Golf

Janelle’s welcoming legacy, country pride

NEW life member Janelle Browning is someone every club needs. The Rosewood Golf Club secretary has been one of the most dedicated committee members since taking on the job in 2014. Before that, she had helped juniors, did ladies handicapping work...

David Lems

04 Dec 2024

Sport

Rosewood club mates share testing golf challenge

MORE than 100 hardy golfers played through the intermittent showers and some tricky holes in challenging for latest Rosewood Open honours. Sandy Gallop member Steven Brunjes was the overall Gross and Perpetual Trophy winner with a round of 72 in the...

David Lems

20 Nov 2024

Sport

Jamie stepping down after 70th Rosewood club celebration

EVER-busy Rosewood Golf Club president Jamie Soppa is standing down at the upcoming AGM. As much as he enjoys every moment at the club, Jamie’s work demands have forced him to give up the leadership role. He has been working 70 hours a week lately...

David Lems

30 Oct 2024

Sport

Rosewood club hits top pennants form

ROSEWOOD Golf Club Division 1 pennants captain Tim Woodford has been guiding his team from the sidelines after needing thumb surgery. The skilful sportsman suffered his hand injury playing hockey early in the latest Moreton and District Golf...

David Lems

30 Oct 2024

Sport

Rosewood club mateship keeps Jason battling on

ROSEWOOD golfer Jason Smith is displaying wonderful club spirit and a sense of humour as he deals with his ongoing issues. Jason is waiting surgery on his right shoulder, adding to his loss of sight in one eye and missing fingers on both hands. He...

David Lems

24 Jul 2024

Sport

Rosewood club champion shares winning knowledge

ROSEWOOD Golf Club’s latest Division 1 champion Jack Wojcicki has the attributes to take him much further in his sport. He has risen from winning major junior events at the club to claiming his first senior A-Grade title at the recent four-round...

David Lems

19 Jun 2024

Sport

Ronan’s ‘unreal’ inspiring Rosewood golf victory

ROSEWOOD Golf Club’s latest Single Handicapped Match Play champion gained much more satisfaction than winning for the first time. Ronan Morgan was delighted to inspire his sons Hayden and Austin to continue playing the sport. Ronan won the recent...

David Lems

08 May 2024

Sport

Anthony’s Special Olympics golfing goal defying major setback

ROSEWOOD Golf Club fanatic Anthony Keenan is rising above a heart attack that changed his life to pursue a world sporting dream. In dealing with his major setback on the greens, Anthony is a wonderful example of how sport can make a massive...

David Lems

27 Mar 2024

Sport

Healthy benefits for seniors playing outdoor sport

BOWLS, golf and ever-growing sports like masters hockey and cricket are valuable pastimes for seniors to enjoy. Bowls and golf clubs provide regular social and more competitive weekly events that help participants keep healthy physically and...

David Lems

06 Mar 2024

Sport

Rosewood Golf Club’s growing plans for milestone year

ROSEWOOD Golf Club president Jamie Soppa joked that a Christmas break watching cricket instead of playing in the heat has helped his game. However, he’s enjoying being back out on the greens at Rosewood’s player friendly 18-hole course. It...

David Lems

06 Mar 2024

Sport

Double growth boost for Rosewood club

IN his first year as Rosewood Golf Club president, Jamie Soppa has enjoyed seeing the number of people enjoying the scenic 18-hole course. Two major developments for the club have been most pleasing. The first is Rosewood fielding two teams in this...

David Lems

11 Oct 2023

Sport

Sporting dad’s winning family formula

BEING multi-talented across different sports is often an advantage when tackling golf challenges. Rosewood’s latest A-Grade and club champion Tim Woodford is a perfect example. Woodford, who turns 35 next month, shared in past cricket and hockey...

David Lems

12 Apr 2023

Sport

New president shares why Rosewood golf a hit

NEWLY-elected Rosewood Golf Club president Jamie Soppa was a more than handy soccer player in his day. The former St Helen’s centre back shared in Colts premiership-winning and Reserve Grade grand final sides in the 1980s. But while he enjoyed his...

David Lems

08 Mar 2023

Fassifern Guardian

Country upbringing drove Gavin to national CEO golf success

PROFESSIONAL Golfers Association (PGA) of Australia CEO Gavin Kirkman favoured sport over study growing up in the country. The self-confessed “late bloomer in education” preferred to enjoy squash, tennis, swimming and cricket than devote extra time to the books.

David Lems

07 Dec 2022

Sport

Brad’s extra knowledge strikes title reward

AS a former Boonah Golf Club manager, Brad Freiberg understands the challenges keeping greens and fairways in tip-top condition. Winning an eighth Boonah Club Championships men’s title also highlighted Freiberg’s golfing knowledge. That’s why he...

David Lems

24 Aug 2022

Golf

Boonah’s new greenkeeper rising above rain challenges

AFTER enduring “the toughest three weeks” starting at Boonah Golf Club, Ben Hardie had a simple wish. “A week of some nice wind and sun would be good,” the course superintendent/greenkeeper said.

David Lems

01 Jun 2022

Golf

Historic club’s ‘heartbeat’ of tenacity in Centenary year

GIVEN the historic event was staged just weeks after the devastating floods, it’s clear to see why Sandy Gallop is rated “the heartbeat of golf in Ipswich”.

David Lems

04 May 2022

Sport

New golf manager wants to build on ‘spirit of Boonah’

FROM the hustle and bustle of the Gold Coast and Brisbane to the beauty and tranquillity of Boonah’s scenic golf club. Recently appointed Boonah Golf Club general manager Malcolm Darling is confident he has made the right decision.

David Lems

30 Mar 2022

Ipswich

‘Gut-wrenching’ time as floodwaters match 2011 levels

HAVING endured the dreaded 2011 floods, Brett Lawton summed up what many waterlogged Ipswich people were thinking surrounded by the latest onslaught. “It’s gut-wrenching,” Lawton said as he continued salvaging what he could from the bottom...

David Lems

02 Mar 2022