Sport
11 June, 2026
Family rivalry rules
A FATHER and son rivalry stole the spotlight at the Ray Howarth Memorial Half Moon Bay Open on 30-31 May, with young gun Caine Cockle once again outplaying his dad Jake to extend his lead in their friendly family tally.
While both golfers battled through a tough opening day, Caine’s brilliant second round form saw him burn the edges for birdies and finish ahead of two well known Cairns players, Oliver Duncan and Matt Spilsbury.
Jake managed to out drive his son a few times on day one, but Caine’s composed Sunday performance marred only by a single bad hole proved too strong. After two opens, the scoreboard now reads: Caine 2, Jake 0.
In the Half Moon Junior Challenge, Keanu Baptiste impressed after stepping up to the six hole modified division, producing a fantastic round to claim the nett winner title and a swag of prizes.
Last month, Keean and Keira Greven competed in the two day Ravenshoe Junior Open, where Keira took out the nett win in the girls’ nine hole modified division.
Luke Newman is running coaching sessions for junior players of all skill levels.
Wednesday All Sporters - 27 May
Results
1st: Colin Bidgood 25pts
2nd: Vaughan Smith 24pts c/b
3rd: John Abbott 24pts
NTP - Colin Bidgood
Friday Sporters competition - 29 May
Results
1st: Colin Bidgood 19pts
2nd: Luke Peters 18pts
3rd: Regina Gattera 17pts c/b
Golfers faced a challenging 18‑hole aggregate four‑ball on 30 May, with morning groups dominating the leaderboard. Rob Mills and Kevin Walsh were the only afternoon pair to crack the top 10.
Luke Peters and Ian Saunderson were unstoppable, winning the teams event by a commanding 10 points with a total of 79, ahead of Steven Marsh and Joel Saunders on 69.
The round of the day belonged to Andrew Rose, who recovered from a penalty drop out of a tree and two bogeys before storming home with five birdies on the back nine to shoot an impressive 66 (four under) off +1.
Results
1st: Luke Peters/Ian Saunderson 79pts
2nd: Steven Marsh/ Joel Saunders 69pts
3rd: Chris Croatto/Luke Peters 68pts c/b
NTPs
1/10 - Rob Mills
2/11 - Kevin Walsh
3/12 - Ian Street
4/13 - Andrew Grieve
5/14 - Steven Marsh
6/15 - Ian Saunderson
7/16 - James Scullen
8/17 - E Nest
9/18 - Kevin Walsh
Upcoming events
Wednesday All Sporters competition - from 12pm and 3pm
Friday Sporters competition - 9-hole competition - from 12pm and 2pm - online bookings