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.

 

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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