Articles tagged: Golf
Harper Rix on the rise after Ballarat golf win
The son of Colac Golf Club pennant champion Sam Rix is making waves of his own winning the Ballarat District Junior Open.
New golfer claims first medal
Colac’s Charlie Grist has claimed the first monthly medal of 2026 at the Colac Golf Club, just six months into his competitive golf career.
Golfer joins elite family group with hole-in-one
Birregurra golfer Lyn Downard says joining her husband Geoff and son-in-law Joe Habib in the “hole-in-one club” made achieving the rare feat even more special.
Ros revels after first hole-in-one
Ros Revell says a hole-in-one had always been on her golfing bucket list, but she never expected it to actually happen.
Dedicated veteran honoured
At one point in Graham Clifford’s life, golf was an afterthought. Now it means everything to him.
Frith finds form at right time to claim medal
Dot Frith has claimed the Colac Golf Club Ladies Medal of Medallists award with a nett score of 75.
Welsh adds accolade
Nick Welsh has capped another successful year at Colac Golf Club with the first Medal of Medallists win of his career.
Golfers show up at Longest Day’s good cause
Fifteen golfers will take part in the Longest Day of Golf at Colac today, having ballooned from an original group of three spearheaded by pennant captain Nick Welsh.
Birre crown oldest champion
Birregurra Golf Club's latest club champion Ian Henderson is the oldest in its 112-year history.
First-time champ holds off tough tailing pack
Colac Golf Club has a new monthly medallist as George Vickers has captured his first title, qualifying for the Medal of Medallists in 2026.
Golf club crowns ladies club champions
This year’s Colac Golf Club’s Ladies Championships has witnessed three close finishes from the three-round tournament.
Queen of the green
Colac golfer Ros Brauer has won her third consecutive Colac Golf Club Ladies Championship, holding off eight-time champion Jayne McGlade in a tense final round.
Colac golfers turn out to support heartfelt cause
The Colac Golf Club has raised about $30,000 for Carrie’s Beanies 4 Brain Cancer Foundation.
Medal a long time in the making
Monthly medal wins have been few and far between for Mav Turner, but the experienced golfer took out the award for the third time in her career.
First time medallist claims it was all luck
Colac golfer Peter Revell says he is still unsure how he managed to win the Colac Golf Club’s October monthly medal.
Golf club on the hunt for more juniors
The Colac Golf Club is hosting a junior golf clinic at the end of school holidays.
Colac golfers picked in Country Week squad
Two Colac golfers have been selected to represent the South West region at the 2025 Country Week.
Rewarded with recognition
Damian Carney has spent 25 years preparing and perfecting Apollo Bay Golf Club’s pristine greens and fairways.
‘Experience of a lifetime’ for Colac fundraisers
Two friendly faces from Colac have soaked up a milestone event as part of an important cause.
Club culture nurtures new recruit
“The way the team gathers around each other is phenomenal, it’s just something I have never experienced before,” says Colac Golf Club’s latest recruit Caleb Perry.
Bottom to the top for golfers
Champion Colac golfer Rhys Tillack says a year filled with camaraderie, trust and hard work was the perfect recipe to land the club its first South West Division Two pennant title.
Pennant golfers earn first-ever top grade promotion
Colac’s pennant golfers have created history with a grand final win over Torquay in Division Two.
Golf club hosts state veterans
Colac Golf Club officials say they were honoured to be chosen as the host of this year’s Victorian Veterans Country Championships.
Bay book finals after shock result
Apollo Bay’s Division Five pennant golf team has sneaked into the grand final by the barest of margins.
