<\/p>\n

Wednesday, <\/strong>Medley Single Stableford \u2013 sponsor, Earl Hicks, Earthire <\/em><\/strong>\u2013 (224 players) \u2013 A Grade, John Harris (41 points), Rhett Charlton (41), Ben Brown (39); B Grade, Ryan Sawell (41), Sam Henricks (38), Ross Roberts (38); C Grade, Daniel Manning (40), Stephen Notley (39), John Wettenhall (39).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday,<\/strong> Fourball Best Ball Stableford, Women \u2013 sponsors, Ali Lamond, Mary Dowling, Penny Cooper, Catherine Peterson, Ruth Broderick, Prue Byrnes, Julie Lewis and Lyn Keogh <\/em><\/strong>– (105 players) \u2013 Trudi Russell and Kay Campbell (50 points), Raewyn Bissett and Odette Day (48), Pam Vincent and Helen Fraser (47), Marg Smith and Ruth Broderick (47).<\/p>\n

Men – sponsor, The Follies<\/em><\/strong> – (84 players) \u2013 Sam Henricks and Lyle Robbie (50 points), Gary Martin and Terry Ward (48), Jamie Holbrook and Ben Duncombe (44).<\/p>\n

Saturday, <\/strong>Monthly Medal, Women, sponsor, Jodie McDonell, Century 21 on Duporth \u2013 <\/em><\/strong>(18 players) \u2013 Vicki Oxley (73 nett), Colleen Berger (73), Sandee Brimblecombe (76).<\/p>\n

Men, sponsor, Ryan Tomlinson, Century 21 on Duporth \u2013 <\/em><\/strong>(155 players) – A Grade, Glen Walker (70), Wayne Taylor (71), Graham Smith (72); B Grade, Denis Orr (67), Neil Playford (70), Graeme Brown (70); C Grade, Gary Savill (68), Kevin Howe (68), Daniel Crabtree (71); best gross, Glen Walker (74).<\/p>\n

Single Stableford (77 players) \u2013 Division One, Michael Phillips (38 points), Brett Stephenson (38), Neil Oxley (37); Division Two, Nash Hoger (44), Phil Maron (37), Stu Ennever (37).<\/p>\n

Sunday<\/strong>, Medley Single Stableford (62 players) \u2013 Trevor Gourlay (42 points), Cathy Roberts (41), Joshua White (40).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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