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2023 Men’s Sunshine Coast Open Amateur Champion

Jared Whittal has taken out the 2023 Walsh Consulting Engineers Men’s Sunshine Coast Open Amateur Championship, held at Headland over the Easter weekend. Jared shot a brilliant first-round five-under 67 on Saturday to set up his seven-stroke win (67,73 – 140) over Dave Rattray and Peter Hourn, both scoring three-over 147.

During the 36-hole tournament Jared scored 11 birdies, 19 pars and five bogeys, with his only major blemish a double-bogey as the result of finding a tree root at the par-four 11th hole on Sunday. On a GA handicap of plus three, Jared has played the event just once previously, and was runner-up to Will Florimo last year.

Congratulations to all players. For the full results sheet, click here

Special thanks to our major sponsor, Justin Walsh from Walsh Consulting Engineers, who has been sponsoring this event for 24 years.

2023-04-11T13:02:59+10:00

BUNKER RENOVATION PROJECT

In April 2023, the Club commenced construction on a $1M+ Bunker Renovation Project. The project has gone exceptionally well, and the feedback has been very positive. Unfortunately, significant rainfall through the Jan-May period has delayed the final stage of this project. Presently, the only holes not complete – and their current status, are as follows:  
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        • • 9th hole – Bunker works complete. The left two-thirds of this green have been raised quite considerably, and the hole remains out of play until the grass coverage on the new section of the green is up to putting standard. The 9th hole should re-open sometime in June.
     
          • • 17th hole – New green complex growing in. Bunkers are yet to be concreted due to the wetness of this area. Tee is to be re-built, and some fill is being transported to the site, raising the first third of the area from tee to green. An opening time is not yet forecast for the 17th hole.
     
          • Hole 1B remains in play until the 9th is back, while the 10th will be split and played as a par 4 (10A) and a par 3 (10B) until 17th is complete.
    The other 16 holes are complete, and all bunkers on these holes are in play.