The Brisbane Golf Club has started its 2025 campaign in Golf Australia\u2019s Senior Mid-Week Teams Challenge with an exciting and competitive first-round match against Royal Queensland Golf Club. The opening round was played on Friday, 17 April at RQ in near-perfect conditions, setting the tone for what promises to be a terrific season.<\/p>\n
This match play event pits teams of eight players, four in singles matches played off the stick and four competing in two fourball matches using handicaps, against one another in a round-robin format. Each team must include players aged 55 or older, all holding a current GA handicap.<\/p>\n
Both teams embraced the spirit of the event, enjoying a fantastic afternoon of camaraderie and competition. While the matches were hard-fought, the respect and good humour between the two teams stood out.<\/p>\n
Ian Burgess<\/strong> led the team from the top spot with a sensational comeback, turning a two-down deficit with seven holes to play into a 2-up victory. Strong play from our No.1.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Peter Lansom<\/strong> battled well in a quality match but went 2 down to a sharp RQ opponent.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Mark Davis<\/strong> was simply outstanding, claiming a commanding 4&3 win and earning the nickname “The Push-Up King” for his unique green-reading technique.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Peter Martin<\/strong>\u00a0produced a memorable performance in what his RQ opponent called the best quality fourth singles match he\u2019d played in. Four chip-ins and finishing just two over par capped off a fantastic round for Peter.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nFourball Matches:<\/h3>\n