NSW Veteran Golfers - Match Play Championships
The origins of this Matchplay event can be traced back to the 1960s when an Australian team took part in an event in the USA. In 1988, Australia was among 66 countries that took part in an international event, again in the USA. Following this a challenge match was held on the north island of New Zealand between Australia and New Zealand.
Thereafter the AVGU decided to run a National Matchplay Championships. Bill Mead and Bob Coulson were responsible for running this event for several years, before NSWVGA decided to run it at a state level.
This NSWVGA championship event was first played at Coffs Harbour golf club in 1999 under the direction of Alan Hawkins. The format was modelled on a national event held at Rich River GC on the Murray. The national event unfortunately fell by the wayside but the NSW championship proved popular and continues to attract manageable fields, including women from 2008.
One of the features of the event is that players play through the whole week irrespective of daily results and every winner on each day receives a prize. Even those who lose on the last day are rewarded in some fashion.
The perpetual shield went untitled for some time until a motion was passed at a NSWVGA meeting in 2009 to name it the Bob Coulson Shield in recognition of Bob’s outstanding contribution towards veteran golf at state and indeed national level. The Ladies Shield was started in 2017.
Years | Tournament Director | Venue |
1999 – 2007 | Alan Hawkins | Coffs Harbour GC |
2008 – 2013 | Dick Farrant | Illawarra courses |
2014 – 2016 | John Mason | Newcastle courses |
2017 – 2019 | Steve Pryor | Newcastle courses |
2020 – 2022 | Dave Flatt | Port Stephens courses |
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Year | Mens Winner | Mens Runner-up | Ladies Winner | Ladies Runner-up |
2021 | Tony Southward – Charlestown | Warren Gorton – Hawks Nest Golf Club | Lyn Banks – Scone Golf Club | Wendy Gordon – Port Macquarie Golf Club |
2020 | Tony Southward – Charlestown | Tony Tully – Everglades | Cara Frires – Nelson Bay | Lucy Kim – Ryde Parramatta |
2019 | Jim Shadlow – Inverell | Alan Mould – Kurri Kurri | Di Shadlow – Inverell | Sue Schultz – Belmont |
2018 | Graham Leake – Links Shell Cove | Les Edmonds – Port Kembla | Anne Hamilton – Belmont | Penny Hudson – Leeton |
2017 | Russell Bunn | Wal Korotkick – Shortland Waters | Barbara Randell – Pacific Dunes | |
2016 | Wayne Gill – Charlestown | |||
2015 | Wayne Gill – Charlestown | |||
2014 | Greg Kent – Charlestown | |||
2013 | Not played | |||
2012 | Rod McBride – Port Kembla | |||
2011 | Greg Kent – Charlestown | |||
2010 | Cam Fraser – Highlands | |||
2009 | Ron Hall – Port Kembla | |||
2008 | Tony Jones – Waratah | |||
2007 | Jack Parker – Wyong | |||
2006 | Jack Parker – Wyong | |||
2005 | Geoff Everett – The Lakes | |||
2004 | Andrew Carter – Coffs Harbour | |||
2003 | Geoff Everett – The Lakes | |||
2002 | Geoff Everett – The Lakes | |||
2001 | Ken Madden – Merewether | |||
2000 | Ken White – Belmont | |||
1999 | Ken White – Belmont |
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